It’s alarming to think that child abuse occurs at all, especially in a small community like our own. Unfortunately, the statistics and numbers don’t lie; which makes our job in helping to protect children and educate adults about abuse even more important.
National – 2021
Economic Impact of Child Abuse | National – 2019
Pennsylvania – 2021
Substantiated Child Abuse Reports
This map uses the number of children with substantiated reports of child abuse for every 1,000 children in each county. This approach takes into account different population sizes and allows for counties to be examined in comparable terms. Seventy-five percent of the state population under 18 years old lives in urban counties, and conversely, one quarter live in rural counties. The average substantiated rate increased in rural counties from 2.5 in 2020 to 2.7 in 2021, and in urban counties remained the same at 1.5.
Bradford County – 2021
Sullivan County – 2021
