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Assignment 2 Secondary Data Tables Alexia Burton Tuskegee University March 17, 2012

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1. Problem Identification: Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Reported and Investigated by State: 2005

2. Problem Description In 2005, there were nearly 2,000,000 reported cases of child abuse and neglect in the United States. Over 70,000,000 citizens in the overall population were children, and almost 83% of those children were abused or neglected. The American Humane Association affirms that 23.1% of children neglected in 2005 were African-American, which means almost 210,000 AfricanAmerican children were abused within the span of that year alone. Though not as high as the number of white children abused in the same year, these still staggering numbers suggest an unfortunate future for a race whose population, including children, continues to grow. To combat the abuse and neglect of children requires both an awareness of the problem and a positive reaction to the situation. It is important that communities, especially black communities, are educated of the severity of the problem, and are armed with the proper outlets, such as federal agencies and mentoring programs, that can effectively deal with such a sensitive issue as child abuse and neglect. More importantly, the community must not be afraid to step in and care for their young as a community.

3. Findings In 2005, in the United States, almost 83% of the child population was victim to abuse. The majority of abuse and neglect occurred in the most populous states, including New York, Florida, California, Illinois, and Texas. Regionally, the Southern portion of the United States was

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responsible for the majority of the abuse in the country, almost 55% of child victims residing in states such as Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Two years later, in 2007, the number of child victims in the United States dropped nearly 13%, though, in 2009, it dropped again, but only by 3%. Whites were more frequently abused than other races in 2005. Boys and girls were almost equal in the total amount of abused and neglected victims. Children with illnesses or disabilities were twice as likely to be victims of abuse. A. Magnitude: 899,454 children were victims of abuse in 2005. 3,529,172 children were subjects of an investigation, and 1,915,641 reports were filed in the same year. Given the population figures in the table (stating that the population number of children below the age of 18 was 74,502,089), an estimated 83% of children in the United States were victims of abuse in 2005. African-Americans accounted for 23.1% of the abuse, with nearly 210,000 African-American children abused in 2005. B. Scope: The United States, in total, had 899,454 child victims in 2005. The state that had the largest amount of child victims was California, with 95,314 victims total. The region that had the largest amount of child victims was the Southern region, with a combined 403,801 victims total. C. Changes: In 2007, the number of child victims in the United States dropped down to 783,351, almost a 13% drop in victims from two years prior. In 2009, the number of child victims in the United States dropped down to 762,940, almost a 3% drop from 2007, and almost a 16% drop from 2005. D. Disparities: Boys and girls were almost equally abused in 2005. 47.3% of children were boys, 50.7% of children were girls. Whites were more frequently abused than other races, 49.7% of children abused being white. Blacks were second in listings,

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with 23.1% of children abused being black. Children with disabilities or illnesses were twice as likely to be abused.

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Appendix Data Tables Table 336. Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Reported and Investigated by State: 2005 [See notes]

State and outlying area

United States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan

Populatio n under 18 Number of reports years old \1 74,502,08 9 1,915,641 1,089,753 18,318 188,324 4,273 1,580,436 37,088 675,622 23,120 9,701,862 228,012 1,180,525 26,950 835,006 30,030 195,879 5,799 112,837 4,067,877 2,362,722 299,852 374,180 3,241,039 1,602,847 670,801 674,285 980,160 1,147,651 277,336 1,402,961 1,458,036 2,524,274 4,958 148,004 74,165 2,733 6,499 66,305 37,860 24,536 14,146 47,960 26,901 5,396 (NA) 38,669 65,174

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Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Puerto Rico

1,229,578 748,544 1,378,232 204,994 431,629 621,180 303,151 2,161,801 489,482 4,545,884 2,141,041 136,518 2,759,112 853,336 849,944 2,816,739 245,354 1,027,202 188,270 1,390,522 6,326,285 742,556 132,619 1,824,568 1,484,365 382,497 1,295,995 114,321 1,032,105

18,843 15,745 55,217 8,181 15,501 14,291 6,583 34,806 20,225 140,214 66,698 3,961 71,762 36,952 25,063 23,114 7,101 17,088 3,968 59,998 161,895 21,052 2,504 27,937 34,293 22,400 29,660 2,020 31,673

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Statistics and Research, Child Maltreatment 2005, annual.

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Number of children subject of an investigation \2 3,529,172 27,378 6,813 84,154 46,950 434,589 41,166 45,064 13,878 11,950 334,293 174,409 5,426 9,646 146,091 57,752 38,038 21,240 75,625 44,630 9,241 (NA) 79,909 173,806 27,682 24,648 82,252 13,793 35,621 27,738 9,275 61,041

Number of child victims \3 899,454 9,029 2,693 6,119 8,124 95,314 9,406 11,419 1,960 2,840 130,633 47,158 2,762 1,912 29,325 19,062 14,016 2,775 19,474 12,366 3,349 14,603 35,887 24,603 8,499 6,154 8,945 2,095 6,630 4,971 941 9,812

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32,950 236,897 135,809 6,972 112,600 65,716 40,110 23,114 10,734 38,238 7,158 94,469 269,122 33,684 3,099 56,156 53,124 50,249 41,430 3,936 49,507

7,285 70,878 33,250 1,547 42,483 13,941 12,414 4,353 3,366 10,759 1,442 18,376 61,994 13,152 1,080 6,469 7,932 9,511 9,686 853 15,807

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Reference (2005, ). Table 336. child abuse and neglect cases reported and investigated by state: 2005. Retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau website: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2008/tables/08s0336.pdf (2011, ). Child abuse and neglect statistics. Retrieved from American Humane Association website:http://www.americanhumane.org/children/stop-child-abuse/fact-sheets/child-abuse-andneglect-statistics.html