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Table 3-2   Disposition and Victimization Rates, 2001-2005
Child Maltreatment 2005

Reporting Year Child Population Disposition Rate Total Estimated
Children Subjects
of an Investigation
States Reporting Victim Rate Total Estimated
Victims
States Reporting
2001 72,603,552 43.2 3,136,000 48 12.5 905,000 51
2002 72,894,483 43.9 3,200,000 50 12.3 897,000 51
2003 73,043,506 46.3 3,382,000 50 12.2 893,000 51
2004 73,277,998 48.1 3,525,000 49 12.0 879,000 50
2005 74,502,089 48.3 3,598,000 51 12.1 899,000 52

 

Disposition and Victimization Rates, 2001-2005

This table first lists each year from 2001 to 2005. The second column lists the child population in each year followed by the disposition rate in the third column. The fourth column lists the total estimated children subjects of an investigation. The next column lists the number of reporting States, and then the victim rate is listed. Next is a column listing the total number of victims, and then a column listing the number of States reporting the victimization data. The total victims column is an estimated number of victims, rounded to the 1,000.

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