Change Indicator

Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children under age 18 in Indiana

Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children under age 18

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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.

Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

The rate of substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect per 1,000 children younger than age 18.

Data Source

Indiana Department of Child Services

Notes

Data for SFY.

Starting in 2013 the Department of Child Services began counting institutional assessments of Child Abuse and Neglect separately from county of occurrence. These institutional cases are included in the state totals, but are not assigned to a specific county.

Last Updated

September 2018