Protective Services Data System annual report 2005

PROTECTIVE SERVICES DATA SYSTEM
ANNUAL REPORT 2005
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Division of Family & Children Services
DHR

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORT 2005
In calendar year 2005, 98,896 reports of child abuse and neglect were made to county Departments of Family and Children Services. DFCS screened out or referred to other services 15,686 reports (16%) that did not meet the definition of maltreatment. An additional 15,951 reports (16%) were identified as diversions and did not warrant a full investigation. Data for the remaining 67,259 reports (68%) were accepted for service, entered into the Protective Services Data System (PSDS) and used to compile this report.
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES DATA SYSTEM
The Georgia General Assembly established a child abuse information system in 1990 to collect data on child maltreatment. Each county Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) enters data into the system. PSDS collects data on all relevant information except names of perpetrators. The Georgia Supreme Court has determined that keeping names is unconstitutional. PSDS provides the information for this annual report and for the reporting required by Federal/State regulations, laws and program expectations.
DISPOSITION OF REPORTS
Reports. Reports of maltreatment are 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. 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 2005, 98,896 reports were made to county DFCS offices.
Investigated Reports. Reports that meet the criteria for maltreatment are accepted for investigation. In 2005, 67,259 reports were accepted for investigation. After the circumstances are investigated, one of the following dispositions are assigned to the report:
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 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. An investigation may contain more than one alleged incident of maltreatment and may involve more than one child.
Screened-Out Reports. Reports that do not meet the criteria for maltreatment are screened out or referred to other resources. 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. In 2005, 15,686 reports were screened-out.
Diversions. Diversions allow caseworkers to help families find the right services. This is the first complete calendar year with diversion data. Diversions accounted for 15,951 cases in 2005.
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DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THIS REPORT

The information in this report refers to several types of counts:
An investigated 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.
An incident count represents the number of maltreatment types indicated for each child in a report. The maltreatment types include: Neglect, Physical, Sexual, Emotional and Other. The number of incidents in PSDS will be greater than the number of reports/cases. It will equal or exceed the number of children.

Disposition Substantiated Unsubstantiated Total

Investigations Incidents

26,646

46,431

40,613 67,259

67,301 113,732

2005 INCIDENT DATA
A total of 113,732 incidents of maltreatment were reported in 2005. 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
0

46,431

67,301

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

Substantiated Incidents of Maltreatment

Neglect Physical
Sexual Emotional
Other 0

4,487 1,957 1,119 459
10,000

20,000

30,000

38,409 40,000

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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 by disposition: Substantiated or Unsubstantiated. Mandated Reporters submitted 65 percent of investigated reports. For Substantiated Dispositions, the five most prevalent sources of investigated reports were Law Enforcement/Court (23%), School Personnel (20%), Hospital/Clinic (9%), Relative (9%) and DHR Staff (8%). For Unsubstantiated Dispositions, the five most prevalent sources of investigated reports were School Personnel (27%), Law Enforcement/Court (11%), Anonymous (9%), Relative (9%) and DHR Staff (8%).

Disposition by Report Source

Report Source
Mandated Reporters School Personnel Law Enforcement/Court Hospital/Clinic Physician, Dentist, Podiatrist, Nurse Professional Counselor, Social Worker DHR Staff Day Care Center TANF * Total Mandated Reporters

Disposition by Report Source

Disposition

Substantiated

Unsubstantiated

5,351 6,186 2,434 596 1,675 2,183 167
36 18,628

10,998 4,572 2,084 915 2,514 3,305 399
68 24,855

Total
16,349 10,758 4,518 1,511 4,189 5,488
566 104 43,483

Non-Mandated Reporters Custodial Parent/Guardian Relative Neighbor/Friend Non-Custodial Parent Religious Leader/Staff Lawyer Other Non-Mandated Person Alleged Perpetrator Victim Total Non-Mandated Reporters

1,188 2,492 1,440 537
59 45 476 21 91 6,349

1,808 3,680 2,905 1,715 104
62 950 22 125 11,371

2,996 6,172 4,345 2,252 163 107 1,426
43 216 17,720

Unknown Unknown Anonymous Total Unknown

274 1,395 1,669

741 3,646 4,387

1,015 5,041 6,056

Total

26,646

40,613

67,259

*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.

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LOCATION OF MALTREATMENT
The data system collects information about where the alleged maltreatment occurred. The numbers in the accompanying chart are based on incidents. Many children were victims of more than one type of maltreatment and were counted multiple times in each location. For example, a child may have been both neglected and sexually abused in the family home. This child is counted twice at that location.

SUBSTANTIATED - LOCATION AND TYPE OF MALTREATMENT

Location

Type of Maltreatment Incidents

NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL EMOTIONAL OTHER

Victim's Home

34,927

3,974

1,360

1,036

374

Other Private Home

1,595

303

472

36

19

Center Based Daycare

64

11

6

1

2

Family Based Daycare

43

15

6

1

0

Residential Foster Care Home

26

5

5

1

1

Group Home Foster Care

19

10

2

0

0

Family Foster Home-DFCS

62

15

10

2

0

Family Foster Home-Non DFCS

28

5

8

3

0

Other Institution

159

37

24

13

1

Other

1,486

112

64

26

62

Total

38,409

4,487

1,957

1,119

459

* 'Other' may include such locations as a park, shopping mall, automobile, place of business, etc.

TOTAL 41,671 2,425
84 65 38 31 89 44 234 1,750 46,431

FOSTER PARENTS AND FOSTER HOMES
In 2005, there were 202 substantiated incidents of maltreatment to foster children in a foster home facility. In 142 of the 202 incidents, the perpetrator was a foster parent or residential/group home staff member. The four types of foster care recorded in the data system are residential facilities, group home facilities, family foster care homes DFCS and family foster homes Non DFCS.

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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 at-risk, and requests courtordered 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 based on the number of investigated reports.

Type

Adult Substance Abuse By Type

Alleged

Alleged

Not Alleged But

Unsubstantiated Substantiated Substantiated

Total

Alcohol Prescription Medicine Controlled Substance Alcohol and Prescribed Medicine Alcohol and Controlled Substance Prescribed Medicine and Controlled Substance All Types Total

1,260 447 6,891 72 552 243 312 9,777

835 233 5,537 56 369 269 204 7,503

106

2,201

19

699

474

12,902

3

131

34

955

17

529

10

526

663

17,943

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2005 VICTIM DATA
The graphs in this section identify all the children who were entered into the data system as substantiated victims of maltreatment (44,450 children). Children Ages 1- 3 years (19%) and 4-6 years (20%) accounted for the largest percentage of victims. Children who were younger than 1 year accounted for 11% of the victims. This was the largest single age category. The second largest single age category was Age 1 with 7% of the victims. Fifty percent of the victims were under the age of seven. In general, as age increased victimization decreased. More than half of all victims were White (56%) with African American victims accounting for 40%. The ethnicity of 6% of the victims was Hispanic. Child victims were divided evenly between Male (50%) and Female (50%).

Age

UNDER 1

4,895

1-3

8,629

4-6

8,684

7-9

10-12

13-15

16-17

NOT REPORTED

10

2,200

6,277

7,412

6,343

0

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

Gender

Male

22,076

Female

22,374

0

3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000 18,000 21,000 24,000

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Race

Black/African American

17,896

White Asian American Indian/Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Oth.Pac.Islander Multiple Race Unable to Determine Not Reported

184 3 13
544 871
54

24,885

0 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000 18,000 21,000 24,000 27,000 30,000

Hispanic / Latino Origin

2,826 Yes

No

40,776

Unable to Determine

821

27 Not Reported

0

5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000

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CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
The following chart depicts the type of substantiated maltreatment that occurred to children with special characteristics. There were 3,301 children with special characteristics. These children accounted for 3,497 incidents of maltreatment.
Children are considered to have a special characteristic when they have a diagnosis of an emotional disorder, mental retardation, vision or hearing impairment, physical disability, a behavioral disorder, or alcohol/substance abuse.
A child may have more than one special characteristic. Therefore, the total by type (4,078) is greater than the number of incidents.
Substantiated Maltreatment of Children with Special Characteristics

Neglect Physical
Sexual Emotional
Other 0

557

127

102 36
500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,675

2,500

3,000

3,500

Substantiated Maltreatment of Children by Type of Special Characteristic

Type Of Special Characteristic
Diagnosed Emotionally Disturbed Diagnosed Mental Retardation Mild Diagnosed Mental Retardation Moderate Diagnosed Mental Retardation Severe Diagnosed Mental Retardation Profound Diagnosed Vision/Hearing Impaired Diagnosed Physically Disabled Other Medically Diagnosed Condition Behavior Alcohol Abuse - Child Drugs/Other Sub. Abuse -Child Total

Physical Neglect Abuse

326

91

159

42

102

18

27

5

29

6

66

9

104

13

892

110

1,075

346

18

1

302

10

3,100

651

Sexual Emotional Abuse Abuse

19

27

17

4

10

6

0

1

0

1

1

3

5

2

31

26

65

55

2

3

3

3

153

131

Other
5 0 2 0 1 0 1 13 9 1 11 43

Total
468 222 138 33 37 79 125 1,072 1,550 25 329 4,078

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2005 PERPETRATOR DATA
Since DFCS is mandated to investigate reports involving children who are maltreated by their caretakers, the majority of the perpetrators for all types of incidents are biological parents. There are 16 relationship categories, but the categories are grouped for readability. Detailed perpetrator information is not always available by age/gender.

Perpetrators Biological Parents Non-biological parents Other Relatives Live-in boyfriend Live-in girlfriend Other, non-relatives Sitter/child care School personnel Residential Facility Staff Unknown
Total

Sub

Substantiated 37,039 1,938 2,673 713 143 722 182 64 70 906
44,450

Under 20 Years Old 20 29 Years Old 30 39 Years Old 40 49 Years Old 50 Years Old and Over Not Reported
Total

Perpetrators by Age and Gender

Gender Male
482 2,670 4,301 2,306 782 173

Gender Female
1,338 14,619 11,864 3,612 1,200
136

10,714

32,769

* Note: For 967 children, perpetrators did not have age/gender information reported.

Total
1,820 17,289 16,165 5,918 1,982
309
43,483

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FATALITIES
In 2005, 56 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.
Thirty-eight 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. Eighteen children died from physical abuse.
Of the 56 children, 23 had no current or prior history with Child Protective Services; 33 were from families that had been investigated at some time prior to the child's death. 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 sub-committee but probably is not investigated by DFCS or entered in the data system unless neglect or abuse was indicated.

Mother Father Boyfriend Mother and Boyfriend Mother and Father Other

Fatalities Resulting from Neglect

Child Fatalities

Drowning

8

Co-Sleeping

7

Medical Neglect

5

Suffocation/SIDS/SUIDS

5

Miscellaneous Accidents

3

Fire

3

Birth Exposed/Birth Addiction

2

Vehicular Accident

2

Blunt Force Trauma Internal

1

Poison/Medication

1

Undetermined

1

Total

38

Criminal Charges Filed

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Fatalities By Perpetrator Relationship to Child

Drowning

800000

Co-sleeping

310030

Medical Neglect

400001

Suffocation/SIDS/SUIDS

410000

Fire

120000

Miscellaneous Accident

110010

Birth Exposed/Birth Addict. 2 0 0 0 0 0

Vehicular Accident

110000

Blunt Force Trauma Internal 0 0 1 0 0 0

Poison/Medication

100000

Undetermined

100000

10

Mother Father Boyfriend Mother and Boyfriend Mother and Father Other

Fatalities Resulting from Abuse

Child Fatalities

Fatalities By Perpetrator Relationship to Child

Blunt Force Trauma Head Blunt Force Trauma Internal Beatings/Multiple Abuse Birth Exposed/Birth Addiction Stabbing Burns/Scalding Co-sleeping Shaken Baby Syndrome Suffocation

5

3

2

2

2

1

Blunt Force Trauma Head

021002

1

Blunt Force Trauma Internal 0 0 2 0 1 0

1 1

Beatings/Multiple Abuse

001010

Birth Exposed/Birth Addict. 2 0 0 0 0 0

Total

18

Stabbing

020000

Burns/Scalding

000100

Criminal Charges Filed

13

Co-sleeping

100000

Shaken Baby Syndrome

000100

Suffocation

000001

Victim Data
The following numbers identify the children who died from confirmed maltreatment by the categories of race, age and gender.

Race
Black........................................................................... 23 White .......................................................................... 30 Multiple Race................................................................ 1 Unable to Determine............................................ 2
Hispanic/Latino Origin ......................................... 3

Age
Under Age One .......................................................... 26 One to Three Years ................................................... 23 Four to Five Years............................................... 3 Six to Thirteen Years............................................ 4 Fourteen to Seventeen..........................................0

Gender
Male ............................................................................ 33 Female........................................................................23
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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 2005, 86,842 incidents of neglect were reported. Of these, 38,409 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 perpetrator 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
38,409 48,433 86,842

Substantiated Neglect Categories*

Malnourishment/Failure to Thrive Abandonment/Rejection** Inadequate Supervision
Inadequate Food, Clothing, Shelter Inadequate Health, Medical Care

71 1,305
2,184

9,386

23,140

Emotional/Psychological

8,746

Educational/Cognitive

1,505

Gunshot Suffocation/Drowning Birth Addicted/Birth Exposed

10 6
785

0

3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000 18,000 21,000 24,000 27,000 30,000

* The total of all categories of neglect will be greater than the total number of substantiated incidents because a child may be indicated in more
than one category of neglect.
** 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 babysitter beyond planned pick-up times, etc.

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NEGLECT VICTIM DATA
The following tables identify characteristics of children who were victims of substantiated neglect. Children Ages 1- 3 years accounted for the largest percentage of victims (21%). Children who were younger than 1 year accounted for 12% of the victims. In general, as age increased victimization decreased. More than half of all victims were White (58%) with African American victims accounting for 39%. The ethnicity of 6% of the victims was Hispanic. Percentages of victims were similar for Males (51%) and Females (49%).

Age of Victims

Under 1 1-3 4-6 7-9
10-12 13-15 16-17 Not Reported
0

9 1,000

1,779

2,000

3,000

4,000

4,576

5,141 5,060

6,181

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,156 7,507

8,000

9,000 10,000

Gender of Victims

Male

19,512

Female 0

18,897

3,000

6,000

9,000 12,000 15,000 18,000 21,000 24,000

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NEGLECT VICTIM DATA

Race of Victims

Black/African American

14,917

White Asian American Indian/Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Oth.Pac.Islander Multiple Race Unable to Determine

145 2 12
462 704

22,128

Not Reported

39

0

2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 12,500 15,000 17,500 20,000 22,500 25,000

Hispanic / Latino Origin of Victims

2,314 Yes

No

35,369

Unable to Determine

701

Not Reported

25

0

5,000

10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000

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NEGLECT PERPETRATOR DATA
In 2005, there were 38,409 substantiated incidents of neglect. The biological mother was the perpetrator in seventy- two percent of the incidents.
The table shows the perpetrator's relationship to the child at the time the neglect occurred. A perpetrator who was involved in more than one incident of neglect is counted more than once.

Perpetrator's Relationship to Victim

Biological Mother Biological Father Biological Parent - Gender Unknown Non-Biological Parent
Other Relative Live-in Boyfriend Live-in Girlfriend Live-in Gender Unknown Other, Non-Relative Sitter/Child Care School Personnel Residential Facility Staff
Unknown

70 1,260
1,860 470 105 3 329 120 31 41 651

5,781

27,688

0 3,500 7,000 10,500 14,000 17,500 21,000 24,500 28,000 31,500 35,000

Substantiated Neglect Characteristics of Perpetrators

Black/African American White Asian American Indian/Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Multiple Race Unable to Determine

Gender Male 2,154 5,306 43 6
8 3 154

Gender Female 12,377 17,186
104 28
19 40 276

Total
14,531 22,492
147 34
27 43 430

Total

7,674

Perpetrator Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino

564

*705 incidents did not have perpetrator race/gender reported.

30,030 933

37,704 1,497

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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 2005, 16,378 incidents of physical abuse were reported; 4,487 were substantiated. Bruises, welts and abrasions, which often results from inappropriate discipline, is the most common type of physical abuse.

Determination
Substantiated Unsubstantiated Total

Number of Incidents
4,487 11,891 16,378

Substantiated Physical Abuse Categories*

Fractures, Dislocations, Sprains Skull Injury, Intercranial Injury Spinal Cord, Nerve Damage Subdural Hematoma
Internal Chest, Abdomen, Pelvic Injury Lacerations, Cuts, Punctures Bruises, Welts, Abrasions Burns, Scalding Poisoning Suffocation/Drowning FDM/MBP Gunshot

135 44 3 46 25
394
137 3 4 4 3

3,882

0

500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000

* The total of all categories of abuse will be greater than the total number of substantiated incidents because a child may be indicated in more

than one category of physical abuse.

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PHYSICAL ABUSE VICTIM DATA
The following tables identify characteristics of children who were victims of physical abuse. In general, school-aged children were predominantly the victims of physical abuse: Ages 4-6 (20%), Ages 7-9 (21%), Ages 10-12 (18%) and Ages 13-15 (21%). For physical abuse, 54% were African-American while 41% were White. The ethnicity of 8% of the victims was Hispanic. Males accounted for 52% of the victims.

Under 1 1-3 4-6 7-9
10-12 13-15 16-17 Not Reported 0
0

Age of Victims
234 370
311

893 920
827
932

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

Gender of Victims

Male Female
0

2,316

2,171

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

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PHYSICAL ABUSE VICTIM DATA

Race of Victims

Black/African American

White Asian American Indian/Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Oth.Pac.Islander

34 1 1

Multiple Race

57

Unable to Determine

119

Not Reported

7

0

300

600

1,849

2,419

900 1,200 1,500 1,800 2,100 2,400 2,700 3,000

Hispanic / Latino Origin of Victims

357 Yes

No

4,046

Unable to Determine

83

Not Reported

1

0

500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 5,500

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PHYSICAL ABUSE PERPETRATOR DATA

In 2005 there were 4,487 substantiated incidents of physical abuse. The biological mother was the perpetrator in fortythree percent of the incidents. The biological father was the perpetrator in twenty-five percent of the incidents.
The following chart shows the perpetrator's relationship to the child at the time the physical abuse occurred. A perpetrator who was involved in more than one incident of physical abuse is counted more than once.

Perpetrator's Relationship to Victim

Biological Mother Biological Father Biological Parent - Gender Unknown Non-Biological Parent
Other Relative Live-in Boyfriend Live-in Girlfriend Live-in Gender Unknown Other, Non-Relative Sitter/Child Care School Personnel Residential Facility Staff
Unknown

5 496
350 168 31 4 99 32 11 31 173

1,136

1,951

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 2,400 2,600

Substantiated Physical Abuse Characteristics of Perpetrators

Black/African American White Asian American Indian/Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Multiple Race Unable to Determine

Gender Male 851 931 16 3
1 2 52

Gender Female 1,513 871
13 3
8 2 41

Total
2,364 1,802
29 6
9 4 93

Total Perpetrator Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino

1,856 120

* 180 incidents did not have perpetrator race/gender reported.

2,451 131

4,307 251

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SEXUAL ABUSE
Sexual abuse is a form of child maltreatment in which contacts or interactions (such as fondling, sodomy, penetration) occur between a child under 18 and the parent or caretaker, during which the child is 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 significantly 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, encourages 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 2005, 5,537 incidents of sexual abuse were reported and 1,957 incidents substantiated. Fondling is the most often substantiated form of sexual abuse.

Determination
Substantiated Unsubstantiated Total

Number of Incidents
1,957 3,580 5,537

Substantiated Sexual Abuse Categories*

Exhibitionism,Voyeurism

116

Fondling

Sodomy

196

Penetration

516

Genital Injury

38

Contraction of Venereal Disease

38

Sexual Exploitation

85

1,305

0

200

400

600

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

* The total of all categories of abuse will be greater than the total number of substantiated incidents because a child may be indicated in more
than one category of sexual abuse.

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SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIM DATA
The following tables identify characteristics of children who were victims of sexual abuse. In general, school-aged children were predominantly the victims of sexual abuse: Ages 4-6 (20%), Ages 7-9 (20%), Ages 10-12 (21%) and Ages 13-15 (24%). More than half of all victims were White (55%) with African-American victims accounting for 40%. The ethnicity of 8% of the victims was Hispanic. For sexual abuse, 82% of the victims were Females while only 18% were Males.

Age of Victims

Under 1 1-3 4-6 7-9
10-12 13-15 16-17 Not Reported
0

10 150

382 400 411

133

470

1

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650

Gender of Victims

Male

351

Female 0

1,606 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000

21

SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIM DATA

Race of Victims

Black/African American

780

White

Asian
American Indian/Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian/Oth.Pac.Islander
Multiple Race

14 0 0
19

Unable to Determine Not Reported

53 7

1,084

0

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

Hispanic / Latino Origin of Victims

165 Yes

No

Unable to Determine

33

1,758

1 Not Reported

0

300

600

900

1,200

1,500

1,800

2,100

2,400

22

SEXUAL ABUSE PERPETRATOR DATA

In 2005, there were 1,957 substantiated incidents of sexual abuse. The three most prevalent perpetrators were: Other Relative (27%), Other Non-Relative (16%), and Biological Father (16%). The following chart shows the perpetrator's relationship to the child at the time the sexual abuse occurred. A perpetrator who was involved in more than one incident of sexual abuse is counted more than once.

Perpetrator's Relationship to Victim

Biological Mother

194

Biological Father

312

Biological Parent - Gender Unknown

5

Non-Biological Parent Other Relative

242 533

Live-in Boyfriend

137

Live-in Girlfriend

25

Live-in Gender Unknown

2

Other, Non-Relative

322

Sitter/Child Care School Personnel

37 21

Residential Facility Staff

2

125 Unknown

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Substantiated Sexual Abuse Characteristics of Perpetrator

Black/African American White Asian American Indian/Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Multiple Race Unable to Determine

Gender Male 551 850 7 4
0 1 45

Gender Female
178 181
5 0
1 1 6

Total
729 1,031
12 4
1 2 51

Total Perpetrator Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino

1,458 125

372

1,830

16

141

* 127 incidents did not have perpetrator race/gender reported.

23

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.
Verbal threats/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.
In 2005, 3,268 incidents of emotional abuse were reported. Of these, 1,119 incidents were substantiated.

Determination
Substantiated Unsubstantiated Total

Number of Incidents
1,119 2,149 3,268

Substantiated Emotional Abuse Categories*

290 Bizarre discipline
872
Verbal threats

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

* The total of all categories of abuse will be greater than the total number of substantiated incidents because a child may be indicated in more
than one category of emotional abuse.

24

EMOTIONAL ABUSE VICTIM DATA

In general, school-aged children were predominantly the victims of emotional abuse: Ages 4-6 (16%), Ages 7-9 (19%), Ages 10-12 (20%) and Ages 13-15 (23%). The majority of victims were White (64%). The ethnicity of 8% of the victims was Hispanic. For emotional abuse, 55% of the victims were Females while only 45% were Males.
Age of Victims

UNDER 1

41

1-3

4-6

7-9

10-12

13-15

16-17 NOT REPORTED
0

0 50

109 91

180 214 224 260

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Gender of Victims

Male

505

Female 0

614

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

25

EMOTIONAL ABUSE VICTIM DATA
Race of Victims

Black/African American

357

White

714

Asian

4

American Indian/Alaska Native 0

Native Hawaiian/Oth.Pac.Islander

0

Multiple Race Unable to Determine
Not Reported

16 26
2

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900 1,000

Hispanic / Latino Origin of Victims

84 Yes No

1,014

Unable to Determine

21

0 Not Reported

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

26

EMOTIONAL ABUSE PERPETRATOR DATA
In 2005, there were 1,119 substantiated incidents of emotional abuse. The following chart shows the perpetrator's relationship to the child at the time the emotional abuse occurred. A perpetrator who was involved in more than one incident of emotional abuse is counted more than once. The Biological Mother (44%) and the Biological Father (29%) were the perpetrators in 73% of the incidents.
Perpetrator's Relationship to Victim

Biological Mother

493

Biological Father

320

Biological Parent - Gender Unknown 1

Non-Biological Parent

148

Other Relative

78

Live-in Boyfriend

36

Live-in Girlfriend

9

Live-in Gender Unknown

0

Other, Non-Relative Sitter/Child Care
School Personnel Residential Facility Staff
Unknown

11 2 4 2
15

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Substantiated Emotional Abuse Characteristics of Perpetrators

Black/African American White Asian American Indian/Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Multiple Race Unable to Determine

Gender Male 115 368 0 2
0 1 5

Gender Female
249 347
6 4
0 0 7

Total
364 715
6 6
0 1 12

Total

491

Perpetrator Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino

40

* 15 incidents did not have perpetrator race/gender reported.

613

1,104

25

65

27

OTHER ABUSE
When a report is received that does not fit clearly in any other category, the report is classified as "other." In 2005, 1,707 incidents were reported under this category, and 459 incidents were substantiated.

Determination
Substantiated Unsubstantiated Total

Number of Incidents
459 1,248 1,707

OTHER ABUSE 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.
Age of Victims

Under 1 1-3 4-6 7-9
10-12 13-15 16-17 Not Reported 0
0

17 20

46
44 48

40

60

143

72

89

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Male Female
0

Gender of Victims
207

252

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

28

OTHER ABUSE VICTIM DATA

Race of Victims

Black/African American

White

Asian 2

American Indian/Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Oth.Pac.Islander
Multiple Race Unable to Determine
Not Reported

0 0
12 8 1

0

50

194 242

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Hispanic / Latino Origin of Victims

37 Yes

No 413
9 Unable to Determine

Not Reported

0

0

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600

29

OTHER ABUSE PERPETRATOR DATA
In 2005, there were 459 substantiated incidents of "other" maltreatment. The biological mother is the most frequently reported perpetrator. The chart shows the perpetrator's relationship to the child when the incident of other maltreatment occurred.
Perpetrator's Relationship to Victim

Biological Mother

Biological Father

57

327

Biological Parent - Gender Unknown 0

Non-biological Parent

10

Other Relative

41

Live-in Boyfriend 3

Live-in Girlfriend 1

Live-in Gender Unknown 0

Other, non-relative

6

Sitter/child care 3

School personnel Residential facility staff
Unknown

0 0
11

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

Substantiated Other Abuse Characteristics of Perpetrators

Black/African American White Asian American Indian/Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Multiple Race Unable to Determine

Gender Male 24 52 0 1
0 0 4

Gender Female
157 203
1 0
0 2 4

Total
181 255
1 1
0 2 8

Total

81

Perpetrator Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino

7

* 11 incidents did not have perpetrator race/gender reported.

367

448

13

20

30

PROTECTIVE SERVICES DATA SYSTEM TABLES
2005 COUNTY DATA January 2005 December 2005
31

Table 1: Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report Reports by County
January 2005 - December 2005

Screened-Out

TOTAL

Reports

REPORTS

Diversions

Number % Number %

Reports Accepted for
Service
(Investigations)
Number %

Investigations by Disposition

Substantiated

Unsubstantiated

Open Closed Total % Inv. Open Closed Total % Inv.

STATE TOTAL
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford

98,896
355 108 121 69 708 315 1,396 845 436 289 2,732 158 408 174 282 340 305 336 93 532 145 1,137 1,228 184 1,546 73 603 2,202 973 22 2,180 91 4,349 632 674 903 334 658 179

15,686 16% 15,951 16% 67,259 68% 15,476 11,170 26,646 40% 1,296 39,317 40,613 60%

47 13% 27 8% 281 79% 115

16 15% 3

3%

89 82% 23

18 15% 1

1% 102 84% 21

10 14% 15 22% 44 64% 12

147 21% 37 5% 524 74% 187

64 20% 103 33% 148 47% 34

494 35% 231 17% 671 48% 150

98 12% 65 8% 682 81% 248

56 13% 27 6% 353 81% 81

37 13% 45 16% 207 72% 61

236 9% 522 19% 1,974 72% 469

21 13% 17 11% 120 76% 41

36 9% 34 8% 338 83% 74

11 6% 33 19% 130 75% 49

29 10% 53 19% 200 71% 36

20 6% 80 24% 240 71% 76

26 9% 50 16% 229 75% 43

47 14% 49 15% 240 71% 62

15 16% 11 12% 67 72% 22

111 21% 76 14% 345 65% 31

23 16% 30 21% 92 63% 22

171 15% 162 14% 804 71% 233

296 24% 156 13% 776 63% 113

21 11% 11 6% 152 83% 25

53 3% 359 23% 1,134 73% 182

3

4%

3

4%

67 92% 12

192 32% 62 10% 349 58% 84

716 33% 277 13% 1,209 55% 287

119 12% 136 14% 718 74% 105

1

5%

2

9%

19 86% 7

423 19% 491 23% 1,266 58% 410

13 14% 5

5%

73 80% 10

558 13% 1,664 38% 2,127 49% 506

75 12% 61 10% 496 78% 114

85 13% 25 4% 564 84% 168

163 18% 210 23% 530 59% 102

41 12% 19 6% 274 82% 75

37 6% 93 14% 528 80% 131

26 15% 27 15% 126 70% 55

39

154 55%

2

125 127 45%

13

36 40% 0

53

53 60%

7

28 27% 0

74

74 73%

5

17 39% 3

24

27 61%

80

267 51% 27

230 257 49%

11

45 30% 1

102 103 70%

149 299 45% 10

362 372 55%

81

329 48% 14

339 353 52%

60

141 40%

6

206 212 60%

33

94 45% 2

111 113 55%

151 620 31% 179 1,175 1,354 69%

17

58 48% 0

62

62 52%

84

158 47%

8

172 180 53%

18

67 52% 0

63

63 48%

33

69 35% 2

129 131 66%

22

98 41% 1

141 142 59%

19

62 27% 1

166 167 73%

42

104 43%

2

134 136 57%

7

29 43% 2

36

38 57%

64

95 28% 2

248 250 72%

12

34 37% 5

53

58 63%

171 404 50% 12

388 400 50%

131 244 31% 22

510 532 69%

40

65 43% 5

82

87 57%

237 419 37% 11

704 715 63%

13

25 37% 0

42

42 63%

81

165 47%

7

177 184 53%

195 482 40% 40

687 727 60%

153 258 36% 1

459 460 64%

2

9 47% 0

10

10 53%

140 550 43% 17

699 716 57%

19

29 40% 4

40

44 60%

494 1,000 47% 47 1,080 1,127 53%

109 223 45% 2

271 273 55%

98

266 47% 15

283 298 53%

71

173 33%

2

355 357 67%

38

113 41%

3

158 161 59%

80

211 40%

8

309 317 60%

7

62 49% 8

56

64 51%

32

Crisp Dade Dawson Decatur Dekalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper

Table 1: Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report Reports by County
January 2005 - December 2005

Screened-Out

TOTAL

Reports

REPORTS

Diversions

Number % Number %

Reports Accepted for
Service
(Investigations)
Number %

Investigations by Disposition

Substantiated

Unsubstantiated

Open Closed Total % Inv. Open Closed Total % Inv.

380 230 443 537 3,573 455 144 1,285 1,534 166 106 391 266 377 207 410 560 2,091 1,130 342 6,063 487 60 826 838 291 154 4,243 644 2,117 102 596 225 349 328 2,150 1,022 202 607 134

27 7% 22 6% 331 87% 83

43

126 38% 11

194 205 62%

73 32% 25 11% 132 57% 31

24

55 42% 3

74

77 58%

107 24% 194 44% 142 32% 31

32

63 44% 0

79

79 56%

101 19% 62 12% 374 70% 72

47

119 32% 31

224 255 68%

537 15% 365 10% 2,671 75% 355

711 1,066 40% 33

1,572 1,605 60%

133 29% 36 8% 286 63% 97

14

111 39% 10

165 175 61%

17 12% 27 19% 100 69% 25

16

41 41% 1

58

59 59%

260 20% 153 12% 872 68% 202

114 316 36%

4

552 556 64%

447 29% 330 22% 757 49% 151

117 268 35% 24

465 489 65%

28 17% 33 20% 105 63% 19

19

38 36% 6

61

67 64%

12 11% 31 29% 63 59% 11

14

25 40% 4

34

38 60%

28 7% 49 13% 314 80% 46

45

91 29% 0

223 223 71%

59 22% 51 19% 156 59% 19

17

36 23% 2

118 120 77%

71 19% 128 34% 178 47% 31

27

58 33% 1

119 120 67%

54 26% 15 7% 138 67% 46

14

60 43% 1

77

78 57%

109 27% 41 10% 260 63% 79

44

123 47%

6

131 137 53%

92 16% 35 6% 433 77% 133

74

207 48%

2

224 226 52%

581 28% 263 13% 1,247 60% 218

228 446 36% 22

779 801 64%

174 15% 285 25% 671 59% 83

116 199 30% 6

466 472 70%

62 18% 68 20% 212 62% 56

30

86 41% 1

125 126 59%

755 12% 762 13% 4,546 75% 1,298 924 2,222 49% 94 2,230 2,324 51%

120 25% 36 7% 331 68% 80

41

121 37%

2

208 210 63%

12 20% 11 18% 37 62% 17

2

19 51% 0

18

18 49%

86 10% 66 8% 674 82% 64

130 194 29% 4

476 480 71%

155 18% 117 14% 566 68% 136

82

218 39%

3

345 348 61%

43 15% 51 18% 197 68% 39

37

76 39% 5

116 121 61%

16 10% 53 34% 85 55% 22

8

30 35% 3

52

55 65%

502 12% 669 16% 3,072 72% 566

382 948 31% 41

2,083 2,124 69%

70 11% 114 18% 460 71% 55

38

93 20% 1

366 367 80%

254 12% 670 32% 1,193 56% 295

205 500 42%

4

689 693 58%

11 11% 25 25% 66 65% 29

15

44 67% 0

22

22 33%

168 28% 24 4% 404 68% 99

22

121 30%

7

276 283 70%

30 13% 23 10% 172 76% 65

26

91 53% 7

74

81 47%

44 13% 21 6% 284 81% 107

41

148 52%

8

128 136 48%

61 19% 92 28% 175 53% 50

17

67 38% 1

107 108 62%

118 5% 316 15% 1,716 80% 347

265 612 36% 24

1,080 1,104 64%

99 10% 160 16% 763 75% 176

214 390 51% 13

360 373 49%

27 13% 21 10% 154 76% 33

20

53 34% 8

93

101 66%

106 17% 125 21% 376 62% 94

43

137 36%

6

233 239 64%

16 12% 24 18% 94 70% 18

11

29 31% 0

65

65 69%

33

Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun

Table 1: Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report Reports by County
January 2005 - December 2005

Screened-Out

TOTAL

Reports

REPORTS

Diversions

Number % Number %

Reports Accepted for
Service
(Investigations)
Number %

Investigations by Disposition

Substantiated

Unsubstantiated

Open Closed Total % Inv. Open Closed Total % Inv.

313 262 158 135 324 248 170 596 284 963 122 147 1,097 445 262 407 89 377 197 335 108 279 411 145 249 766 1,627 1,094 291 188 1,558 211 522 295 203 715 151 289 28 373

60 19% 52 17% 201 64% 54

59 23% 72 27% 131 50% 46

10 6% 41 26% 107 68% 46

38 28% 26 19% 71 53% 23

39 12% 18 6% 267 82% 86

67 27% 20 8% 161 65% 58

14 8%

6

4% 150 88% 32

46 8% 95 16% 455 76% 129

62 22% 19 7% 203 71% 42

135 14% 84 9% 744 77% 115

15 12% 29 24% 78 64% 20

18 12% 29 20% 100 68% 15

60 5% 228 21% 809 74% 246

75 17% 121 27% 249 56% 76

54 21% 45 17% 163 62% 40

52 13% 66 16% 289 71% 75

10 11% 4

4%

75 84% 12

46 12% 55 15% 276 73% 87

11 6%

9

5% 177 90% 23

76 23% 61 18% 198 59% 54

16 15% 22 20% 70 65% 14

39 14% 17 6% 223 80% 70

49 12% 36 9% 326 79% 82

25 17% 15 10% 105 72% 26

24 10% 55 22% 170 68% 39

136 18% 71 9% 559 73% 95

195 12% 201 12% 1,231 76% 139

181 17% 256 23% 657 60% 105

37 13% 71 24% 183 63% 53

51 27% 66 35% 71 38% 11

311 20% 231 15% 1,016 65% 157

19 9%

7

3% 185 88% 49

97 19% 45 9% 380 73% 54

67 23% 34 12% 194 66% 38

55 27% 38 19% 110 54% 21

50 7% 42 6% 623 87% 242

20 13% 19 13% 112 74% 36

41 14% 43 15% 205 71% 54

4 14% 2

7%

22 79% 10

18 5% 37 10% 318 85% 92

18

72 36% 0

12

58 44% 5

12

58 54% 0

8

31 44% 1

36

122 46% 10

28

86 53% 1

41

73 49% 4

56

185 41% 20

16

58 29% 1

185 300 40% 16

11

31 40% 1

13

28 28% 0

148 394 49% 34

36

112 45% 19

19

59 36% 6

39

114 39%

2

18

30 40% 1

30

117 42%

2

44

67 38% 1

28

82 41% 4

11

25 36% 0

37

107 48%

3

34

116 36%

1

21

47 45% 0

21

60 35% 3

107 202 36% 10

307 446 36% 5

110 215 33% 7

10

63 34% 2

5

16 23% 2

230 387 38% 21

29

78 42% 5

58

112 29% 12

18

56 29% 3

30

51 46% 0

67

309 50% 13

9

45 40% 2

33

87 42% 4

4

14 64% 0

70

162 51%

1

129 129 64%

68

73 56%

49

49 46%

39

40 56%

135 145 54%

74

75 47%

73

77 51%

250 270 59%

144 145 71%

428 444 60%

46

47 60%

72

72 72%

381 415 51%

118 137 55%

98

104 64%

173 175 61%

44

45 60%

157 159 58%

109 110 62%

112 116 59%

45

45 64%

113 116 52%

209 210 64%

58

58 55%

107 110 65%

347 357 64%

780 785 64%

435 442 67%

118 120 66%

53

55 77%

608 629 62%

102 107 58%

256 268 71%

135 138 71%

59

59 54%

301 314 50%

65

67 60%

114 118 58%

8

8 36%

155 156 49%

34

Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

Table 1: Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report Reports by County
January 2005 - December 2005

Screened-Out

TOTAL

Reports

REPORTS

Diversions

Number % Number %

Reports Accepted for
Service
(Investigations)
Number %

Investigations by Disposition

Substantiated

Unsubstantiated

Open Closed Total % Inv. Open Closed Total % Inv.

86 2,620 873
73 185 129 1,232 663 63 327 41 26 371 84 211 191 420 647 608 138 94 995 163 107 302 561 1,081 1,112 692 115 369 442 19 131 557 1,788 136 133 112 385

5

6% 22 26% 59 69% 20

8

28 47% 0

31

31 53%

289 11% 402 15% 1,929 74% 377

333 710 37% 22

1,197 1,219 63%

165 19% 182 21% 526 60% 138

60

198 38%

4

324 328 62%

13 18% 9 12% 51 70% 9

5

14 27% 2

35

37 73%

14 8%

5

3% 166 90% 41

16

57 34% 3

106 109 66%

19 15% 20 16% 90 70% 24

23

47 52% 4

39

43 48%

215 17% 227 18% 790 64% 259

155 414 52%

8

368 376 48%

105 16% 154 23% 404 61% 143

56

199 49%

3

202 205 51%

15 24% 6 10% 42 67% 9

5

14 33% 0

28

28 67%

24 7%

1

0% 302 92% 75

30

105 35%

3

194 197 65%

2

5%

2

5%

37 90% 5

3

8 22% 2

27

29 78%

3 12% 5 19% 18 69% 8

1

9 50% 1

8

9 50%

77 21% 37 10% 257 69% 103

40

143 56%

1

113 114 44%

14 17% 1

1%

69 82% 22

12

34 49% 2

33

35 51%

26 12% 39 18% 146 69% 36

12

48 33% 2

96

98 67%

38 20% 29 15% 124 65% 34

17

51 41% 0

73

73 59%

16 4% 19 5% 385 92% 52

52

104 27%

5

276 281 73%

69 11% 25 4% 553 85% 178

83

261 47% 11

281 292 53%

83 14% 116 19% 409 67% 90

33

123 30%

2

284 286 70%

17 12% 38 28% 83 60% 19

8

27 33% 0

56

56 67%

15 16% 10 11% 69 73% 21

4

25 36% 4

40

44 64%

80

8% 113 11% 802 81% 199

143 342 43% 13

447 460 57%

20 12% 21 13% 122 75% 35

15

50 41% 5

67

72 59%

22 21% 13 12% 72 67% 18

11

29 40% 0

43

43 60%

47 16% 43 14% 212 70% 42

23

65 31% 8

139 147 69%

90 16% 211 38% 260 46% 67

39

106 41%

8

146 154 59%

255 24% 122 11% 704 65% 185

104 289 41% 36

379 415 59%

278 25% 195 18% 639 57% 109

52

161 25% 11

467 478 75%

120 17% 60 9% 512 74% 91

104 195 38% 6

311 317 62%

23 20% 27 23% 65 57% 22

13

35 54% 2

28

30 46%

94 25% 88 24% 187 51% 45

41

86 46% 0

101 101 54%

47 11% 102 23% 293 66% 62

40

102 35%

3

188 191 65%

10 53%

3

16%

6

32% 1

1

2 33% 0

4

4 67%

30 23% 24 18% 77 59% 18

8

26 34% 1

50

51 66%

81 15% 124 22% 352 63% 112

44

156 44%

0

196 196 56%

526 29% 91

5% 1,171 65% 159

180 339 29% 29

803 832 71%

39 29% 22 16% 75 55% 20

9

29 39% 0

46

46 61%

9

7% 25 19% 99 74% 28

14

42 42% 1

56

57 58%

16 14% 30 27% 66 59% 19

7

26 39% 0

40

40 61%

73 19% 35 9% 277 72% 61

62

123 44%

2

152 154 56%

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Table 2: Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report Substantiated Child Maltreatment Victims and Incidents By County
January 2005 - December 2005

Population Under 18 Years of
Age

STATE TOTAL
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford

2,332,567
4,704 2,511 2,638 1,089 9,370 3,987 15,654 24,117 4,774 4,364 42,122 3,135 4,002 4,199 7,691 12,761 7,118 5,305 1,416 14,378 2,793 25,959 14,916 2,704 60,544 4,715 6,044 48,248 19,047 801 79,805 1,948 171,909 11,032 11,826 27,443 4,469 29,154 3,307

Substantiated Child Maltreatment Victims*

Victims
44,450
234 74 46 27 465 79 501 581 263 161 1,141 98 302 125 115 170 126 172 57 141 48 700 389 126 638 57 293 874 420 18 882 47 1,555 337 490 289 218 372 98

Rate Per 1,000 Children
19.1
49.7 29.5 17.4 24.8 49.6 19.8 32.0 24.1 55.1 36.9 27.1 31.3 75.5 29.8 15.0 13.3 17.7 32.4 40.3 9.8 17.2 27.0 26.1 46.6 10.5 12.1 48.5 18.1 22.1 22.5 11.1 24.1 9.0 30.5 41.4 10.5 48.8 12.8 29.6

Neglect
38,409 205 62 43 24 417 65 461 517 232 139 1,003 94 297 120 100 146 117 152 51 115 38 619 365 122 516 52 280 805 372 17 744 42 1,238 293 452 257 209 335 74

Substantiated Incidents of Maltreatment

Physical

Sexual Emotional

Other

4,487

1,957

1,119

459

16

15

19

1

7

6

0

0

2

1

2

0

1

2

0

1

43

10

1

9

5

3

9

1

28

18

3

8

37

26

11

19

18

11

9

0

14

9

4

0

87

72

36

2

5

5

5

0

2

3

9

0

8

5

2

0

14

3

2

0

20

5

2

0

7

4

0

0

14

7

1

1

3

4

0

0

22

9

0

0

4

3

3

0

80

20

12

2

26

7

6

0

6

2

0

0

104

25

26

10

3

4

0

0

11

4

15

0

58

30

38

1

50

13

5

0

1

0

2

0

101

56

40

1

5

0

0

1

274

61

23

5

36

13

6

0

18

35

2

5

27

10

16

2

6

5

1

0

16

15

4

12

7

5

15

1

36

Total
46,431 256 75 48 28 480 83 518 610 270 166 1,200 109 311 135 119 173 128 175 58 146 48 733 404 130 681 59 310 932 440 20 942 48 1,601 348 512 312 221 382 102

Crisp Dade Dawson Decatur Dekalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper

Table 2: Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report Substantiated Child Maltreatment Victims and Incidents By County
January 2005 - December 2005

Population Under 18 Years of
Age
6,267 3,598 4,578 7,992 170,351 4,966 2,927 26,555 29,423 3,428 1,095 12,298 5,087 5,947 3,063 4,450 25,566 23,297 36,464 5,057 206,588 6,347 573 17,762 12,784 6,499 3,790 196,411 9,039 44,399 2,241 7,149 6,342 5,473 3,144 44,727 33,317 2,711 12,855 3,381

Substantiated Child Maltreatment Victims*

Victims
202 109 97 187 1,503 166 73 577 459 59 39 152 52 98 107 236 341 689 341 154 3,490 181 36 304 401 118 54 1,558 157 749 87 211 133 213 121 1,075 571 86 217 52

Rate Per 1,000 Children
32.2 30.3 21.2 23.4 8.8 33.4 24.9 21.7 15.6 17.2 35.6 12.4 10.2 16.5 34.9 53.0 13.3 29.6 9.4 30.5 16.9 28.5 62.8 17.1 31.4 18.2 14.2 7.9 17.4 16.9 38.8 29.5 21.0 38.9 38.5 24.0 17.1 31.7 16.9 15.4

Neglect
179 102 81 125 1,050 145 50 542 423 49 35 129 45 92 104 215 278 584 299 151 2,960 157 35 267 374 96 50 1,275 146 609 82 197 102 163 111 956 367 74 183 43

Substantiated Incidents of Maltreatment

Physical

Sexual Emotional

Other

14

10

1

1

21

2

16

0

7

9

0

0

29

12

12

16

358

119

31

23

13

6

4

0

6

9

17

1

29

14

2

3

37

10

8

1

2

8

2

0

5

1

2

0

10

15

1

3

7

0

0

0

5

2

3

0

1

2

1

0

10

3

13

1

60

11

29

3

65

48

8

2

21

23

3

6

8

1

0

1

455

152

53

52

10

17

7

1

1

1

1

0

35

9

1

4

21

13

2

0

14

6

2

0

1

1

4

1

220

55

60

22

8

5

2

0

81

54

5

6

2

3

0

0

7

2

7

0

21

16

6

0

18

9

14

19

6

5

2

0

101

31

19

1

101

61

10

51

5

4

9

1

17

11

5

4

6

0

0

5

Total
205 141 97 194 1,581 168 83 590 479 61 43 158 52 102 108 242 381 707 352 161 3,672 192 38 316 410 118 57 1,632 161 755 87 213 145 223 124 1,108 590 93 220 54

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Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun

Table 2: Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report Substantiated Child Maltreatment Victims and Incidents By County
January 2005 - December 2005

Population Under 18 Years of
Age
3,516 4,691 2,388 2,539 6,577 3,995 1,943 12,239 8,084 21,560 1,862 3,434 24,969 5,643 3,676 6,989 1,923 5,721 2,997 5,937 1,541 6,320 5,700 2,120 4,366 11,185 51,007 22,669 7,841 3,383 31,694 6,128 6,426 4,238 4,050 10,666 2,252 4,458 607 3,451

Substantiated Child Maltreatment Victims*

Victims
132 103 97 54 202 159 131 326 90 524 52 55 670 203 105 219 47 212 124 129 45 167 204 79 103 341 688 377 130 27 644 133 191 100 88 506 78 156 20 263

Rate Per 1,000 Children
37.5 22.0 40.6 21.3 30.7 39.8 67.4 26.6 11.1 24.3 27.9 16.0 26.8 36.0 28.6 31.3 24.4 37.1 41.4 21.7 29.2 26.4 35.8 37.3 23.6 30.5 13.5 16.6 16.6 8.0 20.3 21.7 29.7 23.6 21.7 47.4 34.6 35.0 32.9 76.2

Neglect
106 93 83 45 158 147 101 285 73 455 44 51 575 192 97 214 34 192 109 104 38 157 186 65 93 278 585 340 123 20 555 103 185 92 68 458 69 139 16 244

Substantiated Incidents of Maltreatment

Physical

Sexual Emotional

Other

21

2

8

0

5

6

1

0

10

5

2

0

4

4

6

0

19

21

13

0

10

7

3

2

23

1

17

0

23

22

0

2

16

4

3

0

58

21

5

0

10

0

0

0

3

10

1

0

76

31

32

0

9

6

4

0

8

0

0

0

7

2

5

0

7

5

3

0

19

4

0

0

6

2

4

4

12

13

4

0

8

0

2

0

8

6

0

0

17

4

4

0

7

4

0

4

6

4

3

2

22

24

36

15

93

43

2

6

26

15

5

1

6

0

8

0

3

0

3

1

73

20

39

3

18

9

1

6

15

2

2

0

4

5

6

0

8

6

5

3

43

19

12

10

6

1

3

2

13

10

6

0

3

1

0

0

26

5

4

0

Total
137 105 100 59 211 169 142 332 96 539 54 65 714 211 105 228 49 215 125 133 48 171 211 80 108 375 729 387 137 27 690 137 204 107 90 542 81 168 20 279

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Table 2: Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report Substantiated Child Maltreatment Victims and Incidents By County
January 2005 - December 2005

Population Under 18 Years of
Age

Substantiated Child Maltreatment Victims*

Victims

Rate Per 1,000 Children

Neglect

Substantiated Incidents of Maltreatment

Physical

Sexual Emotional

Other

Total

Randolph

1,907

41

21.5

38

3

1

0

0

42

Richmond

53,544

1,263

23.6

1,136

127

29

13

8

1,313

Rockdale

20,615

360

17.5

311

50

3

2

0

366

Schley

1,120

24

21.4

24

0

0

0

0

24

Screven

4,115

80

19.4

57

20

8

1

0

86

Seminole

2,328

93

39.9

90

4

4

0

0

98

Spalding

16,638

691

41.5

587

76

35

6

5

709

Stephens

5,890

318

54.0

288

17

14

12

2

333

Stewart

1,202

18

15.0

11

6

0

0

1

18

Sumter

9,207

193

21.0

172

16

3

1

6

198

Talbot

1,609

13

8.1

7

4

1

0

1

13

Taliaferro

419

11

26.3

9

3

0

0

0

12

Tattnall

5,311

254

47.8

231

14

7

6

3

261

Taylor

2,377

68

28.6

60

8

0

0

1

69

Telfair

2,700

96

35.6

85

4

12

1

0

102

Terrell

3,018

94

31.1

83

6

4

4

0

97

Thomas

11,326

159

14.0

122

23

11

7

5

168

Tift

10,882

501

46.0

466

31

13

5

3

518

Toombs

7,473

214

28.6

190

11

13

4

0

218

Towns

1,695

45

26.5

38

2

5

4

0

49

Treutlen

1,751

40

22.8

31

1

8

1

0

41

Troup

16,757

609

36.3

560

45

28

3

1

637

Turner

2,681

77

28.7

73

7

1

1

0

82

Twiggs

2,633

47

17.9

32

5

9

0

5

51

Union

3,774

106

28.1

95

8

2

2

1

108

Upson

7,024

192

27.3

160

16

5

3

12

196

Walker

15,213

484

31.8

444

27

29

3

3

506

Walton

19,637

274

14.0

249

13

12

4

4

282

Ware

8,838

312

35.3

248

39

8

47

0

342

Warren

1,654

57

34.5

51

5

1

2

0

59

Washington

5,320

162

30.5

146

6

9

0

3

164

Wayne

7,103

153

21.5

125

17

8

5

5

160

Webster

562

3

5.3

2

1

0

0

0

3

Wheeler

1,316

42

31.9

33

6

0

0

4

43

White

5,342

246

46.1

215

23

7

7

0

252

Whitfield

26,141

577

22.1

516

37

23

15

9

600

Wilcox

1,862

42

22.6

38

5

0

0

0

43

Wilkes

2,389

71

29.7

56

8

1

5

5

75

Wilkinson

2,590

46

17.8

42

1

2

0

1

46

Worth

5,879

216

36.7

201

17

11

12

0

241

The number of victims represents a duplicated count of children since a child may be in more than one investigation during the year. Rates are based on 2004 Census Estimates for the child population under 18 years of age.

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