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ACF Data and Statistics  |   U.S. Welfare Caseloads Information


Children Found to be Substantiated or
Indicated Victims of Child Abuse and Neglect 1997
State
Substantiated
Indicated
Total
Alabama
15978
3511
19489
Alaska
4252
4765
9017
Arizona
23479
526
24005
Arkansas
5109
 
5109
California
174170
 
174170
Colorado
5532
 
5532
Connecticut
18178
 
18178
Delaware
4416
 
4416
District of Columbia
5341
 
5341
Florida
20809
58976
79785
Georgia
23012
22492
45504
Hawaii
2559
 
2559
Idaho
2855
5428
8283
Illinois
38936
 
38936
Indiana
15624
 
15624
Iowa
9967
 
9967
Kansas
18592
 
18592
Kentucky
14939
5844
20783
Louisiana
14825
 
14825
Maine
3746
 
3746
Maryland
14198
 
14198
Massachusetts
29815
 
29815
Michigan
20654
 
20654
Minnesota
10777
 
10777
Mississippi
 
 
 
Missouri
15845
 
15845
Montana
2797
814
3611
Nebraska
4054
 
4054
Nevada
8135
 
8135
New Hampshire
1092
 
1092
New Jersey
10982
 
10982
New Mexico
8213
 
8213
New York
70602
 
70602
North Carolina
33347
 
33347
North Dakota
270
 
270
Ohio
30977
25359
56336
Oklahoma
13800
 
13800
Oregon
9742
 
9742
Pennsylvania
5691
 
5691
Rhode Island
3481
 
3481
South Carolina
8684
 
8684
South Dakota
1259
1232
2491
Tennessee
10803
 
10803
Texas
39638
 
39638
Utah
9356
 
9356
Vermont
1041
 
1041
Virginia
10025
 
10025
Washington
12014
9792
21806
West Virginia
 
 
 
Wisconsin
14625
 
14625
Wyoming
895
 
895
Total
825131
138739
963870
Number Reporting
43
10
49
Bold indicates estimated number of children   

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