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Table 2-1     Screened-In and Screened-Out Referrals, 2005
Child Maltreatment 2005

State Child
Population
Screened-In
Referrals
Number
Screened-In
Referrals
Percentage
Screened-out
Referrals
Number
Screened-out
Referrals
Percentage
Total
Referrals
Number
Total
Referrals
Rate
Alabama 1,089,753 18,318 60.3 12,044 39.7 30,362 27.9
Alaska Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Arizona 1,580,436 37,088 99.2 289 0.8 37,377 23.6
Arkansas 675,622 23,120 65.4 12,256 34.6 35,376 52.4
California 9,701,862 228,012 66.2 116,469 33.8 344,481 35.5
Colorado 1,180,525 26,950 41.8 37,542 58.2 64,492 54.6
Connecticut Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Delaware 195,879 5,799 75.1 1,918 24.9 7,717 39.4
District of Columbia 112,837 4,958 89.2 599 10.8 5,557 49.2
Florida 4,067,877 148,044 58.0 107,371 42.0 255,375 62.8
Georgia 2,362,722 74,165 82.4 15,821 17.6 89,986 38.1
Hawaii 299,852 2,733 21.6 9,923 78.4 12,656 42.2
Idaho 374,180 6,499 44.1 8,251 55.9 14,750 39.4
Illinois Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Indiana 1,602,847 37,860 62.2 22,965 37.8 60,825 37.9
Iowa 670,801 24,536 61.7 15,216 38.3 39,752 59.3
Kansas 674,285 14,146 49.8 14,274 50.2 28,420 42.1
Kentucky 980,160 47,960 75.2 15,788 24.8 63,748 65.0
Louisiana Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Maine 277,336 5,396 30.7 12,209 69.3 17,605 63.5
Maryland Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Massachusetts 1,458,036 38,669 59.4 26,454 40.6 65,123 44.7
Michigan Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Minnesota 1,229,578 18,843 34.4 35,924 65.6 54,767 44.5
Mississippi 748,544 15,745 70.9 6,467 29.1 22,212 29.7
Missouri 1,378,232 55,217 55.2 44,776 44.8 99,993 72.6
Montana 204,994 8,181 63.1 4,777 36.9 12,958 63.2
Nebraska 431,629 15,501 60.2 10,254 39.8 25,755 59.7
Nevada 621,180 14,291 69.0 6,420 31.0 20,711 33.3
New Hampshire 303,151 6,583 40.2 9,787 59.8 16,370 54.0
New Jersey Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
New Mexico 489,482 20,225 65.6 10,620 34.4 30,845 63.0
New York Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
North Carolina Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
North Dakota Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Ohio Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Oklahoma 853,336 36,952 59.3 25,390 40.7 62,342 73.1
Oregon 849,944 25,063 45.5 30,051 54.5 55,114 64.8
Pennsylvania Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Puerto Rico Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Rhode Island 245,354 7,101 59.9 4,758 40.1 11,859 48.3
South Carolina 1,027,202 17,088 67.3 8,288 32.7 25,376 24.7
South Dakota 188,270 3,968 27.4 10,527 72.6 14,495 77.0
Tennessee 1,390,522 59,998 67.4 28,981 32.6 88,979 64.0
Texas 6,326,285 161,895 87.2 23,849 12.8 185,744 29.4
Utah 742,556 21,052 65.4 11,151 34.6 32,203 43.4
Vermont 132,619 2,504 19.6 10,286 80.4 12,790 96.4
Virginia 1,824,568 27,937 51.9 25,855 48.1 53,792 29.5
Washington 1,484,365 34,293 44.5 42,829 55.5 77,122 52.0
West Virginia 382,497 22,400 50.7 21,746 49.3 44,146 115.4
Wisconsin 1,295,995 29,660 59.2 20,412 40.8 50,072 38.6
Wyoming 114,321 2,020 39.0 3,158 61.0 5,178 45.3
Total 49,569,634 1,350,730 blank cell 825,695 blank cell 2,176,425 Blank Cell
Percent Blank Cell Blank Cell 62.1 Blank Cell 37.9 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Weighted Rate Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 43.9
Number Reporting 39 39 39 39 39 39 39

Screened-In and Screened-Out Referrals, 2005
This table indicates the numbers and percentages of referrals that were screened in and screened out during the year 2005. The first column lists the name of each State and the second indicates the child population for the corresponding State. The third column lists the number of screened-in referrals followed by a listing of the percentage of these screened-in referrals. The fifth and sixth columns, similarly, indicate the numbers and rates of screened-out referrals. The seventh column adds the number of screened-in and screened-out referrals for a column with the total number of referrals for each State. The last column lists the total rate of referrals for each State. The total number of referrals for all of the States was 2,176,426 with a rate of 43.9 of the total child population.

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