Data and Confidence Limits for Child Abuse Allegations - Ratio of Total Substantiated Child Abuse Allegations per 1,000 Children in the Population by County 2010

County Ratio per 1,000 Children Lower Limit Upper Limit Numerator Denominator
Bernalillo 13 7.2 18.9 1,897 145,651
Catron 4.2 0 52.2 3 708
Chaves 26.9 2.1 51.8 450 16,704
Cibola 19.7 0 52.2 141 7,156
Colfax 47.2 0 122.2 152 3,221
Curry 39.7 3.3 76 457 11,523
De Baca 43.2 0 232.5 20 463
Dona Ana 13.6 3.8 23.4 745 54,697
Eddy 25.2 0 51.8 345 13,688
Grant 18.1 0 48.7 135 7,442
Guadalupe 39.4 0 164.6 38 965
Harding 0 0 0 - 86
Hidalgo 19.3 0 87.4 31 1,604
Lea 35.6 6.3 64.9 566 15,910
Lincoln 21 0 61.4 104 4,951
Los Alamos 2.1 0 15.8 9 4,302
Luna 21.3 0 52.7 177 8,306
McKinley 7.9 0 18.3 224 28,276
Mora 20.6 0 101.4 25 1,213
Otero 15.4 0 33.4 285 18,453
Quay 63.4 0 171.6 132 2,081
Rio Arriba 29.5 0 60.7 343 11,622
Roosevelt 31.9 0 82 155 4,863
Sandoval 18 0 32 641 35,579
San Juan 8.9 0 19.1 295 32,995
San Miguel 35.2 0 77.2 270 7,664
Santa Fe 12.7 0 25.1 403 31,788
Sierra 25.1 0 83.1 72 2,869
Socorro 23.1 0 65.3 115 4,980
Taos 18.2 0 49.4 130 7,159
Torrance 31.6 0 79.1 171 5,404
Union 77.2 0 239.3 87 1,127
Valencia 40.4 14.3 66.5 919 22,763
NM 18.5 14.8 22.2 9,537 516,213
Record Count: 34

Data Notes

Data were compiled from the New Mexico Child Welfare data system for tracking reports and investigations of child abuse. Compiled data were obtained from CYFD Protective Services. It is possible that one investigated report may include multiple types of substantiated abuse of one or more children in a family. In addition, it is possible for an individual child to have more than one substantiated investigation of abuse or neglect for a single reporting period. 

Data Sources

Population Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) Population Estimates, University of New Mexico. http://www.unm.edu/~bber/.New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, PO Drawer 5160 Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160. Phone: (505)827-8400. Website: www.cyfd.org.

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Definition

The ratio of substantiated victims or allegations of child abuse per 1,000 children under age 18.

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator: Number of substantiated victims or allegations of child abuse and/or neglect.
Denominator: Number of children under age 18.

Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 06/21/2011


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