(,A \'\?>o D .F l.. $1 e.,4S ~l)() 1 Protective Services Data System Annual Report 2001 ili DHR GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Division of Family & Children Services RECEIVED MAY 2 5 ?Q05 DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTS - 2001 In calendar year 2001, 82,412 reports of child abuse and neglect were made to county Departments of Family and Children Services. DFCS screened out or referred to other services 18,924 reports that did not meet the definition of maltreatment. Data for the remaining 63,488 reports were entered into the Protective Services Data System (PSDS) and used to compile this report. 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). The data from PSDS provide the information for this annual report and for the reporting required by the Federal govemment. The data are: used by child abuse investigators to determine if families being investigated for reports of child maltreatment 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 maltreatment 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 2001, 82,412 reports of maltreatment 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 investigation: 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.C.G.A. 19-7-5. In 2001, 18,924 reports that did not meet the criteria for maltreatment were screened out 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 maltreatment remain open for ongoing CPS services. Substantiated, case closed - 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 closed - There is either not a preponderence of evidence or no evidence to support the allegations, and the case is dosed. 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. 1 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 Status received. One report may contain more than one alleged incident of maltreatment and may involve more than one child. Substantiated An incident count represents the number of maltreatment incidents. One report may contain more than Unsubstantiated one incident. An incident is counted for each type of maltreatment reported and for each child. The number of Total 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. Cases 22,202 41,286 63,488 Incidents 39,493 73,451 112,944 2001 INCIDENT DATA A total of 112,944 incidents of maltreatment were reported in 2001. The number of cases of alleged child maltreatment is lower than a count of the incidents of alleged maltreatment, because there may be maltreatment reported on several children in one case. Also, for each child in a case, more than one type of maltreatment may be reported. Substantiated Incident Total Unsubstantiated Incident Total o 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 Neglect Physical Sexual Emotional Other o Substantiated Incidents of Maltreatment 28,211 10,000 20,000 2 30,000 REPORTERS Suspected maltreatment is reported to county DFCS offices. While the agency encourages anyone who suspects maltreatment to report, the law requires certain people to report, by virtue of their profession; they are called "mandated reporters." This includes teachers, school counselors, physicians, nurses, dentists, law enforcement personnel and Georgia Department of Human Resources staff members. The table below shows the types of reporters for substantiated incidents. The numbers are duplicated, since a single report may contain multiple types of substantiated maltreatment. Substantiated Incidents - Types of Reporters Mandated Reporters School Personnel Law EnforcemenUCourt Hospital/Clinic Physician, dentist, podiatrist, nurse Professional counselor, social worker DHR staff Day care center TANF * Total Mandated Reporters Non - Mandated Reporters Custodial parenUguardian Relative Non-custodial parent. Neighbor/friend Religious leader/staff Lawyer Other non-mandated person Alleged maltreater Victim Total Non - Mandated Reporters Unknown Anonymous Unknown Total Unknown Reporters Total Reporters 6,708 8,724 2,521 873 2,826 3,777 365 130 25,924 2,032 3,620 828 2,861 203 111 1012 65 174 10,906 1,937 726 2,663 39,493 *A TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) case manager refers a family when there is a concern about maltreatment of a child resulting from a TANF Sanction 3 LOCATION OF MALTREATMENT The data system collects information about where the alleged maltreatment occurred. The numbers in the accompanying chart are duplicated because more than one type of maltreatment can occur in each location for one child. For example, a child may have been both neglected and sexually abused in the family home. This child is counted twice at that location. Location Substantiated - Location and Type of Maltreatment Type of Maltreatment Neglect Physical Sexual Emotional Other Total Victim's home 24,830 3,547 1,399 1,437 Other private home 1,274 308 624 74 Center-based day care 114 22 8 8 Family-based day care 37 19 11 3 Residential foster care 18 4 5 0 Group home foster care 30 2 5 1 Family foster care 93 14 11 18 Other institution 206 47 22 33 Other* 1,609 106 130 81 Total 28,211 4,069 2,215 1,655 * "Other" may include such locations as a park, shopping mall, automobile, place of business, etc. 3,026 130 0 6 0 1 0 16 164 3,343 34,239 2,410 152 76 27 39 136 324 2,090 39,493 FOSTER PARENTS AND FOSTER HOMES In 2001 there were 202 substantiated incidents of maltreatment to foster children. In 151 of the 202 incidents, the perpetrator was a foster parent or residential! group home staff member. The three types of foster care recorded in the data system are residential facilities, group home facilities and family foster care homes. 4 SUBSTANCE ABUSE DFCS began collecting information on substance abuse in reported cases in 1994. Caretaker 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 of 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 was 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 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, illegal drugs or both. Type Alcohol Illegal Drugs Alcohol and Illegal Drugs Total Adult Substance Abuse By Type Alleged Substantiated 1,173 2,782 626 4,581 Alleged Unsubstantiated 1,326 3,779 769 5,874 Total 2,499 6,561 1,395 10,455 5 2001 VICTIM DATA The graphs in this section identify all the children who were entered into the data system as substantiated victims of maltreatment during 2001. These graphs depict the categories of race, age and sex. The number of victims is a duplicated number, since a child may have been the victim of more than one incident of maltreatment. Age I 7,459 10-12'*'~,;tiii,~U\'~****'i<,~_'i<'~~(~*'< ~i"';'b~ , I I I 13-15 ~\{%~ '" *' , ~ 't! 16-17lo-"""I,,;;~"~""~~~~ 1,623 I~ Not Reported 201 I o 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 "'" ,~'l 5,000 Race 5,431 6,000 7,000 8,000 Black White Hispanic I~~IJ Asian American Indian Multi-racial o 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 Sex Female Male o 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000 18,000 21,000 6 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES If a child has a disability, PSDS documents the type of disability and the corresponding type of maltreatment. The following chart depicts the type of substantiated maltreatment that occurred to children with disabilities. These numbers may be duplicated because frequently a child with disabilities will be reported for more than one type of maltreatment in the same case. Substantiated Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities by Type Neglect Physical Sexual Emotional Other liiB o 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 Substantiated Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities by Disability Type of Disability Neglect Physical Abuse Sexual Abuse Emotional Abuse Other Total Mental Retardation 123 36 16 10 4 189 Mental Illness 11 0 2 2 0 15 Emotional/Behavioral 165 56 6 28 11 266 Neurological Other Developmental Disability 32 8 4 1 2 47 139 19 14 6 5 183 Major Medical 69 5 2 1 11 88 Total 539 124 44 48 33 788 7 2001 MALTREATER DATA Since DFCS is mandated to investigate reports involving children who are maltreated by their caretakers, the majority of the maltreaters for all types of incidents are biological parents. There are 15 relationship categories, but the categories are grouped for readability. More detailed maltreater information is contained in the sections that deal with each individual type of maltreatment. Maltreaters Biological parents Non-biological parents Other relatives Live-in boyfriend Other, non-relatives Sitter/child care School personnel Residential facility staff Unknown Total Substantiated 31,303 1,393 2,573 367 708 208 82 38 72 36,744 Maltreaters by Age Males Age Under 18 18-24 25-34 35-54 55 and over Unknown Total * Substantiated 349 678 2,363 2,961 234 1,719 8,304 Maltreaters by Age Females Age Under 16 16-24 25-34 35-54 55 and over Unknown Total * Substantiated 265 5,595 10,286 6,096 417 1,122 23,781 * 136 maltreaters do not have valid gender information available 8 FATALITIES In 2001, 48 children in Georgia died as a result of substantiated abuse or neglect. Deaths that are entered into the Protective Services Data System (PSDS) are those for which DFCS investigated and substantiated either abuse or neglect. In some situations where a child died at the hands of a caregiver, only law enforcement and the courts may have been involved. These cases are not recorded in PSDS. Twenty-seven children died as a result of inadequate supervision or of other forms of parental neglect. While these deaths were unintentional, the parents or caretakers were determined to be negligent. Twenty-one children died from physical abuse. Of the 48 children, 18 had no current or prior history with Child Protective Services; 30 were from families that had been investigated at some time prior to the child's death and nine were receiving CPS or Placement services at the time of their deaths. Some of the families with previous investigations involved different children and the investigation occurred many years prior to the current 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 required to review the deaths of all children in the county who die unexpectedly. For example, the death of a child in a car accident is reviewed by the subcommittee but probably is not investigated by DFCS or entered in the data system. Fatalities Resulting from Neglect Fatalities by Maltreatment Type Miscellaneous accidents due to insufficient supervision 10 Drowning 5 Fire , 1 Medical neglect 5 Abandonment / Rejection 2 Suffocation .4 Total 27 Criminal Charges Filed.. , 6 Maltreaters By Relationship -..o3l: ::::r CD -."11 I ::::r CD .. ..mo3l: '0 So-; i' I ~~ Q.Q. -o3l: ::::r "11 CD I .. -:~:I:Q:r.~ -.o ::::r CD Misc. accidents due to insufficient supv. 5 1 1 o 1 1 Drowning 2 2 ooo 1 Fire 1 o o o o o Medical Neglect 4 o oo o 1 Abandonment / Rejection 2 o o o o o Suffocation 2 o oo 1 1 Fatalities Resulting from Abuse Fatalities by Maltreatment Type Blunt Force Trauma 13 Stabbing 1 Bums / Scalding 1 Beatings / Multiple Abuses .4 Poisoning 1 Abandoned live 1 Total 21 Criminal Charges Filed.. ", .....21 Maltreaters By Relationship m mo3l: -.3l: 0 ::::r CD -.."11 I ::::r CD . . . 0 'So 0- 'So; i' i'l ~ ~~ Q. Q.Q. Blunt Force Trauma 3 2 5 1 Stabbing 0 0 1 0 Bums I Scalding 1 0 0 0 Beatings I Multiple Abuses 1 0 2 1 Poisoning 1 0 0 0 Abandoned live 1 0 0 0 -3l: 0 ::::r "11 CD I .. -:~:I:Q:r.~ -..0 ::::T CD 1 1 00 00 00 00 00 9 Victim Data The following numbers identify the children who died from confirmed maltreatment by the categories of race, age and sex. Race Age Black 27 Under age One 19 White 15 One to Three years 20 Hispanic 4 Four to Five years ..4 Multi-racial 2 Six to Thirteen years 5 Sex Female 21 Male 27 10 NEGLECT This and the following sections of this report give a breakdown of incidents by type of maltreatment. 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 and/or fails to provide one or more of the elements necessary for the child's physical, intellectual, social and emotional development. Incidents of neglect are frequently reported with other types of maltreatment, because it is often assumed that the child who is physically or sexually abused was also not adequately supervised or was neglected in some way that contributed to the other reported maltreatment. In 2001, 76,686 incidents of neglect were reported. Of these, 28,211 were substantiated. 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 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 a 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 28,211 48,475 76,686 Type of Substantiated Neglect 14,399 Emotional/psychological neglectl$,~::~"':"'~~5''';::''''''!-I'3,473 I Inadequate health/medical care 1,591 ~ Abandonment/rejection * 1,001 Educational/cognitive neglect Il!~ 603 Malnourishment/failure to thrive -,!Z=L=1-9-9-=;?=====;z=====;;t====::;z===:::::;i::==::::::::;Z====;Z=::7 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 * The abandonment I 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 babysitter beyond planned pick-up times, etc. 11 VICTIM DATA The following tables identify the children who were victims of substantiated neglect in 2001 by the categories of race, age and sex. The number of victims is a duplicated number, since a child may have been the victim of more than one incident of neglect Age Under 1 r$E;~:aw~::Z:~~~;;;;;;;;EJ 1-3 1 ' - I 4-6 """,~: 2,964 I ."'" .". 5,264 ~.,,*, ;>*"~ 5,101 6,052 3,431 16-17 "".~ 992 Not Reported.j:IC:::~==-1.:..:3=9-==;i=======:;Z:::=======;i======:::::::;2=======::;t=======:;i::======~ o 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 Race Blackl~~; White 13,492 Hispanic Asian American Indian/Alaskan Multi-racial '.' 987 .j.Z:::==:::;Z::=====:;Z::===~===:::::::;Z===:::::::;:z'::====;Z:====7 o 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 Sex Female o 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 12 MALTREATER DATA In 2001 there were 28,211 substantiated incidents of neglect. The biological mother was the perpetrator in sixty five percent of the incidents. The table shows the maltreater's relationship to the child at the time the neglect occurred. A maltreater who was involved in more than one incident ofneglect is counted more than once. Maltreater's Relationship to Victim - Biological Mother I------ o 2,000 4,000 6,000 " , = ~. . '~ """'" "0"'*"',< ."', 18,32o 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,00~ 20,000 Substantiated Neglect - Characteristics of Maltreaters American Multi Not Totals Race Black Sex M F White Hispanic Asian Indian Racial Other Repl rted M F M F MFM F M FMFMF Sex M F Unk. Totals 1,338 9,968 2,862 9,342 248 580 21 76 3 15 25 68 0 0 12 34 4,509 20,083 3,619 13 PHYSICAL ABUSE Physical abuse is injury to a child under the age of 18 by other than accidental means by a parent or caretaker which results in bruises, welts, fractures, burns, cuts, internal injuries, etc. Physical abuse often occurs in the name of discipline or punishment and may involve the use of the hand or the use of objects. Physical injury is defined as bodily harm or hurt, excluding mental distress, fright or emotional disturbance. In 2001, 16,971 incidents of physical abuse were reported; 4,069 were substantiated and entered into the information system. Inappropriate discipline, which often results in bruises, welts and abrasions, is the most common form of physical abuse and comprised over 87 percent of the substantiated physical abuse incidents. Determination Substantiated Unsubstantiated Total Number of Incidents 4,069 12,902 16,971 Types of Substantiated Physical Abuse Bruises, welts, abrasions ~"\\\-'~""''''''''''>~""'~"~~<~'~-',,,;'_,~!li1l~~';$~fW;''''::'ii*~;, ~"",,;ji211,,"";~'''''''i(,;J.1599 Biological Parent Gender Unknown l~I;;~;;;~;'''''I : 111 Non-Biological parentlO~~~!i'~~;,~f,,~iE'"~~~~E, ~>:i.,,~!D"I. 250 Other RelativeI l~~;;m;;.~"il~~.~~~.~",!!m;;~~.n~'''L'"~~~~~,a",,"'~"'L",~,,,2$I,. 516 Live-in Boyfriend lIe~~;:J 72 Other Non-Relativel~E:;;~w'-~::'~~~:~r,~,~""'~~="';:~_::::M>1;"~''''~;';~~''-;::~'''~,~:J. 373 J School Personnel 12 5 Residential Facility Staff 1'1 la::m 33 Sitter I Child Care Relationship Unknown I~" 35 lli.~.G~~U~OO~~~Z~~~8~~,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o 100 200 300 400 500 600 Substantiated Sexual Abuse - Characteristics of Maltreaters American Multi - Not Totals Race Black White Hispanic Asian Indian Racial Other ReD4 rted Sex M F M F M F MFM F M F M F M F M Sex F Unk. Totals 562 113 1,003 159 98 10 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 9 1 1,677 284 254 19 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Psychological or emotional abuse is a form of maltreatment that results in impaired psychological growth and development. It frequently occurs as verbal abuse or excessive demands on a child's performance and may cause the child to have a negative self-image and disturbed behavior. It can occur with or without other forms of maltreatment. Emotional maltreatment is not recognized and defined by Georgia law as a form of child abuse. In 2001,4,719 incidents of emotional abuse were reported. Of these, 1,655 incidents were substantiated. Determination Substantiated Unsubstantiated Total Number of Incidents 1,655 3,064 4,719 Type of Substantiated Emotional Abuse Bizarre discipline Verbal threats 300 600 900 1,200 1,500 20 Victim Data Verbal threats I humiliation was the most commonly reported type of emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is difficult to substantiate as there are no physical indicators. In a substantiated emotional abuse case the parent has usually admitted to verbally abusing the child; the child was old enough to give a precise'detailed account of the abuse incidents; or there were others, such as family members or neighbors, who could substantiate the report. Age under1ji~iijl5S59111-T--II-T-I-I--I-T-1 180 377 122 I o 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 Race Black ~, 1. White Hispanic 44 Asian 4 American Indian/Alaskan 1 sD Multi-racial 54 o 400 524 800 1,028 1,200 1,600 2,000 Sex Female Male o 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 21 MALTREATER DATA In 2001 there were 1,655 substantiated incidents of emotional abuse. The following chart shows the maltreater's relationship to the child at the time the emotional abuse occurred. A maltreater who was involved in more than one incident of emotional abuse is counted more than once. Maltreater's Relationship to Victim - Biological Mother .,., Biological Father ~.i ~~ Biological Parent - Gender Unknown **,,"',,' Non-Biological Parent .. -,"I ,\'S.' ~" ,,,.,,,,,,,,,, -~ " """"",<, k-!~"',,,,",,,,, , """ ,~F ~~ 150 182 .,"", ,~~ -,'_oN"-,~ ... ",,,: ";,, I ;~ "",,"0"'. """ ',&, 483 ",,> ."', Other Relative 136 I~ Live-in Boyfriend 35 Other Non-Relative ~ 19 School Personnel os) Residential Facility Staff Sitter I Child Care 9 0 14 Relationship Unknown Live-in - Gender Unknown 1 2 o 100 200 300 400 500 600 624 700 Substantiated Emotional Abuse - Characteristics of Maltreaters American Multi - Not Race Black Sex M F White Hispanic Asian Indian Racial Other ReD4 rted M F M FM F M F MF M F MF Totals Sex M F Unk. Totals 188 294 478 458 27 16 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 4 700 777 178 22 OTHER When a report is received that does not fit clearly in any other category, the report is classified as "other." In 2001, 7,807 incidents were reported under this category, and 3,343 incidents were substantiated. Child fatalities are recorded in this category. The 48 deaths recorded under "Fatality" were substantiated as resulting from maltreatment . 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 maltreatment by the caretaker, nothing is recorded in the data system. Determination Substantiated Unsubstantiated Total Number of Incidents 3,343 4,464 7,807 Type of Substantiated "Other" Abuse Drug exposed 3,141 Birth addiction Medical care needed Child death Hospitalization required Gunshot wound Non-medical drug induced injury' 8 FDP I MBP=' --=1=tz===;:Z:====::::;2======;Z:====;Z:====7====:::;i====7 o 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 * Deaths attributed to substantiated abuse or neglect (See page 9) 23 Victim Data The following graphs identify the children who were victims of substantiated other maltreatment. The children most at risk of other maltreatment are between the ages of birth and three years old. The number of victims is a duplicated number, since a child may have been the victim of more than one incident of other maltreatment. Age 764 ,~ ~. 356 16-17 ,,,~%P''%' 112 Not Reported gL=-_12--===tz=======::;Z:=======;2~====::::::;t=======::;Z:=======;z=======;;t=======7 o 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Race -? 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L8i;f~3 .iiiiA U2~ Ware 531 102 52 28 80 35 29% 211 55 33 10 13 WlIrreO ~;@' Webster Wt1eeler 41 15 't~: "'ii&; 21 8 90 10 7 2 16 2 41% 46 0 1 ~~ ~.~;_'~~~:_-0'~,~_ ;:~ ';'''~~_I~~~ 2 3 4 2 11 9 1 2 48% 23% ,_,10 4 1 2. 3 2 0 ~ ,wm~.~- 0 0 7 0 White ~lIld 308 59 (,~~iil!ili#..; 117 20 .13L 20 lk,~ 41 1L. --.127"",--1..&:25 1........ 26% 104 1....J2 27 4 izi,~,~.%~"~"""""",1-.32~"""~2_lfu..I_4Q_I",,iL~1 25 _ 5 Wilcox 94 21 17 14 21 2 40% _1_49 1 9 3 3 ,Wqkes Wilkinson :w..~ ~"" 95 102 ;;t413 14 13 8 11 1!L.. 17 13 20 9f!...I_......~..-17 1~~Q.6 I~ j _ 28% 1 34% 10_,<""",,40~ __24 5 12 1 0 44 __ 4 8 0 12 2"1!);L..-.~_I_21~_13",""", 1 ; TABLE 1 NOTES: I There were I,184 substantiated cases missing risk level information, and an additional 184 substantiated cases having invalid risk level information 2 Refer to the Defmitions ofTerrns section on page 2 for the difference between cases and incidents, N=Neglect, E=Emotional abuse, P=Physical abuse, S=Sexual abuse, O=Other abuse 28 Protective Services Data System l 2001 County Data Table 2 Unsubstantiated Cases Screened-out Cases Other Information County Open Closed Cases Rate (%) Field Area Class Appling Atkinson Bacon rBaRer irij~~'t Baldwin Sana Barrow rBartow ~; Ben Hill [Berrien 19 '" 1 ',n " '",1" 3 w'",~Yr!!1@.,,( 2 ,t, 'd; 0 3 k 0 11 , Q.. , -I'" " ~t1mj!4 190 51 115 ~0m 188 139 501 236 251 163 90 20 24 lit!!)!;, 6 39 I'"" 33 , 341 511 92 40, 23% 21% 14% 'iii" 12% i;;!f;;;'! "" 13% 14% 27% -~ 59% - 18% 15% 9 2- 11 1 11 10 e, -2 %1".; 1 VI"" 7 3 ~'K~" 2 1 5 3 1- 1 4 11 3 11 .,nt\" 2 "1" Bibb iBleddWiiJiP' "J}f' ',iiZ 61 " wM,c,()fj ~y Brooks 2 ",3, Bryan 0 Bulloch 2 ",fj@'. Burke 2 rail., , 0i!!fl'!:;,ii,Jdi,PI!ll rc;:;: 1 2 Candler 3 !carrou 18 Catoosa fehartton'ip 5 m 00 ~ 'i i;' 7 rwo" 10 r=a 8 '.i'" ,X;!, 1,127 "i\;;t2PJ'?' '!ill ;t!!n 168 85 104 303 153 1tj', !it;pm ;ii"Pi: li~f!;'lli;; 50 190 77 441 489 10Z\ \+ 484 61 279 442 742 "'4'1 U3' 105 30% 23o/iiu;~ 31% 7 "',,,", ,\,' 9 'i1ri" wi;; 11 5 ';iiF; iT ,)","' " 2 29 15% 11 3 64 , i - 31% - 12 2 104 19% 12 3 34 52 ;;tl,1;;1 :' 22 164 54 233 13% I''T!;!;!!!'!;d 18%,~,;K' , 21% 41% 32% 25% ';!!j!n~ i11X;';'!;!!;;!!"'" 3~ 2 ':;Jr 10 1 ,-' 12 3 12 4 i~ -2 4 ~14._ _ 47 ','ii " "ll';;;;!!! 38~_1 - 1 20% ,);Y 11 tn' 628 - 39% 1-- 9 8% 12 6 N 128 22% 1 399 35% 3 3 ;;I!;, ,,,,1 5 m1 3 4 "0. ...... _ ~ .- Clarke 1Ci8Y " Clayton ICIInch '112"''''' '1%1'1'1[;, 1 yO 6 ";R-,~~ \jd ,',me 534 15 1,097 :3df;0 +t", if ','" 'o/tit 404 15 578 135i;);"'11U' 29% 31% ' .... 5 6 1< 24% 3 "'i!!1!9i "16%'!!,iiiiIT --~ ;;i:;!"- 4 ,1 5 1@JyM,ji 1 , Cobb Coffee 9 . 1,282 625 23% 3 5 5 314 57 12% ., 11 3 ~uitt Columbia Cook ICbWeta E0i!1 Crawford Criso Dade Dawson ;z;tti !41 28 2 1 ?iw 3 15 1 0 286 59 9% 10 4 330 106 18% 8 11" 3 I I ! !~illl~",~ 163 61 f iiJ, Y34,0':MiW'~i;,'f; ; w" 2220~%%;:-1!1r1owfi- 89 25 17% 11 JIlt' 7 2 w ,;j\WiI1l'4;i4 2 212 68 15% 6 79 55 28% 1 99 51 27% 2 3 2 ,- 2 Decatur fDekalb' , ~ iT ~~rty Early 'Echols ~H ,6 x, 11 hi ,'5 6 "4 2 j, 1 4 ','0; :iiy x' " ~~ 236 1365 179 69 604 586 107 31 109 ITh~lfl 437' ." 168 25 68 544 49 8 22% 10 ,n;i1ii!!, 17% .. + 3 37% 18% 9 \it 6 7% 10 38% 3 24% , i'- 10 13% 11 "illig., ',,", 3 )l1'm 5 2 \i 2 5 4 2 :1 ji~j':( - - Effinaham 1 206 130 34% I;!bert .'l ,{ '=.!.!11.'" .@,:E:.. 199'\< w 'X. 36"'" ,~I,- '>!;iW 13% 12 ,flciT._ . 3 2 ,-, 29 Unsubstantiated Cases Screened-out Cases Other Information County 'emanuel Evans rE.annl Fayette ~%f,~~ ~d ('V Forsyth ,Eranklln _'Of Fulton ~im.;' 'm Glascock ,~ Gordon ~;;}7 Greene ~nnmt Habersham rw~1 ODen 1 3 Closed ... )fir 1 - 1113 1- 62 4 168 0 'P 21 171 " 798 1 419 0 j.Ei5 80 2,189 'Vir "0 ''N ''''W 158 It? 0 13 :3 i'iiR 1 222 ~~ 0 13i 0 123 27 1 ~71 0 ''tj;i;{ Ij'if{' '?,W'n' '"", 289 de ,kQnR iF Cases 88 - 42 92 - , 141 ~3 296 75 440 "iii.. ")'f 9 198 210 102 lip 32 937 204 'ji~';t: W' Rate (%l @, 2~% 22% ?S% 35% 7 22% 35% ~% 10% 26% 28% 25% 38% T 35% '@ 15% 35% 35% "14% Hancock 1 lHrP.!- 8 Harris 4 !i:i:lri 'Itk '@i ")'iffij:fs l)'iiRY "'lie@'*', 'S' INillY 39 20 270 187 100 29 122 Y'w' :'i:f ", 18'ifili 22% 36% 14% ill "?"~''(w Heard 0 82 90 41% ~rY Houston .~ilriif'i 'Wi 7 7 %1'07%< 577 96 as ~3'O~6:54tTmw- 382 I(. ''~ if' iilii 9% 28% "!!j@@32% '(N Jackson !bum- 7 262 222 36% 0 39 16 16% Jeff Davis ~e1;m N0TIW 2 114 '@:!' 'FI:I@ ,0910@# lif4iii' @, /, 'P'1I11 S 103 'II@% ;:14 '1; if 38% I;Wi, k 9% '0/ Jenkins ~nson 13 92 14 7% 2 -li5 89 32% llaI_ 1 '10:,; 'WFL . :iiliL' FOW' 95 ' .,~05"U?p 34 1,lii'" I@ Sa::;1;9 [. . 18% m 1-' It, IWi' ',m 0!ili Field Area 8 'Pin 9 1 3 1 T' 2 2 3 1 8 12 1 'Viii 10 5 3 2 'itt)' 2 8 1 6 ",liiT' 2 "iiI' 4 3 7 1: 11 itif@' 5 7 9 'i:li'i'j)':8 0N' 8 8 7 "WfF 4tl1'ii Class s 1- 3 . 2 2 3 iZf{' 4. ""'~ 3 2 6 "1 2 'f0: ""Ii 1 4, ,,,> 3 'N ,x, 3 'lJ:@ 2 5 3 w .4" Ti:,,"';;:; 2 3 2 ,iF '!lf21 i 3'{{in, If: 2 4 4 ';; ifiiii:F '? >It 3 2 2 'Wi Iwt Ii '" 3 \;: '%'i;ill 2 2 2 "Ii F,:7' 2 ' ',i%! Lanier rL.aurens Lee '1i~ Imlll;:iw' 1 22 0 10*b Lincoln ~. Lowndes t_~'.mlll"lI.I', 0 1 iP,P",u*,,,,,' ';0 DIifi";,;2:< Macon 13 M8d~ 0 Marion lM,~. R g, 10m;;" 0 "'2 ,',J111 Mcintosh 1 Meriw8th- "6 Miller ;j~li/ 0 < x'@; 1,lii/W' .' ,@f 1 .& Monroe 0 M 4 Morgan ~Mu~ A,L 5 i:llii1? Muscogee 1 Newton 4 63 396 118 45 118 569 115 168 34 ""', Alft130w;'\iU 144 142 37 ru 129 86 102 684 454 33 22% 11 1 61 _9% 9 4 84 iDUT .AA 31% Iii" 17,% 'ii; ;IJ;i,1?lI" :"Y)' 2 ,4\0i;;' 'Pilie,s;1 35 37% 8 22 11% 12 1- 1 ! & 5!5 J9 ,;111:';1; 60 Ed'" I;fc, ':,',1:2 . 22% 11 " d@I,,;C;0i1iE 6 4 18'"2\;1'. 2 45 15% 5 2 9 14% 1"1" 44'f7j7j';ii ""'J.I'liX 18% 6 1 p, SW Ai:!;:;. WW1 liBCl( 3 '1%1 22 8% 12 2 25 9% 4, 3 22 1:1112 11mB::. 36 32 25% KIJJ 31%. 18% 21% 10 .l.B .-:l;C"io cil - 1- 7 9 iF , 1 3;lli "111 2 1 43 If 4&1171 112 160 22% 1,;" ~300/0 ..m~ff . 9% -I"" 20% 5 '" 1"",s1l", 6 5 ~I-' 2 3, "ll1l1 5 - 4 " 30 Unsubstantiated Cases Screened-out Cases Other Information l Coo en Cases Rate % Field Area 32% """"._ _ -__1- __ ._-.3..0% !----...;........."""""...I - -..--&---t---...M.!----I~-.-.....~ ''''' Pwmam Qulbnan Rabun RancloI.Rb 1 "'''21% 17% 30% 28% 23.~%~_ _.f<- :2I- 3 2 2_._~1 1 2 2 Seminole ~ Stephens ~ Sumter TaI~.:..." - _........,,= Thomas Tift Toombs Towns 2 13% 3 17% 3 17 3 1 Upson WaI~! Walto::.:n~...... Ware ~_I_--~ ........--I_-"""""""'!--- ...... +~__..... """.;;....., 1,_.. ";'~~._I_ _~_. . . . . . . . . . 230/. 33%'u I"_ _ 22% I~-_.!-_-.I _ _ - " ' - _ - - 1 Wheeler 0 69 19 17% 1 ~ ~. 3 226 65 17% 2 Whitfield 3 647 464 34% 4 Wlleox. 0 56 21 18% Wilkes 1 67 16 14% 2 WlI!d~ 0 67 29 22% 2 Worth 13 236 71 15% 3 31 1 1 1 1 ~ I\l~ [I ~I ~II]l ~1 1~'~\l \~ ~ 1~ IIIII 3 2108 03953 6761