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Figure 2-1 Report Sources, 2006
Child Maltreatment 2006

Figure 2-1 Report Sources, 2006

Report Sources, 2006

This bar graph indicates the percentages of reports received by source, broken into two main categories—professionals and nonprofessionals. Professionals submitted more than one-half (56.3%) of the reports. The categories of professionals include educators, legal and law enforcement personnel, social services personnel, medical personnel, mental health personnel, child daycare providers, and foster care providers. The three most common sources of reports in 2006 were from professionals—educational personnel (16.5%), legal or law enforcement personnel (15.8%), and social services personnel (10.0%).

Nonprofessional report sources submitted the remaining reports. These included parents, other relatives, friends and neighbors, alleged victims, alleged perpetrators, anonymous callers, and "other" sources. Anonymous (8.2%), "other" sources (8.0%), and other relatives (7.8%) accounted for the largest groups of nonprofessional reporters.

 

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