In 2023, There Were 4.4 Million Child Maltreatment Reports Involving 7.8 Million Children

For 2023, child protective services (CPS) agencies received a national estimate of 4,399,000 total referrals from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The total referrals alleging maltreatment concerned approximately 7,782,000 children. The national rate of screened-in referrals (reports) is 28.7 per 1,000 children in the national population. Among the 46 states that report both screened-in and screened-out referrals, 47.5% of referrals are screened-in and 52.5% are screened-out.

For 2023, 64.1% of duplicate victims experienced neglect only, and 10.6 . . .