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Table 5-4 Type of Parental Perpetrators, 2007
Child Maltreatment 2007
| State |
Adoptive Parent |
Biological Parent |
Stepparent |
Unknown Parental Type |
Total Parents |
| Alabama |
35 |
5,500 |
84 |
2,481 |
8,100 |
| Alaska |
113 |
3,378 |
199 |
Blank Cell |
3,690 |
| Arizona |
14 |
4,135 |
Blank Cell |
26 |
4,175 |
| Arkansas |
90 |
8,171 |
602 |
96 |
8,959 |
| California |
838 |
79,571 |
4,084 |
7,220 |
91,713 |
| Colorado |
120 |
9,269 |
875 |
69 |
10,333 |
| Connecticut |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
| Delaware |
18 |
1,999 |
68 |
111 |
2,196 |
| District of Columbia |
10 |
2,354 |
47 |
Blank Cell |
2,417 |
| Florida |
278 |
37,849 |
2,432 |
Blank Cell |
40,559 |
| Georgia |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
| Hawaii |
51 |
2,527 |
164 |
Blank Cell |
2,742 |
| Idaho |
22 |
1,790 |
107 |
Blank Cell |
1,919 |
| Illinois |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
| Indiana |
Blank Cell |
16,849 |
1,009 |
Blank Cell |
17,858 |
| Iowa |
32 |
14,591 |
540 |
Blank Cell |
15,163 |
| Kansas |
22 |
1,637 |
168 |
Blank Cell |
1,827 |
| Kentucky |
90 |
16,431 |
1,069 |
16 |
17,606 |
| Louisiana |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
| Maine |
32 |
4,133 |
229 |
Blank Cell |
4,394 |
| Maryland |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
| Massachusetts |
400 |
40,005 |
1,520 |
43 |
41,968 |
| Michigan |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
| Minnesota |
74 |
6,409 |
176 |
Blank Cell |
6,659 |
| Mississippi |
100 |
6,389 |
384 |
Blank Cell |
6,873 |
| Missouri |
104 |
5,291 |
576 |
Blank Cell |
5,971 |
| Montana |
11 |
1,801 |
117 |
Blank Cell |
1,929 |
| Nebraska |
49 |
3,936 |
238 |
Blank Cell |
4,223 |
| Nevada |
32 |
5,944 |
256 |
68 |
6,300 |
| New Hampshire |
12 |
687 |
36 |
18 |
753 |
| New Jersey |
54 |
6,463 |
242 |
Blank Cell |
6,759 |
| New Mexico |
42 |
6,731 |
285 |
Blank Cell |
7,059 |
| New York |
Blank Cell |
79,090 |
376 |
12,757 |
92,223 |
| North Carolina |
127 |
7,708 |
554 |
Blank Cell |
8,389 |
| North Dakota |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
| Ohio |
101 |
9,070 |
46 |
24,046 |
33,263 |
| Oklahoma |
287 |
16,888 |
1,411 |
180 |
18,766 |
| Oregon |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
| Pennsylvania |
Blank Cell |
2,002 |
301 |
Blank Cell |
2,303 |
| Puerto Rico |
Blank Cell |
10,811 |
908 |
Blank Cell |
11,719 |
| Rhode Island |
56 |
3,901 |
138 |
Blank Cell |
4,095 |
| South Carolina |
128 |
13,894 |
630 |
63 |
14,715 |
| South Dakota |
Blank Cell |
1,595 |
81 |
Blank Cell |
1,678 |
| Tennessee |
93 |
13,158 |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
13,251 |
| Texas |
92 |
73,077 |
4,367 |
Blank Cell |
77,536 |
| Utah |
106 |
10,723 |
1,081 |
83 |
11,993 |
| Vermont |
19 |
487 |
43 |
Blank Cell |
549 |
| Virginia |
59 |
5,289 |
355 |
44 |
5,747 |
| Washington |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
Blank Cell |
| West Virginia |
44 |
6,141 |
425 |
15 |
6,625 |
| Wisconsin |
51 |
4,817 |
197 |
Blank Cell |
5,065 |
| Wyoming |
Blank Cell |
758 |
66 |
Blank Cell |
832 |
| Total |
3,816 |
553,249 |
26,486 |
47,343 |
630,894 |
| Percent |
0.6 |
87.7 |
4.2 |
7.5 |
100.0 |
| Number Reporting |
39 |
43 |
41 |
19 |
43 |
Type of Parental Perpetrators, 2007
This table breaks out the parental status of perpetrators. The fist column lists all of the States. The next four columns list the number of perpetrators by such parental type as biological parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, and unknown parental type. The last column totals the parents. Of the total 630,894 parental perpetrators, 87.7 percent were biological parents.
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