Protective Services Data System annual report 2000

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CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTS - 2000

II!------~-~-'---------------------------~---------------------------------------~-----------n calendar year 2000, 74,803 reports of child abuse and neglect were m'lde to county Departments of

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II Family and Children Services. DFCS screened out or referred to other services 20,647 reports that did not Imeet the definition of maltreatment. Data for the remaining 54,156 reports were entered into the Protective I

I Services Data System fPSDS) and used to compile this report.

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CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES DATA SYSTEM

OVERVIEW
The Georgia General 'Assembly established a child abuse information system in 1990 to collect data on child maltreatment. The Protective Services Data System (PSDS) collects data on all relevant information except names of maltreaters(the Georgia Supreme Court has determined that keeping names is unconstitutional).
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The data from PSDS provide the information for this annual report and for the reporting required by the Federal goyernment. The data are: used by child abuse investigators to determine if
families being investigated for reports of child abuse have a prior history with Child Protective Services (CPS) in Georgia. a means of measuring changes in the number and

type of reported and investigated abuse incidents. Each county Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) enters data into the system. Although the numbers and information in this report are essentially accurate, some information may be missing and some minor inaccuracies may occur due to county: errors in data entry. reports that were still being investigated up to the deadline for data entry. missing the deadline for data entry. Because of the volume of entries in the system, the small number of investigations not counted owing to these omissions/errors, should not influence any reported trends.

DISPOSITION OF CASES

In 2000, 74,803 reports of abuse or neglect were made to county Departments of Family and Children Services. When a report is made the department determines whether it meets the criteria for an inves-
tigation: there is a child under 18 years alleged to be mistreated by the parent or caretaker. Reports that
do not meet these basic criteria for an investigation are frequently referred to local resources (e.g., mental health, court system, early intervention and preventive programs) for assistance. A copy of every report DFCS receives is immediately shared with local law enforcement, as required by O.CG.A. 19-7-5.
In 2000, 20,647 reports that did not meet the criteria for abuse and neglect were screened ou.t or referred to other resources. An investigated report is
substantiated or unsubstantiated.

Substantiated, case remains open - A case is
substantiated when the preponderance of evidence supports the allegations. Cases rated high risk or moderate risk for recurring abuse or neglect remain open for ongoing CPS services.
Substantiated, case dosed - A preponderance of
evidence supports the allegations; however, the case is low risk for further maltreatment. Referrals to community resources are made as available and appropriate.
Unsubstantiated, case dosed - There is either not
a preponderance of evidence or no evidence to support the allegations, and the case is closed.
Unsubstantiated, case remains open - There is
either not a preponderance of evidence or no evidence to support the allegations. -The case remains open because of court-ordered CPS involvement.

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DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THIS REPORT

The information in this report refers to several types of counts:
A report/case count represents the number of reports received. One report may contain more than one
alleged incident of maltreatment and may involve more than one child.

Status Substantiated

Cases 19,560

An incident count represents the number of maltreat- Unsubstantiated

ment incidents. One report may contain more than one

incident. An incident is counted for each type of mal-

Total

treatment reported and for each child. The number of

incidents in PSDS will be greater than the number of

reports!cases. It will equal or exceed the number of children.

A maltreater count represents the number of reported maltreaters.

34,596 54,156

2000 INCIDENT DATA

Incidents 34,079 59,593 93,672

Substantiated incident total

Unsubstantiated incident total
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10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

SUBSTANTIATED INCIDENTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT

N eglect 1F==~~~===:::;:::==================;:====::::s.I
Physical ~===::::::=:!ol

Sexual ~:::=Y Emotional

Other ~:=~~----l--------+-""'"--------~

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10,000

20,000

30,000

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REPORTERS

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uspected abuse or neglect is reported to county DFCS offices. While the agency encourages anyone who

susJ!>e<::ts maltreatment to report, the law requires certain people to report, by virtue of their profession; they,

I are c~llel"mandated reporters." This includes teachers, school counselors, physicians, nurse5, dentists I

IIlaw enforcement personnel and Georgia Department of Human Resources staff members

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The table below shows the types of reporters for substantiated incidents The numbers are duplicated, since I

Ia single report may contain multiple types of alleged a~~se __~ ~_~_

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SUBSTANTIATED INCIDENTS - TYPES OF REPORTERS

Mandated Reporters School Personnel

Law enforcement/Court

Hospital/Clinic

Physician, dentist, podiatrist, nurse

Professional counselor, social worker

DHR staff

-

Day care center

TANF

Non-mandated reporters Custodial parent/guardian

Relative

Non-custod ial parent

Neighbor/friend

Religious leader/staff

Lawyer

Other non-mandated person

Alleged maltreater

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Victim

6,014 7,640 2,428
.762 2,147 2,978
331 74
1,696 3,153
744 2,555
210 133 81 8
57 202

Unknown Anonymous
Unknown

. 1,466
671

* A TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) case manager refers a family when there
is concern about abuse or neglect of a child resulting from a TANF sanction.

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LOCATION OF MALTREATMENT

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about

where

the

alleged

maltreatment

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accompanying chart are duplicated because more than one type of abuse can occur In each location for i

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one-child. For example, a child may have been both neglected and sexually abused in the family home.

IThis child is counted twice at that location

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SUBSTANTIATED - LOCATION AND TYPE OF ABUSE

Location Victim's home

Neglect
20,759

Type

Physical

Sexual

Abuse

Abuse

3,415

1,485

Emotional Abuse
1,358

Other
2,376

Other private home

1,161

243

657

44

95

Center-based day care

68

26

4

4

1

Family-based day care

82

11

18

2

1

Residential foster care

27

5'

11

2

2

Group home foster care

10

1

2

4

0

Family foster care

52

10

6

12

0

Other institution

155

33

29

20

2.

Other*

1,389

129

142

44

177

Total

23,703

3,873

2,354

1,490 2,659

Total
29,393 2,200 103 114 47 17 80 244 1,881
34,079

*"0ther" may include such locations as a park, shopping mall, automobile, place of business, etc.

FOSTER PARENTS AND FOSTER HOMES
In 2000, 197 foster parents were substantiated as perpetrators of 144 incidents of substantiated abuse or neglect. The three types of foster care recorded in the data system are residential facilities, group home facilities and family foster care homes.

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE
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O FCS began collecting information on substance abuse in reported cases in 1994. Parental substance abuse is a major factor in child abuse and neglect, and the department places strong emphasis on identifying families with this problem and referring them for treatment. This more aggressive approach by Child Protective Services includes: asking the reporter specific questions regarding substance abuse. responding immediately to a report from medical personnel that a mother or a newborn has tested positive
for drugs. In this case, the agency refers the mother for a formal substance abuse assessment, checks for the safety of other children in the home, requests custody of the newborn and other children who may be atrisk, and requests court-ordered treatment for the mother, if the need is indicated. assessing the need for treatment in all investigations where drug use was alleged in the original report and where abuse or neglect wa~ substantiated. attempting to obtain voluntary drug screens in cases where drug use is alleged and paying for drug screenings and assessments. (Note: If parents or caretakers refuse to have a drug screen, CPS can request the court to order one). requiring repeat negative drug screens for a specified length of time in ongoing cases where drug use was substantiated.
As a result of these protective services policies related to drug use (and case managers' increased ability to I recognize its signs) drug abuse has been substantiated in increasing numbers of cases.
The numbers in the accompanying chart are not duplicated. One report is entered for each family that is alleged or found to be an abuser of alcohol or an illegal drug user.

Type
Alcohol Illegal drugs Alcohol and illegal drugs
Total

ADULT SUBSTANCE ABUSE BY TYPE

Alleged substantiated

Alleged unsubstantiated

2,758 5,458 1,545
9,759

2,413 4,397 1,304
8,114

Total
5,171 9,855 2,847 17,873

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2000 VICTIM DATA

The graphs in this section identify all the children who were entered into the data system as substantiated victims of maltreatment during 2000. These graphs depict the categories of race, age and sex. The num~ ber of victims is a duplicated number, since a. child may have been the victim of more than one incident

of maltreatment.

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AGE

Under 1 1-3 4-6
7-9 I:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::==;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::*:::::::::::::::::::::::::::~#::::::::::::::::::::::::#::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=t==:::::::::::::::::::::::::::=::;::::::::::~ 6,477
10-12 13-15
16 -18 I:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=;:::::::::::::::Y
Not reported

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1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

RACE

Hispanic F:::::::::::!J

Asian

American Indian

Multi-racial ~:::::~~=------J---~~-----!----J----t---t----t---~

o

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000

SEX

Female

Male
o 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 6

CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
II f a child has a disabil!it~, PSIDS documents the type of disability and the corresponding type of abuse. The
following chart depicts the type of substantiated abuse that occurred to children with disabilities. These i numbers may be duplicated because frequently a child with disabilities will be reported for more than one I type of abuse in the same case.

SUBSTANTIATED ABUSE OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES BY TYPE

Neglect

Physical

Sexual

Emotional

Other

o

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

SUBSTANTIATED ABUSE OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES BY DISABILITY

Type of Disability Mental retardation

Neglect
113

Physical Abuse
26

Sexual Abuse
22

Emotional Abuse 9

Other 5

Total 175

Mental illness

4

1

1

1

0

7

Emotionallbehavioral

154

41

6

12

9

222

Neurological

46

8

3

1

2

60

Other developmental

disability

101

28

5

2

9

144

Major medical

68

1

2

3

12

86

Total

486

104

39

28

37

694

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2000 MALTREATER DATA

Since

,~ndated

craerleatimh!5,:~tncealmfgaojroirei ,

tlon is contained in the secti

d or neglected by their gli'-al, parents. There are 15 @r.e,,<!letailed rnaltreater informa-
~liIJemt.

Maltreaters Biologi.cal parents Non-biological parents Other relatives Live-in boyfriend Other, non-relatives Sitter/child care School" personnel Residential facility staff Unknown Total

Substantiated 25,174 1,459 2,100 501 652 189 45 72 50 30,242

MALTREATERS BY ACE - MALES

Age

Substantiated

Under 18

419

18-24

671

25-34 35-54

2,440 3,590

55 and over Unknown

252 2,483

Total

9,855

MALTREATERS BY ACE - FEMALES

Age

Substantiated

Under 16

248

16-24

5,099

25-34

11,358

35-54

6,712

55 and over

458

Unknown

1.617

Total

25,492

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FATALITIES

i- In 2~O~:-~children in Georgia died as a result of substantiated ab~~e or n~~le~t. Forty-~ne-of these c~ldre~ were part of a CPS investigation (see Other, p. 23). Deaths which are entered into the Protective Services Data System (PSDS) are those in which DFCS investigated and substantiated either abuse or neglect. Cases

in which a child died at the hands of a caregiver but which were handled solely by law enforcement and the

courts may not be recorded in PSDS. Four children have been added to this count. They were not part of an

investigation at the time of their death; however, their deaths are attributed to maltreatment, and there was a

history with this department.

Twenty-five children died as a result of parental neglect and/or inadequate supervision. While these deaths

were unintentional, the parents or caretakers appeared negligent. Twenty children died from physical abuse.

Of the 45 children, 19 had no current or prior history with Child Protective Services; 26 were from families

that had been investigated at some time prior to the child's death; and two were receiving CPS services at the

time of their deaths. Some of the previous investigations involved different children and occurred ten or more

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years prior to to the current department involvement.

Georgia law requires a multi-agency Child Fatality Review Sub-Committee to operate in every Georgia

county. These sub-committees, which include a representative from DFCS, are to review the deaths of all Ch.il-

dren in the county who die unexpectedly. For example, the death of a child in an auto accident is reviewed by the sub-committee but probably is not investigated by DFCS or entered in the data system.

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NEGLECT
Medical: Car accident Fire Drowning Miscellaneous accidents due to
insufficient supervision Total
PHYSICAL ABUSE
Blunt force trauma Shaken Baby Syndrome Fire Other injuries Smothered Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Total

MALTREATERS BY SEX

4

Neglect

Female Male M/P

2

Fire

4

4

5

Medical

2

Car accident

2

2

Miscellaneous

10

insufficient supv. 4

3

3

25

Drowning

4

1

Criminal charges filed - 6 Cases

Physical Abuse Female Male M/F* Unk

Blunt force

7

trauma

Shaken Baby

.7

Syndrome

4

2

5

3

Fire

3

1

Smothered

1

Other

1

1

Muschausen

1

Syndrome by Proxy

20

Criminal charges filed -15 cases

*Both the male and female caregiver were involved

9

Black White Hispanic Multi-racial

RACE

Female Male

SEX

AGE

24

Under age 6

39

18

(Eighteen of these were under age 1)

2

Six to 13 years

6

1

15 30

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NEGLECT

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his and the following sections of this report give a breakdown of incidents by type of maltreatment.

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Neglect is the most commonly reported and most often substantiated type of maltreatment. Neglect occurs if a parent or caretaker, either deliberately or by chronic disregard, permits a child to suffer

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\ and/or fails to provide one or more of the elements necessary for the child's physical, intellectual, social and \

Ii emotional development. Incidents of neglect are frequently reported with other types of maltreatment, because it is often assumed

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that the child who is physically or sexually abused was also not adequately supervised or was neglected in 1

some way that contributed to the other reported maltreatment.

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In 2000, 62,445 incidents of neglect were reported. Of these, 23,703 were substantiated.

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The most common type of substantiated neglect is inadequate supervision. This ranges from a child staying

home alone after school to children locked overnight in an apartment without adult supervision. Inadequate

supervision is also frequently cited in sexual abuse cases, as it is commonly believed that the maltreater might

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not have had access to the child if the child had been adequately supervised by a responsible parent.

When families do not have adequate food, clothing or shelter, DFCS may provide services or refer them to

another more appropriate community resource. Some families, where neglect is a result of poverty, may be

eligible for DFCS Prevention of Unnecessary Placement (PUP) services to help alleviate the problems causing

the neglect without removing the children from the home.

Determination
Substantiated Unsubstantiated Total

Number of Incidents
23,703 38,742 62,445

TYPE OF SUBSTANTIATED NEGLECT
Inadequate supervision F=::;:::=~====:::::;:==;::::::=:;::=::p:=:t;::==;:=~=:::::::;r==::::51
Inadequate food, clothing, shelter F=:::;::::::::::::=r==*:::::::==r===:::::r=:::::::~ Emotional neglect k==:;==*=~
Inadequate health/medical care ~=:;::::::Y Abandonment/rejection* IF:=~
Educational/cognitive neglect
Malnourishment/failure to thrive

11,869

o 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 12,000

*The abandonment/rejection category includes not only children for whom a parent no longer wants responsibility; it also includes children who may not be picked up as scheduled from school, children left with a baby sitter beyond planned pick-up times, etc.
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Neglect, continued

AGE

Under 1

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4-6

4,479

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7-9

!il 4,505

10-12 _~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~~3,562
13-15 ~"~~~~~~~~.~~~~~ 2,669

16-18 r"F=====:;>t

Not reported "

o

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

RACE

Black ri="====::;======;:====::;======;:====::;===>11
White ri======;:====::;======;:====::;======;:=~
Hispanic ~ ('f=~ Asian

American Indian

Multi-racial

o

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

SEX

Female

Male o

2,000

4,000

6,000

12

8,000

10,000

12,000

Neglect, continued

MALTREATER'S RELATIONSHIP TO VICTIM

Biological mother rF'=======;:=======;;;;=======:;:;;;;;;;:~ Biological father rFlil====>f

Non-biological parent

Other relative

1,177

Live-in boyfriend

Other,

non-relati.ve

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School personnel i2

Residential facility staff 40

Sitter/Child care 114

Unknown 15

o

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

SUBSTANTIATED NEGLECT-CHARACTERISTICS OF MALTREATERS

Race/Sex

Black

Relationship

to Victim

-M

F

White M

Hispanic Asian American MultiIndian racial
-
F M FM F M F M F

Other MF

Totals

1,091 8,832 2,306 7,726 262 536 17 53 2 18 16 90 0 0

Not reported

Totals

MF

M

F

10 12 3,704 17,267

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PHYSICAL ABUSE

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Determination
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Substantiated
Unsubstantiated
Total

Number of Incidents 3,873
11,226 15,099

TYPE OF SUBSTANTIATED PHYSICAL ABUSE

Bruises, welts,.abrasions Lacerations, cuts, punctures 153 Fractures, dislocations, joint or muscle sprains 145
Burns, scalding ~ 104 Intercranial skull injury/spinal cord/nerve damage 65
Subdural hematoma : 38 Internal, chest, abdomen, pelvic injury 20
Poisoning 3

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1,000

2,000

3,000

. 4,000

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Physical Abuse, continued

AGE

Under 1 "
1-3~~~~
4-6 _~~_~~~~
7-9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 867
1103--1125 ~_ iii:=iii=:li=====:~~~
16-18
Not reported "

o

200

400

600

800

1,000

RACE
/'i====;:===;===:;=:==:;::==::;::====;:===;::::==:;:===;:==01 1,892

Hispanic Asian
American Indian

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200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000

SEX

Female

Male
o

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

15

Physical Abuse, continued

MALTREATER'S RELATIONSHIP TO VICTIM

~other BBioiloolgoigciaclal father ~t"~';I~A;I~Y~.~#~';I.~#~'~~;.I."~"~-_.#~'~~~""~"~AII~Y"I~~III'~I~'~''.I_~~~'~~.#I'~III"~~I1_1~_1,~1~.0~6~~~~~.n~I'~4i30~
Non-biological parent "IJ"1"""~II'''AIY''.4Qfl 384 Other relative ~~IYIII'''''''I''~Jl 319
Live-in boyfriend" ,135 Other, non-relative ~ 66
School personnel I~ 13 Residential facility staff ~~ 19
Sitter/child care ~~ 37
Unknown 7

o

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

SUBSTANTIATED PHYSICAL ABUSE-CHARACTERISTICS OF MALTREATERS

Race/Sex

Black

Relationship

to Victim

MF

White Hispanic Asian A~erican Multi- Other Not

Indian racial

reoorted

M FM F M F M F M F M F M F

Totals

M

F

Totals

685 1,079 910 653 89 53 11 13 1 2 5 7 0 0 5 3 1,706 1,810

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SEXUAL ABUSE

s' f~::" malt,e::'~nt which~~ntacts r e:al abuse ;s a

of : i l d

in

0' interactions (such as fondling, :odOmy,

penetration) occur between a child under 18 and the parent or caretaker, during which the child is
l! being used for the sexual stimulation of that adult or another person.

Sexual abuse may also be committed by a person under the age of 18 when that person is either significant-

ly older than the victim or when the abuser is in a position of power or control over another child. When

someone outside the child's family abuses a child, CPS must evaluate whether the parents permitted this to

happen or neglected to supervise the child adequately.

Sexual exploitation is a form of maltreatment in which a child's parent or caretaker allows, permits, encour-
=J ages or requires a child under the age of 18 to engage in sexual acts for the stimulation and/or gratification of
adults or in prostitution as defined in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA, Section 16-6-9); allows, permits, encourages or requires such child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purposes of producing any visual or print medium (OCGA, Section 16-1-100).

In 2000 6,462 incidents of sexual abuse were reported and 2,354 incidents substantiated. Fondling is the

most often substantiated form of sexual abuse. In substantiated incidents, children between the ages of 4 and

15 are the most frequently abused.

Determin"ation
Substantiated Unsubstantiated
TOTAL

Number of Incidents 2,354 4,108
6,462

TYPE

Fondling IF====:;====::;=====;:::====;:'=====:=====;:/~ 1,246
Penetration

Sodomy

Exhibitionism/voyeurism t:::::::::::::Y 113

Incest IF===:Y 108

Sexual exploitation

70

Sexually transmitted disease

43

Genital injury 24

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200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

17

Sexual Abuse, continued

ACE

Under 1 ..

41-6-~3~=====

7-9

~.

10-12 !!!!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!t:
13-15 IF==~=:;========~

16-18

~ Not reported .

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o

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

RACE

Blackr,t======r"===r===:::;:====r

White iii

~ 1,403

rt======r"===r===:::;:===:::::::;====:;::::::::;==~==O=f

Hispanic

Asian 3

American Indian 1 Multi-racial ~ 52

o

200

400

600

800

1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600

SEX

Female

Male o 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 18

Sexual Abuse, continued

MALTREATER'S RELATIONSHIP TO VICTIM

Biological mother ~!II'J.i

~.. ~I'I'A.I 170

Biological father ~ ~ ~!II'J.i ~I'''''~''''

~A !II'J.i ~

~

~,. 540

Non-biological parent ~ ~~..., ~..., ~ ~ ~

,,275

Other relative ~ ~ ~

~~...,

~ ~ ~ ~I''''' ~A ~!II'J.i 469

live-in boyfriend '!II'J.il ~ ~ ~ ~ 111 Other, non-relative ~ !II'J.i ~

!II'J.i ~~..., ~...,

447

School personnel 18

Residential facility staff ' 5

Sitter/Child care' !il 32

Unknown

25

o

100

200

300

400

500

600

SUBSTANTIATED SEXUAL ABUSE-CHARACTERISTICS OF PERPETRATORS ,.

Race/Sex
Relationship to Victim

Black

White Hispanic Asian

American Multi- Other Not

Indian

racial

reported

Total

M F M F M F M F M F M FM F M F

MF

Totals

615 131 1,091 128 81 3 6 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 24 3 1,825 267

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EMOTIONAL ABUSE

Determination Substantiated Unsubstantiated Total

Number of Incidents 1,490 2,537 4,027

SUBSTANTIATED EMOTIONAL ABUSE
Verbal threats/humiliation

Bizarre disCipline (non,.physical) o

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

20

Emotional Abuse, continued

ACE

~EE=6 1-3
Under 1 4-6
7-9
1103--1152 ~~ !!;!!~=;V=A===~====== r301~~339
16-18 IF:::::::::========~ Not reported

o

100

200

300

400

RACE

Asian; American Indian
Multi-racial
o

100 200 300 400 . 500 600 700 800 900 1,000

SEX

Female

Male

o

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

21

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Emotional Abuse, continued

MALTREATER'S RELATIONSHIP TO VICTIM

Biological mother 1~.I'#'.I'.I'~.I"~.I'I'.I'.6<I

Biological father ~4'~.I'I'I,~n

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Non-biological parent ~'#"~'~.I'I'I'.I'I'~f 162

Other relative W.I'llJall 54

Live-in boyfriend 52 ~'#'.I"~ Other, non-relative ~~ 16

School personnel 2
Residential facility staff ~8 Sitter/Child care J4
Unknown 1

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o

100

200

300

~

528 ~.I2r

525 rI"~'4'4'~I"~'~~

400

500

600

SUBSTANTIATED EMOTIONAL ABUSE-CHARACTERISTICS OF MALTREATERS

Race/Sex
Relation to victim Totals

Black

White Hispanic

M F M F MF
1.84 235 484 382 38 10

Asian American Multi- Other Indian racial

Not reoorted

MF
27

M F M. F 00 70

MF 00

MF
12

Total
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MF
716 636

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OTHER
W hen a report is received that does not fit clearly in any other category, the report is classified as "other." In 2000, 5,626 incidents were reported under this category, and 2,659 incidents were substantiated. Child fatalities are recorded in this category. The 41 deaths recorded under "Fatality" were substantiated as resulting from abuse or neglect.
The 41 deaths recorded in this section were substantiated as resulting from abuse or neglect. In addition to the 41 children who are part of an investigation, there are an additional four children discussed under "Fatalities" on page 9. These children are not in the fatality count, because they were not part of an investigation with the department; however their deaths are attributed to maltreatment and they had a history with the department. Inclusion of these four children bring the total number of children discussed under "Fatalities" to 45.
Only fatalities investigated by DFCS are in the data system. For example, a child killed in an automobile accident is reviewed by the Child Fatality Review Subcommittee at the county level. If there is no evidence of abuse or neglect by the caretaker, nothing is recorded in the data system.

Determination Substantiated Unsubstantiated Total

Number of Incidents 2,659 2,967 5,626

SUBSTANTIATED OTHER

Drug-exposed Birth addiction
"*Fatality
Medical care needed Hospitalization
Non-medical drug injury 10 Gunshot wound 4

o

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

*Deaths attributed to confirmed abuse or neglect (see p. 9)

2,457
2,500

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Other Abuse, continued

AGE

Under 1 "

w1-35~FI3M ===n

13-157-9

10-12

!Zi

~~~~~~~~~ 250

I
> 361
~ 351

16-18 IF==::Y

Not r.eported ~

o

200

400

600

800

RACE

Black I~"i'===========;========
White

1,370

Hispanic

Asian 1

American Indian 4

Multi-racial

104

o

600

1,200

1,800

SEX

Female

Male o

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

24

Other Abuse, continued

L
OTHER MALTREATMENT - MALTREATER'S RELATIONSHIP WITH VICTIM

Biological mother 1~.#'IY.#'IY.#'I'..4PY.#'.#'~I..4PYA Biological father ~14Y1..4PY.#'I.&f 313
Non-biological parent ~ 68 Other relative ~ 81
Live-in boyfriend '~ 17 Other, non-relative ) 11
School personnel 0 Residential facility staff 0
Sitter/Child care 2
Unknown 2

o

200

400

600

800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000

SUBSTANTIATED OTHER ABUSE-CHARACTERISTICS OF MALTREATERS

Race/Sex

Black

White

Hispanic Asian American Multi- Other

Not

Total

Indian racial

reported

Relationship

to Victim

MF

MF

M F M F M F M F MF M F M F

Totals

82 893 267 991 24 23 a 1 a 3 6 18 a a 3 a 382 1,929

25

Protective Services Data System 2000 County Data Table 1

Substantiated cases

Total Cases Disposition

Risk Level'

Substantiation

Substantiated Incidents'

County .

investigated Open Closed Low Medium High Rate (%)

N

E

P

S

0

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Atkinson

62

6

16 14

7

0

35

25 0 5 2 0

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Baker

42

6

10

7

9

0

38

15 0 4 2 1

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Banks

\ 134

32 23 16 17 19

41

59 4 20 5 11

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Bartow

316

107 16 22 76 25

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195' 43 27 20 44

3

36

88 0 13 14 3

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Bleckley

95

21

11

5

17

5

34

51 1 5 4 10

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Brooks

204

81" 29 15 83 12

54

205 16 11 2 3

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355

59 42 24 62 11

28

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198

45 30 20 45

3

38

106 2 10 10 4

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502

125 48 24 127 19

34

232 12 25 11 14

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112

20 20

7

27

2

36

51 4 2 3 6

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105

13

19 14

5

3

30

54 3 10 1 0

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Cherokee

637

142 73 54 98 36

34

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29

7

4

5

5

1

38

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87

15 12

5

15

3

31

30 3 8 1 0

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302

55 49 33 53 18

34

80 20 30 44 4

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424

72 45 45 67

4

28

93 17 30 18 22

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Coweta

420

107 81 30 84 64

45

280 14 23 12 21

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Crisp

300

59 59 43 57 12

39

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152 8 30 19 10 ~~-~ _= ~~= !=~=~.~= ~_~- -_!I~:

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129

29 15 12 25

7

34

37 6 16 6 5

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1,908

427 302 280 323

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84

12 20 18

9

5

38

31 0 6 12 2

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Douglas

581

185 74 44 143 33

45

314 61 43 19 93

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Echols

39

13

7

4

12

4

51

26 0 4 3 0

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TABLE 1 NOTES: 1 There were 1064 substantiated cases missing risk level information, and an additional 145 substantiated cases having invalid risk level information 2 Refer to the Definitions of Terms section on page 2 for the difference between cases and incidents. N=Neglect, E=EmotionaJ abuse, P=PhysicaJ abuse, S=Sexual abuse, O=Other abuse
26

Substantiated cases

Total Cases Disposition

Risk Level'

Substantiation

Substantiated Incidents'

County

investigated Open Closed Low Medium High Rate (%)

N

E

P

S

0

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Emanuel

273

73

21

7

55

28

34

139 4

13

9

1

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208

35

30

26

31

7

31

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214

21

30

22

22

6

24

42 10 10

6

11

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223

37

46

34

40

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37

120 7

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174

20

19

13

25

1

22

61

0

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1,043

225 140 121

179

25

35

393 21 97 33 29

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301

51

33

19

51

14

28

101

6

17

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759

191

68

42

185

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Irwin

162

29

25

21

28

2

33

75

0

6

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0

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41

17

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563

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851

125 150

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167

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134

41

21

13

31

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227

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212

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274

51

44

25

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35

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96

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2

28

-=12--=-: -~~-= -_-_-jfi~_-_ ~-_-_~a_-_-~~-~_-_-_IL~-_-

29 3

6

3

5

?_- -_ 6 -- ~-6~ ~T ~

r-M--u-rr-a-y---------- ----2-5-3----. ---4-5-- ---3-8-. -.--1.6---- -.-5-7--- ---1-0---..-----3-3------ --1-17-- .-1-8--.. --19-- ---1-3-- --1--

:__ M~~~~~

!~_44

~5_~

~g9

?~~

.?.?_3_~ __.?_5

~~

62?

4__ ~~ ~~ 1_~_

TABLE 1 NOTES: 1 There were 1064 substantiated cases missing risk level information, and an additional 145 substantiated cases having invalid risk level information Refer to the Definitions of Terms section on page 2 for the difference between cases and incidents. N=Neglect, E=Emotional abuse, P=Physicai abuse, S=Sexual abuse, O=Other abuse
27

Substantiated cases

County
[ Newton
'Oconee 1691ethorpe

Total Cases Disposition

investigated Open Closed

,

441

53 57

158 105

-

21 9

23 16

Risk Level'

Substantiation

Low Medium High Rate (%)

Substantiated Incidents

N

E

P

S

0

41

51

11 - - -2.5- - - -11- 1 -8- -1-4- 26 -68-

14 17 10

28

53 3 3 7 22

11

7

4

24

35 5 5 - 6 - 0

Paulding
I Peach

735 155

144 16

108 26

81 15

-

130 14

41 1

34

272 11 85 25 67

27

43 1 9 6 5

Pickens

205

40 14 15 31

7

26

63 3 9 1 4

I Pierce

167

24 14 14 15

4

23

52 6 6 2 23

Pike \Polk

74

21

17 12

23

1

419

80 32 21

61

17

51

36 5 6 11 6

27

140 4 -1-1- ~ 10

Pulaski
I Putnam
Quitman
[ Rabun

101

129

-

-

21 215

22

12

9

21

2

34

35 3 7 5 2

28 - 16 14 . _2-8 - 1

34

67 5 -8- 1

0

- - 7
45

- _4. -
48

4 -16

---6-50---

2 -13

4532 -1216-8 ~--~-_._-

- 1-09-

- _1. -
12

0 8

-414-

Randolph

83

8

13 8

10

1

25

27 0 3 2 2

[Richmond Rockdale
I Schley

1,386 546 31

321 ---225

206

266

-

-30-

_

.

_3-9-

-

-

-

,_576 .. ~ -

49

139 ---a3 120

84 5

-

-8-34

-

-

-760

-

-

-804

-

-

7
2'

-

31 26

239 6 34 17 9

5

1 -1- -1- 0

Screven

106

26 17

7

25

11

41

67 6 8 3 13

[ Seminole

Spalding

I I

Stephens

Stewart

126

35 12 --6-- --34-- 7

809

227 159 88 274 11

300

40 32 27 34

5

44

12

10

8

13

1

37

68 3 5 8 2

48

486 12 41 61 19

24

-62- 16 -1-1- 1 812-

50

20 4 5 1 1

I Sumter

322

71

34 17

69

15

33

150 3 27 6 6

Talbot

36

13

5

3

10

2

50

21 1 3 3 5

[ Taliaferro

18

7

2

0

9

0

50

16 1 0 0 0

Tattnall
[ Taylor

225 "' 101

71 9

-

-282-

-

17 -7

-

-

66 -6

-

-

5
3

41 17

112 13 16 16 21 14 2 6 _.__2_ 1

Telfair

155

37 16

9

28

13-

34

45 5 10 8 14

L:ell
Thomas
I Tift

117

23 - -1-7 - ._16-- - -23 - 1

332 413

70 85

51 63

-3376

58 88

24 24

34

-5-2- 4 11 6 0

36

131 7 28 32 3

36

221 - 9 - -30 ~ 4

Toombs

456

151 51 25 154 20

44

268 11 22 30 49

[ Tow!!_s_____ - -6-3 - - - -7 - - -7 - - -2- - - -2 - 9

Treutlen

95

20

5

3

18

0

I Troup Turner
I Twiggs

384

100 100 78 108 - 13

123 109

23 24

22 18

17 10

-

22 27

5 2

22

-13- 6 4

32

26

33 2 3 0 0

52

246 - 6 4 ' 1 25 -8-'-

37

71 4 7 6 0

39

37 4 12 7 0

Union
LQPson Walker
I Walton Ware
I Warren

164

12 39 12 31

7

31

40 1 10 16 13

~ 299

47

48

44

43 - 7

32

76 6 ~ ""28 12

516 322

--26-47 -

52 56

26 42

72 31

4 7

- - -2253- - - -1744-6

15 7

24 26

15 11

25 6

422

90 - 47 34 72 29

32

170 32 39 11 4

41

8

5

3

9

0

32

20 1 2 2 0

Washington \W8yne

259 281

39 84

37 33

31 18

40 75

5 21

- - - -2429- - - - -18-800-

4 8

12 16 22 27 -~ 15

Webster

20

2

'4

4

2

0

30

400 21

[ Wheeler
White
I Whitfield

48

11 - 10

8 - -10- ---1_. - - -4-4- - - -2-8- - -3 - - -4 - -1- -5-

217

42 15 10 26 16

26

65 8 16 4 14

814

93 77 55 84 23

21

206 -1-1- 3 5 '26 -6-

Wilcox

87

20 11

8

18

3

36

45 1 4 2 0

I Wilkes Wilkinson

78

17

9

9

14

3

68

27 16 11

27

2

33

22 2 9 3 1

63

73 0 5 4 1

I Worth

346

91

85 40 115 14

51

246 -8- -22- -24-" -2-

IfOTAL

54,156 11,224 ~~- 5,845 10,434 2,072

36 _ 23,704 1,490 3,872 . 2,354 2,660

TABLE 1 NOTES: 1 There were 1064 substantiated cases missing risk level information. and an additional 145 substantiated cases having invalid risk level information Refer to the Definitions of Terms section on page 2 for the difference between cases and incidents, N~Neglect, E~Emotional abuse, P~Physical abuse, &=Sexual abuse. O=Other abuse

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County

Protective Services Data System
2000 C,ounty Data Table 2 .

Unsubstantiated

Cases

Open

Closed

Screened-out

Cases

Cases

Rate (%)

Other Info

Field

Area

Class

29

County Emanuel

Unsubstantiated Cases

Open

Closed

0

179

Screened-out Cases

Cases

Rate (%)

79

22

Other Info

Field Area

Class

8

3

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3

328

423

49

5

4

30

Unsubstantiated

Screened-out

Other Info

Cases

Cases

Field

County

Open

Closed

Cases

Rate (%)

Area

Class

Oconee

0

114

129

==- l_-.Q9!ethorll~

2 =~ ==_~?!!---=-~ ~ 3~_=~

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14

P~aCh---------- - - - - 4 - -

469

266

109 - - - ~-3~__ - ~

45

5

__ 25

- ~=_ ~

27

1

~_

7

2
~_
3 ---3-::-----

Pickens

4

147

129

39

1

2

=-=- _= - [Pierce----------- --4-- f25 ~=-~?

~--22-- ---11---- ----2----

Pike
_ L Po~

2

34

32

30

4

2

=._~ _=_~ _~04__-_=-':-!!9_=_= =)2 _~ __ ~ : =~ 3 _=

Pulaski

0

- ~tn~~________

3

67

32

24

82':--=- 3~_=

21

9

2

?-___ _ 2

Quitman
== =-=1-9 -=-= CR~ibun

0

10

14

40

6

1

~~

~12

----51---~

---2---- ---2--

Randolph

'1

61

31

27

6

-= == [lIicl!..'!10nd

..

6-____. ~__ ~34 _ ~- 439

=-=-_-24__

L

2
~_

Rockdale

0

378

155

~ChIeY-------= :=.-0---- ----23-- ~__ ~

22
~_ _1_4

3

3

~

--_'__...!. _

Screven [Seminole
Spalding [" Stephens
Stewart
L_~umter ~_
l Talbot Taliaferro
Tattnall
I T-a-yiQ;;------------

2

61

50

32

8

2

----w--= 2--== 1

78 - --20--- ---~-

=~

7

416

156

16

4

4

-=-. = - --o-~

228 -=-~

~__

13

2

3

1

21

6

12

6

1

-= == --= __ =--=-=_0 ~ -.-?J2._~ =_110 =~_I~--=-:=-~

6

~

3

15

4

10

6

1

== -= -----1----

8

11

38 - - - - 8 - -

1

4

128

43

_ = 1 ----- ~=---83-=_= =-=-_4.9---=

16

9

3

33== ----6----- ------2-----

Telfair

3

99

36

19

9

2

= -= == =-=J4 --= = _ [J~!~II_______

_ <2__

77~_~=~ ==~--3J==_

==_10

~

Thomas

0

211

77

19

10

3

__ [ Ti!t-----------_ ==1-=~

g64_ _ --:- 12~== -:---23_ _~ ~ 11

3

Toombs

1

253

=-.-: - Qowns----- ---1---- =--48

106 24

---

19
------28-----

9
---2----

- - T -3- - - -

Treutlen [_:r~C?_~p
Turner I Twiggs
L...::.:..:
Union
l~pson

3

-

1~

67 ._J..~

29
!l? ,

23
~~__=-.:::

9

1

1 , .i _

1

77

28

19

11

2

-

-

-

1
-

-

-
-

--66 - -
-------

--3"
---

8"--
---

-~=- -=-_-_.11

7

1

2_

6

107

69

30

2

2

5

199 --42----- ----12---- ---"4---- ---"3----

Walker LI -Walton
L Ware Warren
Washington
I Wayne
CWweblsiteerefer--------
White /Whitfield
'--
Wilcox
[Wilkes
Wilkinson [ Worth

8

389

368

42

1

3

- - - 2 - - - - - - 240--- _'- 114

26

5

3

_

6

279

134

24

11

2

_ _ -~--- --"26--~

39

~

4 ~__

11

172

61

19

8

3

8

156

8~_

23

9

3

1 1
1
. _ - _10. _ -
0

13
--26----
159 634 56

8

29

6

1

11

19

79

27

9

1

---'----1

2

2

515 . ----3---g---- -- - - -1 - - - - - -4- - -

30

26

9

1

0

52

18

19

8

0

25

41

38

7

25 - --145---; --79"-- ---19---- -- 10

2 2
---3---

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