Statistics
Quick Facts
- Over 37,218 complaints of child abuse and neglect are made each year.
- Last year, approximately 20,596 complaints were investigated, and 8,163 were found to have some merit.
- The most common complaints involve children who witness domestic violence and children who are sexually abused.
- Neglect accounts for 38.5 percent of children in custody.
- Approximately 2,312 children are in foster care.
- Substance abuse was a factor in 56 percent of children placed in foster care.
- Sixty-seven percent of families receiving services have their children living with them in their homes.
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