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Table 2-3 Investigation Dispositions, 2006
Child Maltreatment 2006

State Substantiated Indicated Alternative
Response
Victim
Alternative
Response
Nonvictim
Unsubstantiated Intentionally
False
Closed with
No Finding
Other Unknown or
Missing
Total
Dispositions
Alabama 6,650Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell10,935Blank Cell1,066Blank CellBlank Cell18,651
Alaska 2,142Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell3,250Blank Cell363Blank CellBlank Cell5,755
Arizona 3,018101Blank CellBlank Cell30,624Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell33,743
Arkansas 6,664Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell17,730Blank Cell1,1291Blank Cell25,524
California 51,617Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell174,283Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell11225,911
Colorado 7,268Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell22,535Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell1,13730,940
Connecticut 7,175Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell21,325Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell28,500
Delaware 1,280Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell3,9148847326Blank Cell5,781
District of Columbia 1,717Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell3,069Blank Cell291Blank CellBlank Cell5,077
Florida 33,62245,256Blank CellBlank Cell72,556139Blank CellBlank Cell249151,822
Georgia 24,138Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell36,139Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell60,277
Hawaii 1,145Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell1,140Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell2,285
Idaho 1,056Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell5,606Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell6,662
Illinois 15,644Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell50,385466Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell66,495
Indiana 14,789Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell28,410Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell85244,051
Iowa 9,410Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell15,619Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell25,029
Kansas 1,864Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell13,300Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell15,164
Kentucky 10,248Blank Cell1,88413,74420,397Blank Cell1,551825Blank Cell48,649
Louisiana 7,543Blank CellBlank Cell27616,264Blank Cell1,333120Blank Cell25,536
Maine 2,231Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell3,718Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell5,949
Maryland Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
Massachusetts 22,111Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell16,807Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell38,918
Michigan 16,104Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell53,932Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell70,036
Minnesota 4,929Blank CellBlank Cell10,1844,05225656Blank CellBlank Cell19,846
Mississippi 4,279Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell12,609Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell16,888
Missouri 5,155Blank CellBlank Cell27,29513,669Blank Cell1,3702Blank Cell47,491
Montana 1,01278Blank CellBlank Cell6,638Blank Cell765244Blank Cell8,737
Nebraska 3,620Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell9,208Blank Cell281Blank CellBlank Cell13,109
Nevada 3,067Blank CellBlank Cell22511,690Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell14,982
New Hampshire 622Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell5,576Blank Cell442Blank CellBlank Cell6,640
New Jersey 7,775Blank CellBlank Cell20,28673Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell28,134
New Mexico 3,792Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell12,773Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell16,565
New York 48,583Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell102,213Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell150,796
North Carolina 10,046Blank Cell5,48125,56626,431Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell67,524
North Dakota 746Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell3,045Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell3,791
Ohio 16,98911,090Blank CellBlank Cell43,403Blank Cell1,674Blank CellBlank Cell73,156
Oklahoma 7,480Blank CellBlank Cell6,29719,782Blank Cell3,1131Blank Cell36,673
Oregon 8,009Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell11,002Blank CellBlank Cell6,587Blank Cell25,598
Pennsylvania 4,177Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell18,828Blank CellBlank Cell66Blank Cell23,071
Puerto Rico 7,611Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell5,7637426779313,797
Rhode Island 2,761Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell5,556Blank Cell124Blank CellBlank Cell8,441
South Carolina 6,200Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell10,512Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell16,712
South Dakota 915Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell2,692Blank Cell301Blank CellBlank Cell3,908
Tennessee 12,050809Blank Cell62443,925Blank Cell4,348130Blank Cell61,886
Texas 42,142Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell93,471Blank Cell7,77123,344Blank Cell166,728
Utah 8,065Blank CellBlank Cell17311,17117780Blank CellBlank Cell20,206
Vermont 700Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell1,593193Blank CellBlank Cell2,315
Virginia 4,639Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell3,86789Blank Cell20,546Blank Cell29,141
Washington 4,905Blank CellBlank Cell7,32313,499Blank Cell4869,485Blank Cell35,698
West Virginia 5,271Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell15,879Blank Cell2,033Blank Cell2723,210
Wisconsin 6,872Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell20,924Blank Cell1,232Blank Cell129,029
Wyoming 484Blank CellBlank Cell1,354599Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell2,437
Total 480,33257,3347,365113,3471,152,38191731,85261,4562,2801,907,264
Percent 25.23.00.45.960.40.11.73.20.1100.0
Number Reporting 5152125182414751

 

Investigation Dispositions, 2006
This table breaks the total number of investigations into various NCANDS classifications—substantiated, indicated, alternative response victim, alternative response nonvictim, unsubstantiated, intentionally false, closed with no finding, other, and unknown or missing. 25.2 percent of investigations or assessments resulted in a disposition of substantiated, 3.0 percent resulted in a disposition of indicated, and 0.4 percent resulted in a disposition of alternative response victim meaning that at least one child involved in the investigation was found to be a victim.

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