Skip Navigation
acfbanner  
ACF
Department of Health and Human Services 		  
		  Administration for Children and Families
          
ACF Home   |   Services   |   Working with ACF   |   Policy/Planning   |   About ACF   |   ACF News   |   HHS Home

  Questions?  |  Privacy  |  Site Index  |  Contact Us  |  Download Reader™Download Reader  |  Print Print    


Children's Bureau Safety, Permanency, Well-being  Advanced
 Search

Table 4-4 Race and Ethnicity of Child Fatalities, 2006
Child Maltreatment 2006

RACE Child Fatalities
Number Percent
White 473 43.0
African-American 324 29.4
Hispanic 187 17.0
Unable to Determine or Missing 81 7.4
Other or Multiple Race 14 1.3
Asian 12 1.1
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 0.8
Pacific Islander 1 0.1
Blank Cell 1,101 Blank Cell
Blank Cell Blank Cell 100.1

Based on data from 38 States.

 

Race and Ethnicity of Child Fatalities, 2006
This table displays the number and percent of child fatalities broken out by race or ethnicity. The first column lists each race or ethnicity category. The next column list the number of child fatalities and the final column lists the percentage. 43.0 percent of the children who died from abuse or neglect were White.

Return to Chapter 4

Return to Chapter 4: Figures and Tables