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Table 2-1: Children Subject of a CPS Investigation or Assessment by Disposition, 1999 SDC

State Substantiated Indicated Unsubstantiated Intentionally False In Need of Services Closed Without a Finding Other Unknown Total
Alabama

12,343

1,430

20,573

   

1,219

354

357

36,276

Alaska

3,048

2,984

1,175

   

105

 

3,393

10,705

Arizona

9,205

 

32,120

     

10,785

501

52,611

Arkansas

7,564

 

15,654

     

694

58

23,970

California

130,510

 

196,517

   

125,860

   

452,887

Colorado

6,989

 

15,693

 

5,394

 

1,450

4,584

34,110

Connecticut

14,514

 

24,836

     

1,364

 

40,714

Delaware

2,111

 

6,219

         

8,330

District of Columbia

2,308

 

2,120

48

 

526

60

 

5,062

Florida

22,433

45,097

76,600

581

   

10,613

5,362

160,686

Georgia

26,888

 

51,846

         

78,734

Hawaii

2,669

 

1,977

         

4,646

Idaho

1,091

1,837

5,991

   

477

84

1,681

11,161

Illinois

33,125

 

70,558

     

735

 

104,418

Indiana

21,608

 

70,017

         

91,625

Iowa

9,763

 

17,049

         

26,812

Kansas

8,452

 

18,504

 

152

 

1,586

 

28,694

Kentucky

18,585

65

43,220

   

1,514

   

63,384

Louisiana

12,614

 

31,980

 

1,636

     

46,230

Maine

4,154

 

4,975

       

748

9,877

Maryland                  
Massachusetts

29,633

 

26,987

         

56,620

Michigan

24,505

 

141,655

         

166,160

Minnesota

11,113

 

13,324

 

418

     

24,855

Mississippi

6,523

 

22,899

         

29,422

Missouri

9,079

 

15,934

137

13,501

3,473

27,591

1,773

71,488

Montana

2,821

593

14,621

   

1,265

618

397

20,315

Nebraska

3,474

 

9,848

   

260

   

13,582

Nevada

8,238

 

18,106

 

1,338

     

27,682

New Hampshire

926

 

5,938

   

600

 

1,369

8,833

New Jersey

9,222

 

30,923

     

34,440

 

74,585

New Mexico

3,730

 

6,977

     

1,377

 

12,084

New York

64,045

 

121,869

     

88

 

186,002

North Carolina

36,976

 

90,546

         

127,522

North Dakota        

1,284

 

5,504

138

6,926

Ohio

13,775

11,223

37,720

 

28,313

 

30,634

7,641

129,306

Oklahoma

16,210

 

26,836

 

1,016

4,047

12,843

3

60,955

Oregon

11,241

 

7,287

     

6,099

 

24,627

Pennsylvania

5,076

 

17,320

   

41

   

22,437

Rhode Island

3,485

 

5,717

   

222

   

9,424

South Carolina

9,580

 

23,652

   

1,174

 

5,496

39,902

South Dakota

1,163

1,398

1,959

   

189

   

4,709

Tennessee

10,611

 

23,018

         

33,629

Texas

39,488

 

49,709

   

8,148

73,157

332

170,834

Utah

8,660

 

17,513

   

674

   

26,847

Vermont

1,080

 

1,373

17

       

2,470

Virginia

8,199

 

29,371

375

393

 

5,094

10,405

53,837

Washington

8,039

 

15,705

 

6,460

1,071

13,683

8,102

53,060

West Virginia

8,609

 

15,224

   

1,509

 

10,800

36,142

Wisconsin

9,791

 

21,419

   

3,101

   

34,311

Wyoming

1,221

 

2,045

       

65

3,331

Total

716,487

64,627

1,523,119

1,158

59,905

155,475

238,853

63,205

2,822,829

Number

49

8

49

5

11

20

22

20

50

Note: The estimated total for Maryland is 54,472. The national total, when adjusted to include the Maryland estimate, is 2,877,301.

Last Updated: February 15, 2006