Child
Abuse and Neglect Statistics
Annual
Report—Fiscal Year 1997
|
Distribution
of Reports by Allegation |
||||
|
Total |
Total |
Percent |
||
|
Abuse |
76,462 |
30,653 |
40.1% |
|
|
I. |
Death (Due To Abuse) |
69 |
48 |
69.6% |
|
II. |
Emotional Abuse |
2,389 |
582 |
24.4% |
|
Tying/Close Confinement |
631 |
164 |
26.0% |
|
|
Substance Misuse |
1,263 |
302 |
23.9% |
|
|
Torture |
193 |
51 |
26.4% |
|
|
Mental Injury |
302 |
65 |
21.5% |
|
|
III. |
Substantial Risk of Harm |
44,408 |
19,599 |
44.1% |
|
IV. |
Physical Abuse |
17,535 |
4,846 |
27.6% |
|
Brain Damage/Skull Fracture |
137 |
56 |
40.9% |
|
|
Subdural Hematoma |
94 |
70 |
74.5% |
|
|
Internal Injuries |
64 |
27 |
42.2% |
|
|
Burns |
1,022 |
145 |
14.2% |
|
|
Poison/Noxious Substances |
126 |
21 |
16.7% |
|
|
Wounds |
45 |
19 |
42.2% |
|
|
Bone Fractures |
461 |
145 |
31.5% |
|
|
Cuts and Bruises |
15,271 |
4,271 |
28.0% |
|
|
Human Bites |
254 |
81 |
31.9% |
|
|
Sprains/Dislocations |
61 |
11 |
18.0% |
|
|
V. |
Sexual Abuse |
12,061 |
5,578 |
46.2% |
|
Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
185 |
81 |
43.8% |
|
|
Sexual Penetration |
4,583 |
2,171 |
47.4% |
|
|
Sexual Exploitation |
1,477 |
668 |
45.2% |
|
|
Sexual Molestation |
5,816 |
2,658 |
45.7% |
|
|
Neglect |
80,532 |
23,752 |
29.5% |
|
|
VI. |
Blatant Disregard |
5,144 |
3,199 |
62.2% |
|
Death (Due To Neglect) |
113 |
47 |
41.6% |
|
|
Brain Damage/Skull Fracture |
105 |
37 |
35.2% |
|
|
Subdural Hematoma |
22 |
11 |
50.0% |
|
|
Internal Injuries |
35 |
12 |
34.3% |
|
|
Burns/Scalding |
685 |
184 |
26.9% |
|
|
Poison/Noxious Substances |
118 |
42 |
35.6% |
|
|
Wounds |
28 |
10 |
35.7% |
|
|
Bone Fracture |
205 |
79 |
38.5% |
|
|
Cuts and Bruises |
897 |
260 |
29.0% |
|
|
Human Bites |
48 |
13 |
27.1% |
|
|
Sprains/Dislocations |
14 |
2 |
14.3% |
|
|
Substance Misuse |
2,800 |
2,476 |
88.4% |
|
|
Mental Injury |
74 |
26 |
35.1% |
|
|
VII. |
Environmental Neglect |
31,657 |
7,200 |
22.7% |
|
Inadequate Food |
9,438 |
1,171 |
12.4% |
|
|
Inadequate Shelter |
6,178 |
2,312 |
37.4% |
|
|
Inadequate Clothing |
1,305 |
269 |
20.6% |
|
|
Environmental Neglect |
14,736 |
3,448 |
23.4% |
|
|
VIII. |
Lack of Health Care |
6,361 |
1,712 |
26.9% |
|
Medical Neglect |
6,117 |
1,563 |
25.6% |
|
|
Failure To Thrive |
206 |
130 |
63.1% |
|
|
Malnutrition |
35 |
18 |
51.4% |
|
|
Disabled Infant Neglect |
3 |
1 |
33.3% |
|
|
IX. |
Lack of Supervision |
37,370 |
11,641 |
31.2% |
|
Inadquate Supervision |
35,567 |
11,223 |
31.6% |
|
|
Abandonment/Desertion |
359 |
145 |
40.4% |
|
|
Lock Out |
1,444 |
273 |
18.9% |
|
|
State Total |
156,994 |
54,405 |
34.7% |