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Show Child Abuse and Neglect Figure 42 Table 96. Victims of Abuse, Utah Numbers of Referrals Received by DCFS Statewide (1988-1998) 1996 1997 1998 Number of Child Abuse and Neglect Victims 8,581 93,56 8,301 Percent of Total Victims of Sexual Abuse 28% 26% 25% Percent of Total Victims of Physical Abuse 26% 23% 19% In 1998: • 16,570 referrals received by Division of Child and Family Service (DCFS) were investigated, and 5,424 (33%) of those referrals were substantiated. • This substantiation rate is comparable to the national average of 34-35%. • Average investigation completion time for all referrals was 28 days. • 1,236 of the total number of victims (8,301) were taken into DCFS custody (15%). • Of the total victims in 1998, 4,544 were female and 3,757 were male. Table 97. Victims of Abuse Victim's Age Number Percentage 0-5 years 2,715 32.6% 6-10 years 2,613 31.4% 11-13 years 1,281 15.4% 14-17 years 1,580 19.0% 18+ years 136 1.6% Where Abuse Number Percentage Occurred Child's Home 3,964 70.2% Relative's Home 243 4.3% Neighbor's or 270 4.8% Friends's Home School 32 0.6% Daycare 48 0.8% Other 1,091 19.3% Source: Utah Department of Human Service, Division of Child and Family Services, Outcome Measures Report 1998, p. vi. Child Abuse/Neglect Type of Abuse Physical Neglect 13% Domestic Violence Related 21°/c Sexual Abuse 18% Fetal Addiction or Exposure 1 <y Physical Abuse 13% Dependency 5% ^ Emotional Medical Maltreatment Failure to \ Neglect 15% Protect Non- 1% 4% supervision 9% Perpetrator's Age 0-10 years 51+years 41 -50 years 5*% 14°/c 2% 11 -20 years 15% 31 -40 years 35% 21 -30 years 29% 116 |
