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Table 2-4 Report Investigation Trends, 2002-2006
Child Maltreatment 2006

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StateChild
Population		 Total
Investigations		 Investigation
Rate		 Child
Population		 Total
Investigations		 Investigation
Rate		 Child
Population		 Total
Investigations		 Investigation
Rate		 Child
Population		 Total
Investigations		 Investigation
Rate		 Child
Population		 Total
Investigations		 Investigation
Rate
Alabama 1,113,289 20,544 18.5 1,108,511 17,820 16.1 1,106,522 19,118 17.3 1,107,079 18,318 16.5 1,114,301 18,651 16.7
Alaska 188,013 10,002 53.2 186,907 10,575 56.6 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 182,990 4,273 23.4 181,434 5,755 31.7
Arizona 1,446,214 33,151 22.9 1,481,584 33,627 22.7 1,522,131 35,623 23.4 1,574,856 37,088 23.6 1,628,198 33,743 20.7
Arkansas 677,364 18,697 27.6 676,912 19,680 29.1 679,297 20,076 29.6 684,044 23,120 33.8 691,186 25,524 36.9
California 9,411,596 260,924 27.7 9,476,210 244,694 25.8 9,516,270 234,035 24.6 9,532,676 228,012 23.9 9,532,614 225,911 23.7
Colorado 1,136,499 27,889 24.5 1,141,412 29,362 25.7 1,145,691 29,540 25.8 1,153,869 26,950 23.4 1,169,301 30,940 26.5
Connecticut 843,549 34,513 40.9 843,135 32,802 38.9 838,707 32,097 38.3 830,770 30,030 36.1 818,286 28,500 34.8
Delaware 197,087 5,163 26.2 198,662 5,469 27.5 200,003 5,276 26.4 202,195 5,799 28.7 203,366 5,781 28.4
District of Columbia 116,797 5,049 43.2 116,430 4,660 40.0 116,631 4,977 42.7 116,098 4,958 42.7 114,881 5,077 44.2
Florida 3,775,071 142,547 37.8 3,824,062 156,848 41.0 3,893,303 145,393 37.3 3,968,247 148,004 37.3 4,021,555 151,822 37.8
Georgia 2,271,043 69,108 30.4 2,310,562 71,501 30.9 2,353,893 85,817 36.5 2,400,364 74,165 30.9 2,455,020 60,277 24.6
Hawaii 295,184 3,619 12.3 298,392 3,894 13.0 297,856 3,608 12.1 298,637 2,733 9.2 298,081 2,285 7.7
Idaho 373,221 6,475 17.3 375,396 6,264 16.7 379,401 6,502 17.1 386,653 6,499 16.8 394,280 6,662 16.9
Illinois 3,244,191 58,704 18.1 3,236,597 59,280 18.3 3,233,171 64,784 20.0 3,225,149 66,305 20.6 3,215,244 66,495 20.7
Indiana 1,572,198 33,336 21.2 1,569,753 34,287 21.8 1,569,727 35,817 22.8 1,573,346 37,860 24.1 1,577,629 44,051 27.9
Iowa 720,151 23,215 32.2 714,436 24,172 33.8 711,234 24,366 34.3 709,859 24,536 34.6 710,194 25,029 35.2
Kansas 706,412 17,504 24.8 703,669 15,840 22.5 699,975 15,729 22.5 696,417 14,146 20.3 695,837 15,164 21.8
Kentucky 991,995 41,218 41.6 992,383 45,348 45.7 993,209 46,951 47.3 995,888 47,960 48.2 999,531 48,649 48.7
Louisiana 1,191,166 23,493 19.7 1,181,619 25,480 21.6 1,174,289 23,843 20.3 1,167,629 26,901 23.0 1,090,001 25,536 23.4
Maine 295,375 4,474 15.1 292,440 5,143 17.6 289,112 5,358 18.5 285,170 5,396 18.9 280,994 5,949 21.2
Maryland Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Massachusetts 1,500,585 38,445 25.6 1,490,523 39,686 26.6 1,476,886 38,940 26.4 1,463,169 38,669 26.4 1,448,884 38,918 26.9
Michigan 2,573,013 72,999 28.4 2,552,161 74,390 29.1 2,533,054 74,333 29.3 2,509,307 65,174 26.0 2,478,356 70,036 28.3
Minnesota 1,280,544 17,770 13.9 1,271,464 17,587 13.8 1,265,837 17,471 13.8 1,260,953 18,843 14.9 1,257,264 19,846 15.8
Mississippi 765,512 11,670 15.2 761,991 15,998 21.0 761,628 15,801 20.7 762,072 15,745 20.7 759,405 16,888 22.2
Missouri 1,421,155 53,116 37.4 1,415,504 55,580 39.3 1,413,662 54,216 38.4 1,414,887 55,217 39.0 1,416,592 47,491 33.5
Montana 223,209 10,336 46.3 221,073 9,023 40.8 219,775 7,450 33.9 218,731 8,181 37.4 217,848 8,737 40.1
Nebraska 446,020 7,463 16.7 445,283 7,160 16.1 445,141 10,962 24.6 445,087 15,501 34.8 445,033 13,109 29.5
Nevada 554,124 13,195 23.8 571,319 13,191 23.1 593,717 13,424 22.6 613,756 14,532 23.7 634,520 14,982 23.6
New Hampshire 310,459 7,509 24.2 308,171 6,878 22.3 304,909 6,400 21.0 301,727 6,583 21.8 297,625 6,640 22.3
New Jersey 2,107,273 39,148 18.6 2,113,185 42,762 20.2 2,114,289 44,127 20.9 2,105,574 34,806 16.5 2,089,338 28,134 13.5
New Mexico 504,285 13,995 27.8 504,293 15,278 30.3 504,848 16,445 32.6 506,377 20,225 39.9 508,930 16,565 32.5
New York 4,649,243 155,678 33.5 4,628,087 149,847 32.4 4,600,581 148,244 32.2 4,565,760 140,214 30.7 4,514,342 150,796 33.4
North Carolina 2,030,623 63,747 31.4 2,055,521 59,583 29.0 2,078,868 66,172 31.8 2,112,577 66,698 31.6 2,155,387 67,524 31.3
North Dakota 152,723 4,109 26.9 150,044 3,899 26.0 148,229 3,912 26.4 146,437 3,961 27.0 144,934 3,791 26.2
Ohio 2,852,908 68,236 23.9 2,829,458 68,399 24.2 2,810,418 70,280 25.0 2,790,677 71,762 25.7 2,770,035 73,156 26.4
Oklahoma 886,107 39,592 44.7 885,621 36,641 41.4 883,691 36,070 40.8 886,369 36,952 41.7 894,034 36,673 41.0
Oregon 850,304 17,763 20.9 849,551 20,552 24.2 846,869 23,529 27.8 849,598 25,063 29.5 856,259 25,598 29.9
Pennsylvania 2,878,052 24,330 8.5 2,858,851 23,601 8.3 2,840,739 23,862 8.4 2,821,095 23,114 8.2 2,804,873 23,071 8.2
Puerto Rico Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,031,914 31,673 30.7 1,018,651 13,797 13.5
Rhode Island 248,334 7,211 29.0 247,632 7,012 28.3 245,808 6,707 27.3 241,839 7,101 29.4 237,451 8,441 35.5
South Carolina 1,016,427 18,579 18.3 1,019,266 18,434 18.1 1,023,278 17,186 16.8 1,030,036 17,088 16.6 1,039,653 16,712 16.1
South Dakota 198,015 8,411 42.5 196,300 5,534 28.2 195,335 4,620 23.7 194,619 4,445 22.8 194,681 3,908 20.1
Tennessee 1,406,170 28,348 20.2 1,410,172 29,790 21.1 1,416,415 48,622 34.3 1,428,285 59,998 42.0 1,442,593 61,886 42.9
Texas 6,081,582 129,956 21.4 6,162,780 133,827 21.7 6,245,791 140,038 22.4 6,337,618 161,895 25.5 6,493,965 166,728 25.7
Utah 732,163 18,965 25.9 736,661 20,009 27.2 755,550 21,132 28.0 775,353 21,052 27.2 791,198 20,206 25.5
Vermont 142,939 3,194 22.3 140,452 2,936 20.9 138,247 2,690 19.5 135,814 2,504 18.4 133,389 2,315 17.4
Virginia 1,767,291 20,619 11.7 1,783,369 15,911 8.9 1,791,792 28,105 15.7 1,803,450 27,937 15.5 1,806,847 29,141 16.1
Washington 1,519,294 18,423 12.1 1,517,018 30,222 19.9 1,516,468 32,314 21.3 1,519,924 34,293 22.6 1,526,267 35,698 23.4
West Virginia 393,227 15,052 38.3 391,377 19,556 50.0 390,144 18,508 47.4 389,162 22,400 57.6 389,071 23,210 59.7
Wisconsin 1,352,569 42,087 31.1 1,340,100 41,377 30.9 1,330,485 40,205 30.2 1,320,899 29,660 22.5 1,312,530 29,029 22.1
Wyoming 124,851 2,403 19.2 123,151 2,381 19.3 122,399 2,018 16.5 121,519 2,020 16.6 121,794 2,437 20.0
Total 71,535,416 1,811,974 Blank Cell 71,709,450 1,833,790 Blank Cell 71,735,275 1,872,693 Blank Cell 73,196,521 1,916,359 Blank Cell 73,393,682 1,907,264 Blank Cell
Rate Blank Cell Blank Cell 25.3 Blank Cell Blank Cell 25.6 Blank Cell Blank Cell 26.1 Blank Cell Blank Cell 26.2 Blank Cell Blank Cell 26.0
Number Reporting 50 50 50 50 50 50 49 49 49 51 51 51 51 51 51

 

Report Investigation Trends, 2002-2006
This table describes the history of total investigations and the investigation rate over the years 2002-2006. For every State and each year, the table includes the total child population, total investigations, and investigation rate. Over the course of the past five years, the rate has climbed from 25.3 to 26.0 per 1,000 children.

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