Child Maltreatment 2020
Date
2022
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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau
Abstract
For 2020, professionals submitted 66.7 percent of reports alleging child abuse and
neglect. The term professional means that the person has contact with the alleged
child maltreatment victim as part of his or her job. This term includes teachers, police
officers, lawyers, and social services staff. The highest percentages of reports are
from legal and law enforcement personnel (20.9%), education personnel (17.2%), and
medical personnel (11.6%).
Nonprofessionals, including friends, neighbors, and relatives, submitted fewer than
one-fifth of reports (17.0%). Unclassified sources submitted the remaining reports
(16.3%). Unclassified includes anonymous, “other,” and unknown report sources.
States use the code “other” for any report source that does not have an NCANDS
designated code. See Appendix D, State Commentary, for additional information
provided by the states as to what is included in “other.” (See chapter 2.)
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Keywords
statistics, data, child maltreatment, United States
Citation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau. (2022). Child Maltreatment 2020