Child Maltreatment

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Serving Children, Families, and Communities

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Child Maltreatment

Q:	Do child maltreatment victimization rates vary by State?
A:	State-level child maltreatment victimization rates varied considerably in 2006, from a low of 1.5 per 1,000 children ages 0-17 to a high of 33.5.

Maltreatment victimization rate* by State, 2002-2006

Notes: *Rate is per 1,000 children under 18 in the U.S. population.

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The national child maltreatment victimization rate in 2006 was 12.1 per 1,000 children ages 0-17.
Twenty-nine states had child maltreatment victimization rates below the national rate.

Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02110.asp?qaDate=2006. Released on September 12, 2008.

Data Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Child Maltreatment 2006. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008.