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April 1, 2005
Child Maltreatment 2003
For Federal fiscal year 2003, an estimated 2.9 million referrals alleging child abuse or neglect were accepted by State and local child protective services (CPS) agencies for investigation or assessment. During 2003 approximately 906,000 children were determined to be victims of child abuse or neglect by the CPS agencies.

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