Child Maltreatment Reporting Statistics During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Cursory Analysis
Abstract
This goal of this research is to provide a cursory analysis of publicly available child
maltreatment data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of total allegations of
child maltreatment between the months of March and June—a span of time representative of the
COVID-19 pandemic thus far—were analyzed in five different states in the years 2017, 2018,
2019, and 2020. An analysis of total numbers of allegations and the percentage change in
allegations per year revealed a disproportionate decline in child maltreatment reports during the
COVID-19 pandemic. This data corroborates nationwide reports of decreases in child
maltreatment allegations in the immediate aftermath of stay-at-home orders and illustrates the
sustained impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on child maltreatment reporting.
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Keywords
child maltreatment, reporting, COVID 19
Citation
Hansen, A. L. (2020). Child Maltreatment Reporting Statistics During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Cursory Analysis. University of San Diego.