CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT STATISTICS - Oklahoma ...
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT STATISTICS - Oklahoma ...
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT STATISTICS - Oklahoma ...
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SUBSTANTIATIONS<br />
The chart below shows the categories of substantiated abuse and neglect. Neglect continues to be<br />
the highest single category of child maltreatment.<br />
NOTE: Children can be victims of more than one type of abuse or neglect so totals of substantiated<br />
abuse and neglect by category are greater than the total number of substantiated reports.<br />
Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect by Category<br />
State Fiscal Year 2012<br />
Category Count Percent<br />
Neglect 13,566 61.81%<br />
Abuse 7,560 34.45%<br />
Sexual Abuse 821 3.74%<br />
TOTAL 21,947 100.00%<br />
Sexual Abuse<br />
3.74%<br />
Abuse<br />
34.45%<br />
Neglect<br />
61.81%<br />
Source: OKDHS Child Welfare Services<br />
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SUBSTANTIATIONS