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Table 3-1 Dispositions of Children Who Received a CPS Investigation, 2008
Child Maltreatment 2008

State Child Population Substantiated Indicated Alternative Response Victim Alternative Response Nonvictim Unsubstantiated Intentionally False Closed With No Finding No Alleged Maltreatment Other Unknown or Missing Total Children Who Received an Investigation Child Disposition Rate
Alabama 1,121,877 9,217 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 18,563 Blank Cell 1,172 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 28,952 25.8
Alaska 179,876 3,972 Blank Cell 550 Blank Cell 6,721 Blank Cell 2,029 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 13,272 73.8
Arizona 1,707,221 3,343 173 Blank Cell Blank Cell 40,316 Blank Cell Blank Cell 23,327 Blank Cell Blank Cell 67,159 39.3
Arkansas 702,481 9,289 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 29,406 Blank Cell 1,907 17,322 1 Blank Cell 57,925 82.5
California 9,364,530 84,848 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 310,978 Blank Cell Blank Cell 74,538 Blank Cell 4 470,368 50.2
Colorado 1,207,135 11,247 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 40,629 Blank Cell Blank Cell 316 Blank Cell 1,200 53,392 44.2
Connecticut 812,213 9,641 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 26,839 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 36,480 44.9
Delaware 206,229 2,278 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,152 318 914 1,287 77 Blank Cell 15,026 72.9
District of Columbia 112,016 2,645 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,737 Blank Cell 393 3,753 Blank Cell 1 11,529 102.9
Florida 4,004,271 51,271 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 243,332 111 Blank Cell 79,561 Blank Cell 1 374,276 93.5
Georgia 2,548,841 26,330 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 24,306 Blank Cell 545 26,285 Blank Cell Blank Cell 77,466 30.4
Hawaii 285,243 1,902 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,673 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 1 4,576 16.0
Idaho 412,640 1,836 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 7,749 1,046 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,631 25.8
Illinois 3,179,260 29,788 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 79,800 848 8 36,836 Blank Cell Blank Cell 147,280 46.3
Indiana 1,584,681 21,846 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 79,357 Blank Cell Blank Cell 800 Blank Cell 2,002 104,005 65.6
Iowa 712,613 11,200 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 21,880 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 33,080 46.4
Kansas 700,485 1,685 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 23,346 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 25,031 35.7
Kentucky 1,008,064 15,792 Blank Cell 2,460 19,196 36,106 Blank Cell 2,739 Blank Cell 826 Blank Cell 77,119 76.5
Louisiana 1,107,973 10,173 Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,308 21,211 Blank Cell 1,712 Blank Cell 15 1 34,420 31.1
Maine 274,867 4,033 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,012 Blank Cell Blank Cell 274 Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,319 37.5
Maryland Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Massachusetts 1,427,033 41,596 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 30,306 Blank Cell Blank Cell 17,101 Blank Cell Blank Cell 89,003 62.4
Michigan 2,390,198 18,975 10,668 Blank Cell Blank Cell 129,306 Blank Cell 18,783 109 Blank Cell 30 177,871 74.4
Minnesota 1,254,644 5,824 Blank Cell Blank Cell 15,647 4,174 24 814 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 26,483 21.1
Mississippi 766,720 7,976 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 21,910 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2 29,888 39.0
Missouri 1,421,469 5,528 Blank Cell Blank Cell 39,059 24,313 Blank Cell 1,829 Blank Cell Blank Cell 14 70,743 49.8
Montana 220,358 1,533 92 Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,451 Blank Cell 1,045 78 167 Blank Cell 13,366 60.7
Nebraska 446,995 4,668 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 16,284 Blank Cell 641 7,734 Blank Cell Blank Cell 29,327 65.6
Nevada 667,801 4,877 Blank Cell Blank Cell 877 18,837 Blank Cell Blank Cell 5,169 Blank Cell Blank Cell 29,760 44.6
New Hampshire 293,358 1,129 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 9,916 Blank Cell 560 3 Blank Cell 260 11,868 40.5
New Jersey 2,047,582 9,089 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 73,972 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 3 83,064 40.6
New Mexico 502,450 5,656 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 17,522 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 23,178 46.1
New York 4,408,016 84,089 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 178,130 Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,342 Blank Cell Blank Cell 265,561 60.2
North Carolina 2,243,677 9,798 Blank Cell 14,820 86,484 28,534 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 4 139,640 62.2
North Dakota 143,048 1,285 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 5,699 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,984 48.8
Ohio 2,730,377 22,941 13,165 Blank Cell Blank Cell 87,808 Blank Cell 5,863 Blank Cell Blank Cell 175 129,952 47.6
Oklahoma 906,035 11,169 Blank Cell Blank Cell 12,648 34,237 Blank Cell 4,628 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 62,682 69.2
Oregon 867,575 11,042 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 22,805 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 9,856 Blank Cell 43,703 50.4
Pennsylvania 2,762,004 4,055 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 20,919 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 77 Blank Cell 25,051 9.1
Puerto Rico 982,273 14,109 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 17,592 551 3,538 Blank Cell Blank Cell 109 35,899 36.5
Rhode Island 228,540 3,082 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,615 Blank Cell 124 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 9,821 43.0
South Carolina 1,066,227 12,549 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 17,908 Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,941 Blank Cell Blank Cell 41,398 38.8
South Dakota 198,309 1,394 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,996 Blank Cell 475 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,865 34.6
Tennessee 1,478,594 10,985 601 Blank Cell 37,647 43,278 Blank Cell 7,080 Blank Cell 327 Blank Cell 99,918 67.6
Texas 6,725,771 70,976 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 188,290 Blank Cell 6,951 Blank Cell 20,639 1,178 288,034 42.8
Utah 849,635 13,179 Blank Cell Blank Cell 35 16,949 44 1,173 Blank Cell Blank Cell 2 31,382 36.9
Vermont 128,930 677 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,255 14 1 Blank Cell Blank Cell 1 2,948 22.9
Virginia 1,823,201 5,912 Blank Cell Blank Cell 33,715 3,645 90 Blank Cell 15,226 32 1,336 59,956 32.9
Washington 1,541,175 6,738 Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,082 24,699 Blank Cell 890 Blank Cell 10,563 Blank Cell 52,972 34.4
West Virginia 386,158 6,077 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 29,830 Blank Cell 3,179 13,303 Blank Cell 29 52,418 135.7
Wisconsin 1,314,412 5,787 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 32,742 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 28 38,557 29.3
Wyoming 128,457 729 Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,419 713 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,861 37.8
Total 73,583,538 715,760 24,699 17,830 260,117 2,158,748 3,046 68,993 337,305 42,580 6,381 3,635,459 Blank Cell
Percent Blank Cell 19.7 0.7 0.5 7.2 59.4 0.1 1.9 9.3 1.2 0.2 100.0 Blank Cell
Rate Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 49.4
Number Reporting 51 51 5 3 12 51 9 26 21 11 21 51 Blank Cell

Dispositions of Children Who Received a CPS Investigation, 2008
This table lists the number of children who received an investigation or assessment by disposition type. The first two columns list each State and its child population. These are followed by columns listing the number of children who were part of a substantiated, indicated, alternative response victim, alternative response nonvictim, unsubstantiated, intentionally false, closed with no finding, no alleged maltreatment, other, or unknown or missing investigation.

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