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Table 3-7 Maltreatment Types of Victims by Report Source, 2005
Child Maltreatment 2005

Report Source Neglect Physical Abuse Medical Neglect Sexual Abuse Psychological Maltreatment Other Abuse Unknown Maltreatment Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
PROFESSIONALS
Educational Personnel 55,493 10.3 33,978 24.3 2,776 16.3 8,967 11.3 7,922 13.4 8,017 6.7 1,454 14.8 118,607
Legal, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Personnel 143,621 26.6 32,054 23.0 1,311 7.7 22,429 28.3 18,809 31.9 45,267 37.6 2,069 21.0 265,560
Social Services Personnel 68,962 12.8 14,561 10.4 2,568 15.0 11,758 14.8 5,716 9.7 15,738 13.1 1,629 16.5 120,932
Medical Personnel 46,745 8.7 16,264 11.6 5,035 29.5 6,879 8.7 2,448 4.2 7,157 5.9 974 9.9 85,502
Mental Health Personnel 13,464 2.5 4,980 3.6 595 3.5 6,172 7.8 4,092 6.9 2,541 2.1 58 0.6 31,902
Child Daycare Providers 2,795 0.5 1,879 1.3 99 0.6 299 0.4 221 0.4 417 0.3 85 0.9 5,795
Foster Care Providers 1,763 0.3 684 0.5 78 0.5 821 1.0 164 0.3 297 0.2 26 0.3 3,833
Total Professionals 332,843 61.7 104,400 74.8 12,462 73.0 57,325 72.3 39,372 66.8 79,434 65.9 6,295 63.9 632,131
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NONPROFESSIONALS
Anonymous Reporters 39,525 7.3 3,915 2.8 812 4.8 1,592 2.0 3,088 5.2 8,651 7.2 778 7.9 58,361
Other Reporters 44,934 8.3 7,515 5.4 941 5.5 5,199 6.6 4,818 8.2 7,778 6.5 55 0.6 71,240
Other Relatives 46,147 8.6 8,347 6.0 1,390 8.1 4,401 5.5 5,351 9.1 9,877 8.2 1,198 12.2 76,711
Parents 20,988 3.9 6,597 4.7 655 3.8 5,897 7.4 2,420 4.1 7,488 6.2 533 5.4 44,578
Friends or Neighbors 28,339 5.3 3,433 2.5 553 3.2 1,668 2.1 1,537 2.6 5,324 4.4 915 9.3 41,769
Unknown Reporters 23,835 4.4 4,142 3.0 186 1.1 2,350 3.0 1,810 3.1 807 0.7 Blank Cell Blank Cell 33,130
Alleged Victims 1,712 0.3 1,067 0.8 41 0.2 744 0.9 421 0.7 519 0.4 76 0.8 4,580
Alleged Perpetrators 841 0.2 223 0.2 25 0.1 140 0.2 87 0.1 634 0.5 Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,950
Total Nonprofessionals 206,321 38.3 35,239 25.2 4,603 27 21,991 27.7 19,532 33.2 41,078 34.1 3,555 36.1 332,319
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Total 539,164 Blank Cell 139,639 Blank Cell 17,065 Blank Cell 79,316 Blank Cell 58,904 Blank Cell 120,512 Blank Cell 9,850 Blank Cell 964,450
Total Percent blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell
Number Reporting 47 47 47 47 36 36 47 47 44 44 25 25 6 6 Blank Cell

 

Maltreatment Types of Victims by Report Source, 2005

This table lists report source, by the two categories of professional and nonprofessional, and displays the number and percentage of victims by disposition. The first column lists report source, then each subsequent column lists the number and percentage of victims by disposition. The dispositions are: neglect, physical abuse, medical neglect, sexual abuse, psychological maltreatment, other, and unknown. 47.3 percent of physical abuse victims were reported to CPS by educational personnel or legal and justice personnel.

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