Iowa Child Abuse Victims by Year, County and Age Group
This dataset provides the number of victims associated with child welfare assessments conducted by DHS with "founded" or "confirmed" findings beginning January 1, 2004. Founded means abuse occurred and resulted in perpetrator placement on the child abuse registry. Confirmed means abuse occurred, but it was minor, isolated and not likely to reoccur, and perpetrator was not placed on the central abuse registry. Data is grouped by calendar year, county and age group. If a child had multiple assessments, age is counted into the age category the child meets at the time the most adverse assessment was reported during the year. The county is also determined according to the child's county of residence for the most adverse assessment. Age information is unavailable for a very small number of children. There were a small number of assessments without county information in 2004.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Iowa Data Hub Administrators", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:data@iowa.gov" } |
| description | This dataset provides the number of victims associated with child welfare assessments conducted by DHS with "founded" or "confirmed" findings beginning January 1, 2004. Founded means abuse occurred and resulted in perpetrator placement on the child abuse registry. Confirmed means abuse occurred, but it was minor, isolated and not likely to reoccur, and perpetrator was not placed on the central abuse registry. Data is grouped by calendar year, county and age group. If a child had multiple assessments, age is counted into the age category the child meets at the time the most adverse assessment was reported during the year. The county is also determined according to the child's county of residence for the most adverse assessment. Age information is unavailable for a very small number of children. There were a small number of assessments without county information in 2004. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | https://data.iowa.gov/catalog/dataset/921 |
| issued | 2025-08-26T20:10:29.737598+00:00 |
| keyword |
[ "abuse", "child abuse", "child welfare", "maltreatment", "neglect" ] |
| landingPage | https://data.iowa.gov/catalog/dataset/921 |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| modified | 2025-08-26T20:10:29.737598+00:00 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Child Protective Services", "@type": "org:Organization", "subOrganizationOf": { "name": "Division of Family Well-Being and Protection", "@type": "org:Organization", "subOrganizationOf": { "name": "Department of Health and Human Services", "@type": "org:Organization" } } } |
| theme |
[ "Public Safety & Justice" ] |
| title | Iowa Child Abuse Victims by Year, County and Age Group |
