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National and State Statistics

According to Child Maltreatment 2007, the most recent report of data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, approximately 794,000 children were found to be victims of child abuse or neglect in Federal fiscal year 2007. The maltreatment rate was 10.6 per 1,000 children in the population in 2007.

 

 

Selected Resources

Child Maltreatment 2007
Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2009)
National and State data and trends on sources of reports; time for response; victimization rates; types of maltreatment; age, race, and gender of victims; age and gender of perpetrators; relationship of perpetrators to the victim; child fatalities; and types of services provided. (PDF - 4908 KB)

Child Abuse and Neglect
National Data Analysis System, Child Welfare League of America
Find data on victims, perpetrators, reports alleging maltreatment, investigations/dispositions, preventive services, and more.

 

 

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Systemwide: Statistics

 

 

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