Kids Count Data Center

Definitions: Substantiated abuse includes children a judge has found were abused (“founded”) and also includes children that Child Protective Services staff determine were abused based on medical evidence, the investigation, or an admission by the perpetrator. The number of substantiated cases of abuse and neglect is the number of children for whom child abuse has been founded.

Data Source: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Office of Children, Youth and Families.

Footnotes: The sum of the age groups will not total 'All Ages' due to those cases where age is unknown.

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.