New Child Maltreatment Information for FY 2011:
During FFY 2011, an estimated 3.4 million referrals were received by CPS agencies. The national estimate of 3.4 million referrals was estimated to include 6.2 million children. Of these referrals, based on data from 45 states, 60.8 percent were screened in and 39.2 percent were screened out.
In FY 2011, 51 States reported (unique count) 676,569 victims of child abuse and neglect. The unique victim rate was 9.1 victims per 1,000 children in the population. Using this rate, the national estimate of unique victims for FFY 2011 was 681,000. Comparing 2011 (unique count) victim data to 2010 data, 42 States reported a decreased number of victims. Other victim demographics include:
* An estimated 1570 children died due to child abuse and neglect
* Victims in the age group of birth to 1 year had the highest rate of victimization at 21.2 per 1,000 children of the same age group in
the national population.
* Victimization was split between the sexes with boys accounting for 48.6 percent and girls accounting for 51.1
percent. Fewer than 1 percent of victims were of unknow sex.
* Eighty seven percent of (unique count) victims were comprised of three races or ethnicities--
African American (21.5%), Hispanic (22.1%), and White (43.9%).
The greatest percentage of children suffered from neglect. A child may have suffered from multiple forms of maltreatment and was counted once for each maltreatment type. CPS investigations or assessments determined that for unique victims:
* more than 75 percent (78.5%) suffered neglect
* more than 15 percent (17.6%) suffered physical abuse
* less than 10 percent (9.1%) suffered sexual abuse
During FFY 2011, an estimated 3.4 million referrals were received by CPS agencies. The national estimate of 3.4 million referrals was estimated to include 6.2 million children. Of these referrals, based on data from 45 states, 60.8 percent were screened in and 39.2 percent were screened out.
In FY 2011, 51 States reported (unique count) 676,569 victims of child abuse and neglect. The unique victim rate was 9.1 victims per 1,000 children in the population. Using this rate, the national estimate of unique victims for FFY 2011 was 681,000. Comparing 2011 (unique count) victim data to 2010 data, 42 States reported a decreased number of victims. Other victim demographics include:
* An estimated 1570 children died due to child abuse and neglect
* Victims in the age group of birth to 1 year had the highest rate of victimization at 21.2 per 1,000 children of the same age group in
the national population.
* Victimization was split between the sexes with boys accounting for 48.6 percent and girls accounting for 51.1
percent. Fewer than 1 percent of victims were of unknow sex.
* Eighty seven percent of (unique count) victims were comprised of three races or ethnicities--
African American (21.5%), Hispanic (22.1%), and White (43.9%).
The greatest percentage of children suffered from neglect. A child may have suffered from multiple forms of maltreatment and was counted once for each maltreatment type. CPS investigations or assessments determined that for unique victims:
* more than 75 percent (78.5%) suffered neglect
* more than 15 percent (17.6%) suffered physical abuse
* less than 10 percent (9.1%) suffered sexual abuse
