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Table 6-6 Victims with Court Action and Court-Appointed Representatives, 2005
Child Maltreatment 2005

State Total Victims Victims with Court Action or Petition Victims with Court-Appointed Representatives
Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Alaska Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Arizona 6,119 2,183 35.7 2,884 47.1
Arkansas 8,124 1,351 16.6 256 3.2
California 95,314 26,118 27.4 26,664 28.0
Colorado 9,406 1,484 15.8 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Connecticut 11,419 3,020 26.4 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Delaware 1,960 67 3.4 29 1.5
District of Columbia 2,840 900 31.7 429 15.1
Florida 130,633 587 0.4 2,841 2.2
Georgia Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Hawaii 2,762 1,829 66.2 1,624 58.8
Idaho 1,912 1,121 58.6 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Illinois 29,325 3,907 13.3 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Indiana 19,062 4,050 21.2 211 1.1
Iowa 14,016 5,103 36.4 5,294 37.8
Kansas 2,775 868 31.3 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Kentucky 19,474 77 0.4 4,305 22.1
Louisiana 12,366 2,606 21.1 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Maine 3,349 259 7.7 566 16.9
Maryland Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Massachusetts 35,887 5,995 16.7 4,346 12.1
Michigan Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Minnesota 8,499 1,758 20.7 1,414 16.6
Mississippi 6,154 220 3.6 1,927 31.3
Missouri 8,945 2,818 31.5 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Montana 2,095 1,060 50.6 539 25.7
Nebraska 6,630 2,680 40.4 2,625 39.6
Nevada 4,971 2,587 52.0 14 0.3
New Hampshire 941 478 50.8 6 0.6
New Jersey Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
New Mexico 7,285 1,531 21.0 1,531 21.0
New York Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
North Carolina Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
North Dakota Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Ohio Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Oklahoma 13,941 1,710 12.3 1,710 12.3
Oregon 12,414 4,745 38.2 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Pennsylvania Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Puerto Rico 15,807 1,279 8.1 1,279 8.1
Rhode Island 3,366 1,559 46.3 1,753 52.1
South Carolina 10,759 3,238 30.1 200 1.9
South Dakota Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Tennessee 18,376 468 2.5 468 2.5
Texas Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Utah 13,152 1,046 8.0 1,046 8.0
Vermont 1,080 303 28.1 303 28.1
Virginia 6,469 409 6.3 97 1.5
Washington 7,932 1,305 16.5 Blank Cell Blank Cell
West Virginia 9,511 685 7.2 80 0.8
Wisconsin 9,686 916 9.5 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Wyoming 853 316 37.0 44 5.2
Total 575,609 92,636 Blank Cell 64,485 Blank Cell
Percent Blank Cell Blank Cell 16.1 Blank Cell 11.2
Number
Reporting		 39 39 39 29 29

 

Victims with Court Action and Court-Appointed Representatives, 2005

The first column lists each State and the second lists the total number of victims. The next two columns report the number and percentage of these victims with a court action or petition. The next two columns list the number and percent of victims who had court-appointed representatives. Among 39 reporting States, 16.1 percent were found to have court action as a part of their case. Among 29 reporting States, 11.2 percent of victims had court-appointed representatives.

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