A child behind every number …
“If you don’t protect me, who will?”
A child behind every number*
| 158,131 | Calls answered by ChildLine in 2014 | |
| 29,273 | Child abuse investigations | |
| 47,854 | General Protective Services Referrals | |
| 7,397 | Law Enforcement Only Reports | |
| 29,273 | Child Abuse and Neglect Reports Triggering an Investigation in 2014 | |
| 11 | Out of every 1,000 PA children were the subject of an investigation | |
| 9% | Increase in the number of investigations over 2013 | |
| 76% | Or 22,253 substantiated reports made by a mandated reporter | |
| 3,340 | Reports substantiated as CAN after investigation in 2014 | |
| 79% | made by a mandated reporter | |
| 65% | Involved a Girl | |
| 35% | Involved a Boy | |
| 7.2% | Involved a child who had been abused before | |
| 3,326 | Unduplicated Child Abuse and Neglect Victims in 2014 | |
| 1 | Out of every 1,000 PA children was a victim of child abuse | |
| 2,186 | Victims were girls | |
| 1,154 | Victims were boys | |
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2014 Annual Child Abuse Report published by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services |
