Child Maltreatment 2005 : Table 2-3 Investigation Dispositions, 2005
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Table 2-3 Investigation Dispositions, 2005
Child Maltreatment 2005

State Substantiated Indicated Alternative
Response
Victim		 Alternative
Response
Nonvictim		 Unsubstantiated Intentionally
False		 Closed With
No Finding		 Other Unknown or
Missing		 Total
Dispositions
Alabama 6,224 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,933 Blank Cell 1,161 Blank Cell Blank Cell 18,318
Alaska 1,664 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,299 Blank Cell 310 Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,273
Arizona 4,204 104 Blank Cell Blank Cell 32,780 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 37,088
Arkansas 6,078 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 16,019 Blank Cell 1,023 Blank Cell Blank Cell 23,120
California 54,250 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 173,752 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 10 228,012
Colorado 6,395 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 19,390 Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,165 Blank Cell 26,950
Connecticut 8,157 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 21,873 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 30,030
Delaware 1,356 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,891 Blank Cell 552 Blank Cell Blank Cell 5,799
District of Columbia 1,748 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,690 Blank Cell 520 Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,958
Florida 32,669 43,979 Blank Cell Blank Cell 70,928 246 Blank Cell Blank Cell 182 148,004
Georgia 28,299 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 45,866 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 74,165
Hawaii 1,510 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,223 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,733
Idaho 1,250 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 5,249 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,499
Illinois 16,331 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 49,410 564 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 66,305
Indiana 13,485 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 23,694 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 681 37,860
Iowa 9,147 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 15,389 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 24,536
Kansas 1,954 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 12,192 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 14,146
Kentucky 9,980 Blank Cell 1,937 13,622 19,810 Blank Cell 1,752 859 Blank Cell 47,960
Louisiana 7,421 Blank Cell Blank Cell 647 18,032 Blank Cell 763 38 Blank Cell 26,901
Maine 1,987 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,409 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 5,396
Maryland Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Massachusetts 21,725 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 16,944 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 38,669
Michigan 14,651 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 50,523 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 65,174
Minnesota 5,561 Blank Cell Blank Cell 8,032 4,620 36 594 Blank Cell Blank Cell 18,843
Mississippi 4,177 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 11,568 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 15,745
Missouri 6,404 Blank Cell Blank Cell 32,025 15,221 Blank Cell 1,567 Blank Cell Blank Cell 55,217
Montana 1,153 118 Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,221 Blank Cell 688 Blank Cell 1 8,181
Nebraska 4,039 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 11,070 Blank Cell 392 Blank Cell Blank Cell 15,501
Nevada 2,951 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 11,340 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 14,291
New Hampshire 700 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 5,461 Blank Cell 422 Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,583
New Jersey 6,796 Blank Cell Blank Cell 21,576 6,434 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 34,806
New Mexico 4,637 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 15,588 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 20,225
New York 42,728 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 97,486 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 140,214
North Carolina 13,215 Blank Cell 4,253 18,872 30,358 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 66,698
North Dakota 793 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,163 5 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,961
Ohio 17,342 11,694 Blank Cell Blank Cell 41,258 Blank Cell 1,468 Blank Cell Blank Cell 71,762
Oklahoma 7,761 Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,608 19,418 Blank Cell 3,165 Blank Cell Blank Cell 36,952
Oregon 7,753 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,677 Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,633 Blank Cell 25,063
Pennsylvania 4,353 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 18,709 Blank Cell Blank Cell 52 Blank Cell 23,114
Puerto Rico 10,114 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,550 Blank Cell 11,009 Blank Cell Blank Cell 31,673
Rhode Island 2,175 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,833 Blank Cell 93 Blank Cell Blank Cell 7,101
South Carolina 6,282 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,806 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 17,088
South Dakota 863 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,942 Blank Cell 163 Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,968
Tennessee 11,370 1,102 Blank Cell Blank Cell 42,128 Blank Cell 5,229 169 Blank Cell 59,998
Texas 38,787 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 92,508 Blank Cell 7,188 23,412 Blank Cell 161,895
Utah 8,173 Blank Cell Blank Cell 148 11,858 12 861 Blank Cell Blank Cell 21,052
Vermont 860 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,610 29 4 Blank Cell 1 2,504
Virginia 4,506 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,755 99 Blank Cell 18,577 Blank Cell 27,937
Washington 5,364 Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,527 13,922 Blank Cell 573 9,907 Blank Cell 34,293
West Virginia 5,976 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 14,011 Blank Cell 2,374 Blank Cell 39 22,400
Wisconsin 7,851 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 20,610 Blank Cell 1,199 Blank Cell Blank Cell 29,660
Wyoming 526 Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,016 478 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,020
Total 483,695 56,997 6,190 107,073 1,155,899 991 43,070 60,812 914 1,915,641
Weighted Percent 25.2 3.0 0.3 5.6 60.3 0.1 2.2 3.2 0.0 100.0
Number Reporting 51 5 2 10 51 7 24 9 6 51

Investigation Dispositions, 2005

This table breaks the total number of investigations into various NCANDS classifications—substantiated, indicated, alternative response victim, alternative response nonvictim, unsubstantiated, intentionally false, closed with no finding, other, and unknown or missing. 25.2 percent of investigations or assessments resulted in a disposition of substantiated, 3.0 percent resulted in a disposition of indicated, and 0.3 percent resulted in a disposition of alternative response victim meaning that at least one child involved in the investigation was found to be a victim.

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