CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT STATISTICS - Oklahoma ...

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The race of children in substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect is shown below. White
children continue to have the highest rate of victimization. However, white children are victimized
at a lower rate than their representation in the general population while American Indian/Alaskan
Native and Black/African American children are victimized at a higher rate than their representation
in the general population.
NOTE: These numbers reflect a duplicated count of children substantiated to be victims of
child abuse and neglect.
Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect by Race of Child
State Fiscal Year 2012
Race Count Percent
White 6,417 65.20%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1,723 17.51%
Black/African American 1,630 16.56%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 45 0.46%
Asian 27 0.27%
TOTAL 9,842 100.00%
White
65.20%
Asian
0.27%
Native Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander
0.46%
Black/African American
16.56%
American Indian/Alaskan Native
17.51%
Source: OKDHS Child Welfare Services
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