Table G5-4: Victims for Whom Court Action Was Taken, by State, 1998 (SDC)

State

Child Population

Number of Victims

Number of Victims for Whom Court Action Was Taken

Percentage of Victims for Whom Court Action Was Taken

Alabama

1,084,135

16,668

353

2.1

Alaska

192,261

7,138

977

13.7

Arkansas

653,721

8,578

1,725

20.1

Connecticut

790,715

16,923

2,618

15.5

District of Columbia

102,959

4,916

816

16.6

Florida

3,539,932

82,119

14,980

18.2

Georgia

2,022,351

24,567

4,880

19.9

Idaho

351,158

7,936

202

2.5

Indiana

1,517,366

18,962

3,120

16.5

Kansas

697,452

5,312

1,875

35.3

Louisiana

1,191,412

13,773

2,152

15.6

Maine

291,585

3,579

1,036

28.9

Michigan

2,551,615

22,744

9,143

40.2

Minnesota

1,259,447

10,572

2,833

26.8

Missouri

1,406,616

12,556

4,044

32.2

New Jersey

1,990,439

9,851

1,096

11.1

New Mexico

504,210

4,241

1,466

34.6

Oklahoma

879,367

16,584

1,307

7.9

Oregon

825,170

10,147

2,568

25.3

South Carolina

959,296

8,432

1,772

21.0

South Dakota

200,937

2,647

762

28.8

Utah

701,300

7,990

2,231

27.9

Vermont

141,347

887

247

27.8

Virginia

1,644,678

9,766

4,299

44.0

Washington

1,472,490

12,926

10,229

79.1

West Virginia

404,254

7,793

37

0.5

Wisconsin

1,351,044

8,168

1,680

20.6

Total

28,727,257

355,775

78,448

22.0

National Estimate

69,872,059

190,800

The national estimate of 190,800, rounded to 191,000 in text, was calculated by dividing the number of child victims for whom court actions were taken in the 27 reporting States by the total child population of those States, then multiplying that number (.00273) by the estimated U.S. child population, 69,872,059.