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Home > Child Maltreatment 2005: Summary of Key Findings
Child Maltreatment 2005 : Summary of Key Findings
This factsheet presents excerpts from Child Maltreatment 2005, a report based on data submissions by State child protective services (CPS) agencies for Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2005. The full Child Maltreatment 2005 report is available on the Children's Bureau website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm05/index.htm Limited print copies are available from Child Welfare Information Gateway. How many children were reported and investigated for abuse and neglect? During Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2005, an estimated 3.3 million referrals, involving the alleged maltreatment of approximately 6.0 million children, were made to CPS agencies. The increase of approximately 73,000 children who received an investigation during FFY 2005, compared to FFY 2004, is largely due to the inclusion of data from Alaska and Puerto Rico for FFY 2005. An estimated 3.6 million children in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico received investigations by CPS agencies.
Who reported child maltreatment? For FFY 2005, more than one-half of all reports (55.8%) of alleged child abuse or neglect were made by professionals. They were primarily made by educators, police and lawyers, and social services staff. The remaining reports were made by nonprofessionals, including friends, neighbors, and relatives.
Who were the child victims? During FFY 2005, an estimated 899,000 children in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico were determined to be victims of abuse or neglect. The increase of approximately 20,000 victims in FFY 2005, compared to FFY 2004, is largely due to the inclusion of data from Alaska and Puerto Rico for FFY 2005. Among the children confirmed as victims by CPS agencies in FFY 2005:
What were the most common types of maltreatment? As in prior years, neglect was the most common form of child maltreatment. CPS investigations determined the following:
How many children died from abuse or neglect? Child fatalities are the most tragic consequence of maltreatment. Yet, each year children die from abuse and neglect. During FFY 2005:
Who is responsible for the abuse and neglect? In FFY 2005, more than three-quarters of perpetrators of child maltreatment (79.4%) were parents, and another 6.8 percent were other relatives of the victim. Unrelated caregivers (foster parents, residential facility staff, child daycare providers, and legal guardians) accounted for less than 10.1 percent of perpetrators. Women comprised a larger percentage of all perpetrators than men, 57.8 percent compared to 42.2 percent. More than three-fourths of all perpetrators were younger than age 40.
Who received services? During an investigation, CPS agencies provide services to children and their families, both in the home and in foster care.
The statistics in the Child Maltreatment reports are based on data submitted to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS). NCANDS is a voluntary reporting system that was developed by the Children's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to collect and analyze annual statistics on child maltreatment from State CPS agencies. This material may be freely reproduced and distributed. However, when doing so, please credit Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
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