Child Reports: Allegation Types
Definition: The percentage of all child reports for the fiscal year
that include an allegation from one of four groups (see The Groups below).
Denominator: Number of total reports.
Numerator: Number of reports containing an allegation (not necessarily substantiated) for the given allegation group.
Special Note: There is not a one-to-one relationship between allegations and reports;
each report can include more than one allegation.
Therefore, adding together the percentages of all four groups in these charts (for any given year and population)
will likely result in a number greater than 100.
The Groups
The allegation groups represented are as follows:
The Neglect group includes all Lack of Supervision, Environmental Neglect and Other Neglect allegations.
The Physical and Other Abuse group includes all Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse and Substance Exposure allegations.
The Sexual Abuse group includes all Sexual Abuse allegations.
The Risk of Harm group includes all Substantial Risk of Sexual Abuse as well as Substantial Risk of Physical Abuse/Harm (by Abuse or by Neglect) allegations.
A Note on Totals
The per-year totals for this measure ("ALL CHILDREN") reflect the total numbers of children with valid values for the breakdown being viewed. Since counts may be culled from records missing geographic, demographic or placement type information, totals between breakdowns may not be identical. For example, adding counts for all age groups for a given year may not produce the same result as adding races, since there may be missing races and/or ages in the population.
A Note on Race
If the value of the primary race is Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders, it was coded as "Other." If the value of primary race was "could not be verified," "unknown," "declined to identify," or missing (null), it was treated as missing and excluded when indicators are reported by race/ethnicity.
The data used to compute this measure come from the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS). They were extracted on December 31, 2024. They were calculated based on the state fiscal year, which spans the 12-month period from July 1 to June 30. Data are limited to closed investigations. Data may include records with missing geographic or demographic information.
See Statewide Only
See Areas in State