Child
Abuse and Neglect Statistics
Annual Report—Fiscal Year
1999
| Allegation-Based Investigations |
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Table
11 |
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| Allegation | Total Harms |
Total Indicated Harms |
Percent Indicated |
|
| Abuse | 63,051 | 23,530 | 37.3% | |
| I. | Death (Due To Abuse) | 68 | 42 | 61.8% |
| II. | Emotional Abuse | 2,104 | 456 | 21.7% |
| Tying/Close Confinement | 518 | 134 | 25.9% | |
| Substance Misuse | 1,116 | 242 | 21.7% | |
| Torture | 226 | 33 | 14.6% | |
| Mental Injury | 244 | 47 | 19.3% | |
| III. | Substantial Risk of Harm | 34,548 | 14,493 | 42.0% |
| IV. | Physical Abuse | 15,939 | 4,026 | 25.3% |
| Brain Damage/Skull Fracture | 147 | 65 | 44.2% | |
| Subdural Hematoma | 108 | 69 | 63.9% | |
| Internal Injuries | 83 | 45 | 54.2% | |
| Burns | 860 | 127 | 14.8% | |
| Poison/Noxious Substances | 141 | 30 | 21.3% | |
| Wounds | 62 | 20 | 32.3% | |
| Bone Fractures | 477 | 153 | 32.1% | |
| Cuts and Bruises | 13,717 | 3,424 | 25.0% | |
| Human Bites | 276 | 87 | 31.5% | |
| Sprains/Dislocations | 68 | 6 | 8.8% | |
| V. | Sexual Abuse | 10,392 | 4,513 | 43.4% |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 117 | 51 | 43.6% | |
| Sexual Penetration | 4,166 | 1,864 | 44.7% | |
| Sexual Exploitation | 1,371 | 537 | 39.2% | |
| Sexual Molestation | 4,738 | 2,061 | 43.5% | |
| Neglect | 71,582 | 18,881 | 26.4% | |
| VI. | Blatant Disregard | 4,096 | 2,207 | 53.9% |
| Death (Due To Neglect) | 92 | 38 | 41.3% | |
| Brain Damage/Skull Fracture | 91 | 29 | 31.9% | |
| Subdural Hematoma | 22 | 13 | 59.1% | |
| Internal Injuries | 31 | 5 | 16.1% | |
| Burns/Scalding | 601 | 125 | 20.8% | |
| Poison/Noxious Substances | 119 | 22 | 18.5% | |
| Wounds | 37 | 9 | 24.3% | |
| Bone Fracture | 199 | 70 | 35.2% | |
| Cuts and Bruises | 816 | 174 | 21.3% | |
| Human Bites | 69 | 12 | 17.4% | |
| Sprains/Dislocations | 10 | 3 | 30.0% | |
| Substance Misuse | 1,960 | 1,698 | 86.6% | |
| Mental Injury | 49 | 9 | 18.4% | |
| VII. | Environmental Neglect | 26,713 | 5,383 | 20.2% |
| Inadequate Food | 7,268 | 689 | 9.5% | |
| Inadequate Shelter | 5,128 | 1,486 | 29.0% | |
| Inadequate Clothing | 925 | 178 | 19.2% | |
| Environmental Neglect | 13,392 | 3,030 | 22.6% | |
| Medical Neglect | 5,553 | 1,111 | 20.0% | |
| Failure To Thrive | 191 | 111 | 58.1% | |
| Malnutrition | 45 | 22 | 48.9% | |
| Disabled Infant Neglect | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | |
| IX. | Lack of Supervision | 34,976 | 10,045 | 28.7% |
| Inadequate Supervision | 33,564 | 9,703 | 28.9% | |
| Abandonment/Desertion | 307 | 143 | 46.6% | |
| Lock Out | 1,105 | 199 | 18.0% | |
| State Total | 134,633 | 42,411 | 31.5% |