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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