Child Maltreatment 2011

In December 2012, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) released the 22nd edition of its annual report on national and state statistics about child maltreatment derived from the data collected by child protective services (CPS) agencies and reported to National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) of the Children’s Bureau. This year’s national statistics were based upon receiving data from 52 states. Case-level data were received from 51 States, including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; aggregate data were received from one state. Data are submitted voluntarily by the States . . .