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. 1 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 2 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. 3 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. 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 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 11 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. 12 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 13 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 14 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 15 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. 16 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 17 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 18 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 19 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. 20 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% 35 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 37 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 38 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. 39