Table 3-4 Victimization Trends, 2001-2005
Child Maltreatment 2005
| State | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population | Victims | Rate | Child Population | Victims | Rate | Child Population | Victims | Rate | Child Population | Victims | Rate | Child Population | Victims | Rate | |
| Alabama | 1,111,351 | 9,229 | 8.3 | 1,107,108 | 9,903 | 8.9 | 1,107,973 | 9,290 | 8.4 | 1,094,533 | 9,414 | 8.6 | 1,089,753 | 9,029 | 8.3 |
| Alaska | 189,610 | 15,947 | 84.1 | 192,428 | 7,950 | 41.3 | 189,289 | 7,996 | 42.2 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 188,324 | 2,693 | 14.3 |
| Arizona | 1,436,597 | 5,389 | 3.8 | 1,476,856 | 5,114 | 3.5 | 1,519,312 | 4,838 | 3.2 | 1,547,260 | 7,344 | 4.7 | 1,580,436 | 6,119 | 3.9 |
| Arkansas | 680,051 | 6,927 | 10.2 | 677,522 | 7,302 | 10.8 | 682,013 | 7,232 | 10.6 | 676,550 | 7,276 | 10.8 | 675,622 | 8,124 | 12.0 |
| California | 9,355,719 | 128,251 | 13.7 | 9,452,391 | 132,181 | 14.0 | 9,419,970 | 106,198 | 11.3 | 9,596,463 | 98,201 | 10.2 | 9,701,862 | 95,314 | 9.8 |
| Colorado | 1,136,972 | 4,837 | 4.3 | 1,151,118 | 7,570 | 6.6 | 1,152,751 | 8,137 | 7.1 | 1,178,889 | 9,578 | 8.1 | 1,180,525 | 9,406 | 8.0 |
| Connecticut | 839,079 | 12,120 | 14.4 | 872,853 | 12,818 | 14.7 | 835,375 | 12,256 | 14.7 | 838,788 | 13,285 | 15.8 | 835,006 | 11,419 | 13.7 |
| Delaware | 190,940 | 1,666 | 8.7 | 189,698 | 1,304 | 6.9 | 198,842 | 1,236 | 6.2 | 193,506 | 1,581 | 8.2 | 195,879 | 1,960 | 10.0 |
| District of Columbia | 111,843 | 2,908 | 26.0 | 112,128 | 3,032 | 27.0 | 108,403 | 2,518 | 23.2 | 109,547 | 2,378 | 21.7 | 112,837 | 2,840 | 25.2 |
| Florida | 3,787,039 | 124,134 | 32.8 | 3,882,271 | 122,131 | 31.5 | 3,924,123 | 138,499 | 35.3 | 4,003,290 | 129,914 | 32.5 | 4,067,877 | 130,633 | 32.1 |
| Georgia | 2,232,608 | 36,744 | 16.5 | 2,268,477 | 41,206 | 18.2 | 2,296,759 | 43,923 | 19.1 | 2,332,567 | 52,851 | 22.7 | 2,362,722 | 47,158 | 20.0 |
| Hawaii | 293,610 | 3,982 | 13.6 | 295,514 | 3,744 | 12.7 | 297,142 | 4,046 | 13.6 | 298,693 | 3,629 | 12.1 | 299,852 | 2,762 | 9.2 |
| Idaho | 371,105 | 3,557 | 9.6 | 370,439 | 1,947 | 5.3 | 372,027 | 1,527 | 4.1 | 372,411 | 1,856 | 5.0 | 374,180 | 1,912 | 5.1 |
| Illinois | 3,244,892 | 27,557 | 8.5 | 3,254,523 | 28,160 | 8.7 | 3,230,606 | 28,344 | 8.8 | 3,238,150 | 29,150 | 9.0 | 3,241,039 | 29,325 | 9.0 |
| Indiana | 1,590,648 | 21,128 | 13.3 | 1,594,857 | 20,416 | 12.8 | 1,603,901 | 21,205 | 13.2 | 1,600,295 | 18,869 | 11.8 | 1,602,847 | 19,062 | 11.9 |
| Iowa | 710,988 | 12,792 | 18.0 | 698,045 | 12,202 | 17.5 | 693,428 | 13,303 | 19.2 | 680,437 | 13,804 | 20.3 | 670,801 | 14,016 | 20.9 |
| Kansas | 702,093 | 7,308 | 10.4 | 696,519 | 6,425 | 9.2 | 695,081 | 5,682 | 8.2 | 683,491 | 4,895 | 7.2 | 674,285 | 2,775 | 4.1 |
| Kentucky | 988,238 | 16,544 | 16.7 | 931,588 | 16,945 | 18.2 | 994,182 | 18,178 | 18.3 | 980,187 | 19,186 | 19.6 | 980,160 | 19,474 | 19.9 |
| Louisiana | 1,197,818 | 11,158 | 9.3 | 1,185,674 | 10,971 | 9.3 | 1,177,555 | 11,432 | 9.7 | 1,164,961 | 10,862 | 9.3 | 1,147,651 | 12,366 | 10.8 |
| Maine | 293,220 | 4,355 | 14.9 | 279,058 | 3,746 | 13.4 | 286,746 | 4,719 | 16.5 | 282,129 | 4,235 | 15.0 | 277,336 | 3,349 | 12.1 |
| Maryland | 1,366,100 | 19,750 | 14.5 | 1,379,925 | 15,843 | 11.5 | 1,378,092 | 16,688 | 12.1 | 1,394,808 | 15,180 | 10.9 | 1,402,961 | 14,603 | 10.4 |
| Massachusetts | 1,473,885 | 34,721 | 23.6 | 1,463,340 | 34,995 | 23.9 | 1,487,118 | 36,500 | 24.5 | 1,464,189 | 36,201 | 24.7 | 1,458,036 | 35,887 | 24.6 |
| Michigan | 2,571,436 | 28,475 | 11.1 | 2,570,264 | 28,830 | 11.2 | 2,538,920 | 28,690 | 11.3 | 2,533,439 | 28,035 | 11.1 | 2,524,274 | 24,603 | 9.7 |
| Minnesota | 1,267,622 | 9,840 | 7.8 | 1,252,125 | 9,982 | 8.0 | 1,248,770 | 9,230 | 7.4 | 1,240,280 | 8,183 | 6.6 | 1,229,578 | 8,499 | 6.9 |
| Mississippi | 762,951 | 4,556 | 6.0 | 760,747 | 4,003 | 5.3 | 761,268 | 5,940 | 7.8 | 749,569 | 5,674 | 7.6 | 748,544 | 6,154 | 8.2 |
| Missouri | 1,406,492 | 9,237 | 6.6 | 1,397,461 | 9,810 | 7.0 | 1,407,342 | 10,183 | 7.2 | 1,384,542 | 9,616 | 6.9 | 1,378,232 | 8,945 | 6.5 |
| Montana | 220,207 | 1,935 | 8.8 | 216,320 | 1,995 | 9.2 | 215,774 | 1,951 | 9.0 | 208,093 | 1,753 | 8.4 | 204,994 | 2,095 | 10.2 |
| Nebraska | 442,871 | 3,314 | 7.5 | 439,393 | 3,909 | 8.9 | 440,840 | 3,875 | 8.8 | 434,566 | 4,785 | 11.0 | 431,629 | 6,630 | 15.4 |
| Nevada | 551,557 | 4,939 | 9.0 | 572,590 | 5,008 | 8.7 | 581,397 | 4,578 | 7.9 | 603,596 | 4,462 | 7.4 | 621,180 | 4,971 | 8.0 |
| New Hampshire | 307,832 | 1,102 | 3.6 | 308,371 | 962 | 3.1 | 306,231 | 1,043 | 3.4 | 304,994 | 948 | 3.1 | 303,151 | 941 | 3.1 |
| New Jersey | 2,107,840 | 8,536 | 4.0 | 2,127,391 | 8,103 | 3.8 | 2,131,617 | 8,123 | 3.8 | 2,156,059 | 8,159 | 3.8 | 2,161,801 | 9,812 | 4.5 |
| New Mexico | 500,834 | 6,929 | 13.8 | 500,506 | 6,273 | 12.5 | 502,034 | 6,238 | 12.4 | 492,287 | 6,150 | 12.5 | 489,482 | 7,285 | 14.9 |
| New York | 4,633,310 | 77,860 | 16.8 | 4,613,251 | 79,049 | 17.1 | 4,532,748 | 75,784 | 16.7 | 4,572,363 | 74,483 | 16.3 | 4,545,884 | 70,878 | 15.6 |
| North Carolina | 2,024,074 | 36,601 | 18.1 | 2,068,840 | 35,523 | 17.2 | 2,087,443 | 32,847 | 15.7 | 2,118,492 | 33,849 | 16.0 | 2,141,041 | 33,250 | 15.5 |
| North Dakota | 151,194 | 1,359 | 9.0 | 146,812 | 1,493 | 10.2 | 146,827 | 1,494 | 10.2 | 138,955 | 1,668 | 12.0 | 136,518 | 1,547 | 11.3 |
| Ohio | 2,848,585 | 51,031 | 17.9 | 2,879,927 | 50,141 | 17.4 | 2,815,289 | 47,444 | 16.9 | 2,779,212 | 43,093 | 15.5 | 2,759,112 | 42,483 | 15.4 |
| Oklahoma | 878,382 | 13,698 | 15.6 | 873,560 | 13,721 | 15.7 | 878,243 | 12,529 | 14.3 | 859,870 | 12,483 | 14.5 | 853,336 | 13,941 | 16.3 |
| Oregon | 853,866 | 9,011 | 10.6 | 855,107 | 9,228 | 10.8 | 849,172 | 10,368 | 12.2 | 852,357 | 11,759 | 13.8 | 849,944 | 12,414 | 14.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,879,868 | 4,784 | 1.7 | 2,863,452 | 5,057 | 1.8 | 2,830,694 | 4,571 | 1.6 | 2,837,009 | 4,647 | 1.6 | 2,816,739 | 4,353 | 1.5 |
| Puerto Rico | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 1,032,105 | 15,807 | 15.3 |
| Rhode Island | 244,541 | 3,319 | 13.6 | 239,248 | 3,247 | 13.6 | 244,049 | 3,290 | 13.5 | 243,813 | 3,068 | 12.6 | 245,354 | 3,366 | 13.7 |
| South Carolina | 1,013,251 | 11,199 | 11.1 | 979,163 | 10,738 | 11.0 | 1,023,504 | 11,143 | 10.9 | 1,024,700 | 9,950 | 9.7 | 1,027,202 | 10,759 | 10.5 |
| South Dakota | 197,808 | 3,707 | 18.7 | 195,625 | 3,961 | 20.2 | 195,426 | 4,346 | 22.2 | 190,874 | 1,917 | 10.0 | 188,270 | 1,442 | 7.7 |
| Tennessee | 1,396,879 | 9,571 | 6.9 | 1,404,661 | 8,494 | 6.0 | 1,394,479 | 9,421 | 6.8 | 1,391,289 | 14,840 | 10.7 | 1,390,522 | 18,376 | 13.2 |
| Texas | 6,037,615 | 44,623 | 7.4 | 6,102,316 | 48,808 | 8.0 | 6,240,162 | 50,522 | 8.1 | 6,266,779 | 50,891 | 8.1 | 6,326,285 | 61,994 | 9.8 |
| Utah | 729,754 | 10,200 | 14.0 | 713,012 | 10,282 | 14.4 | 742,927 | 12,366 | 16.6 | 740,114 | 13,559 | 18.3 | 742,556 | 13,152 | 17.7 |
| Vermont | 141,480 | 1,139 | 8.1 | 139,662 | 1,447 | 10.4 | 137,446 | 1,233 | 9.0 | 134,894 | 1,138 | 8.4 | 132,619 | 1,080 | 8.1 |
| Virginia | 1,758,978 | 9,873 | 5.6 | 1,779,408 | 7,571 | 4.3 | 1,798,767 | 6,485 | 3.6 | 1,804,900 | 6,959 | 3.9 | 1,824,568 | 6,469 | 3.5 |
| Washington | 1,509,420 | 6,010 | 4.0 | 1,513,360 | 4,673 | 3.1 | 1,496,581 | 6,020 | 4.0 | 1,486,020 | 6,730 | 4.5 | 1,484,365 | 7,932 | 5.3 |
| West Virginia | 395,442 | 7,907 | 20.0 | 389,171 | 6,635 | 17.0 | 390,901 | 8,875 | 22.7 | 384,641 | 8,446 | 22.0 | 382,497 | 9,511 | 24.9 |
| Wisconsin | 1,340,823 | 11,917 | 8.9 | 1,338,064 | 11,628 | 8.7 | 1,332,894 | 10,174 | 7.6 | 1,307,986 | 9,325 | 7.1 | 1,295,995 | 9,686 | 7.5 |
| Wyoming | 124,234 | 990 | 8.0 | 122,344 | 692 | 5.7 | 121,073 | 786 | 6.5 | 116,932 | 678 | 5.8 | 114,321 | 853 | 7.5 |
| Total | 72,603,552 | 904,666 | Blank Cell | 72,894,483 | 897,168 | Blank Cell | 73,043,506 | 893,296 | Blank Cell | 73,089,769 | 876,937 | Blank Cell | 74,502,089 | 899,454 | Blank Cell |
| Rate | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 12.5 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 12.3 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 12.2 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 12.0 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 12.1 |
| Number Reporting | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
Victimization Trends, 2001-2005
This table describes the number and rate of child victims for all States, and the national rate, for each year, 2001 to 2005. The first column lists the States, and then, for each year, there are columns for child population, total victims, and rate of victimization. From 2001 to 2005, the national victimization rate has decreased from 12.5 to 12.1.
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