DATA SOURCE:
 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2000)
"Child Maltreatment 1998: Reports From the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System"

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Table A.   Children Removed From Their Homes By Child Protective Services Caseworkers
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Children in General Population
(Under 19)
[ 2 ]
Children Involved in Investigations
[ 3 ]
Children Taken from Home
UNSubstantiated
[ 4 ]
Children Taken from Home
SUBstantiated
[ 5 ]
Children Taken from Home
(Other)*
[ 6 ]
TOTAL CHILDREN TAKEN OUT OF HOME
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PERCENT of Children Removed to Investigated
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Children Removed per 1 K in Population
District of Columbia 102,959 9,862   1,026 0 1,026 10.40% 9.97
New Mexico 504,210 13,403 727 2,225 65 3,017 22.51% 5.98
Ohio 2,844,005 135,628 2,925 5,253 5,069 13,247 9.77% 4.66
Washington 1,472,490 47,281 695 3,202 2,762 6,659 14.08% 4.52
Oregon 825,170 27,680   3,622 0 3,622 13.09% 4.39
Alaska 192,261 11,326 7 788 44 839 7.41% 4.36
Michigan 2,551,615 156,425 650 10,482 0 11,132 7.12% 4.36
South Dakota 200,937 5,313   762 0 762 14.34% 3.79
Oklahoma 879,367 60,340 195 2,687 213 3,095 5.13% 3.52
Connecticut 790,715 40,905 446 2,289 4 2,739 6.70% 3.46
Florida 3,539,932 187,778 625 7,874 3,606 12,105 6.45% 3.42
Pennsylvania 2,859,828 22,589 5,311 3,269 0 8,580 37.98% 3.00
Kentucky 988,293 63,439   2,748 189 2,937 4.63% 2.97
California 8,911,372 413,372   25,339 0 25,339 6.13% 2.84
Maryland 1,287,190 55,964     3,531 3,531 6.31% 2.74
Kansas 697,452 26,751 768 1,104 3 1,875 7.01% 2.69
Georgia 2,022,351 74,180   4,991 0 4,991 6.73% 2.47
Illinois 3,187,332 110,658 706 6,209 53 6,968 6.30% 2.19
Mississippi 756,875 32,404   1,497 155 1,652 5.10% 2.18
Rhode Island 237,917 9,863     486 486 4.93% 2.04
Utah 701,300 27,222   1,362 0 1,362 5.00% 1.94
Minnesota 1,259,447 24,844 140 2,233 0 2,373 9.55% 1.88
Missouri 1,406,616 75,470 369 1,873 401 2,643 3.50% 1.88
Louisiana 1,191,412 45,318   2,152 0 2,152 4.75% 1.81
Wyoming 129,406 2,209 49 148 2 199 9.01% 1.54
Vermont 141,347 1,990   212 0 212 10.65% 1.50
South Carolina 959,296 38,238   1,325 0 1,325 3.47% 1.38
Virginia 1,644,678 49,347 307 1,692 24 2,023 4.10% 1.23
Arkansas 653,721 29,572   766 0 766 2.59% 1.17
Indiana 1,517,366 102,155   1,774 0 1,774 1.74% 1.17
Wisconsin 1,351,044 22,232   1,522 0 1,522 6.85% 1.13
New Hampshire 298,610 8,974   281 0 281 3.13% 0.94
Texas 5,629,200 172,718 48 3,238 186 3,472 2.01% 0.62
New Jersey 1,990,439 75,988 293 840 0 1,133 1.49% 0.57
Alabama 1,084,135 35,912 0 354 0 354 0.99% 0.33
TOTALS 54,810,288 2,217,350 14,261 105,139 16,793 136,193 6.14% 0.33

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