State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families Child Abuse and Neglect Substantiations Calendar Year 2011 DCF Abuse/Neglect Substantiation Data: Table of Contents Page DCF Abuse/Neglect Substantiation Data by County 1 DCF Abuse/Neglect Report and Substantiation Data by Municipality 2 Referral Source of Child Protective Service Reports 25 Subset of DCF Abuse/Neglect Substantiation Data: DCF Institutional Abuse Reports 26 DCF Institutional Abuse Substantiation Data by County 27 Referral Source of IAIU Child Protective Service Reports 28
New Jersey Department of Children and Families Abuse/Neglect Report and Substantiation Data by County Calendar Year 2011 Incident of Children Reported of Children Atlantic 4,388 373 8.50% Bergen 4,816 681 14.14% Burlington 4,767 454 9.52% Camden 8,463 1,027 12.14% Cape May 1,591 204 12.82% Cumberland 3,391 294 8.67% Essex 9,584 1,167 12.18% Gloucester 3,888 422 10.85% Hudson 6,780 945 13.94% Hunterdon 847 137 16.17% Mercer 4,156 365 8.78% Middlesex 6,224 570 9.16% Monmouth 5,457 518 9.49% Morris 3,343 312 9.33% Ocean 6,309 287 4.55% Passaic 5,982 432 7.22% Salem 1,403 94 6.70% Somerset 2,391 206 8.62% Sussex 1,744 191 10.95% Union 4,580 567 12.38% Warren 1,485 142 9.56% Out of State 91 26 28.57% Grand Total 91,680 9,414 10.27% The above counts include all CPS Family Reports, CPS IAIU Reports, and CPS Other Reports. The CPS IAIU Reports are also reflected in separate reports. Page 1
of ATLANTIC Absecon City 91 6 6.59% Atlantic City 1050 62 5.90% Brigantine City 74 10 13.51% Buena Borough 126 15 11.90% Buena Vista Township 90 6 6.67% Corbin City 6 0 0.00% Egg Harbor City 229 7 3.06% Egg Harbor Township 644 80 12.42% Estell Manor City 4 1 25.00% Folsom Borough 11 1 9.09% Galloway Township 385 30 7.79% Hamilton Township 422 56 13.27% Hammonton Town 312 28 8.97% Linwood City 26 0 0.00% Longport Borough 11 0 0.00% Margate City 30 2 6.67% Mullica Township 12 1 8.33% Northfield City 64 7 10.94% Pleasantville City 445 31 6.97% Port Republic City 12 2 16.67% Somers Point City 242 20 8.26% Ventnor City 95 6 6.32% Weymouth Township 7 2 28.57% Atlantic County Total 4,388 373 8.50% Page 2
of BERGEN Allendale Borough 11 2 18.18% Bergenfield Borough 156 13 8.33% Bogota Borough 62 12 19.35% Carlstadt Borough 31 4 12.90% Cliffside Park Borough 138 29 21.01% Closter Borough 31 6 19.35% Cresskill Borough 28 1 3.57% Demarest Borough 9 0 0.00% Dumont Borough 93 5 5.38% Elmwood Park Borough 192 35 18.23% East Rutherford Borough 38 4 10.53% Edgewater Borough 61 7 11.48% Emerson Borough 8 4 50.00% Englewood City 244 38 15.57% Englewood Cliffs Borough 24 8 33.33% Fair Lawn Borough 27 5 18.52% Fairview Borough 132 17 12.88% Fort Lee Borough 95 9 9.47% Franklin Lakes Borough 19 3 15.79% Garfield City 453 71 15.67% Glen Rock Borough 17 4 23.53% Hackensack City 449 53 11.80% Harrington Park Borough 8 0 0.00% Hasbrouck Heights Borough 59 6 10.17% Haworth Borough 7 1 14.29% Hillsdale Borough 33 2 6.06% Hohokus Borough 7 1 14.29% Leonia Borough 35 5 14.29% Little Ferry Borough 57 10 17.54% Lodi Borough 268 52 19.40% Lyndhurst Township 121 12 9.92% Mahwah Township 102 10 9.80% Maywood Borough 40 5 12.50% Midland Park Borough 24 4 16.67% Montvale Borough 30 1 3.33% Moonachie Borough 20 7 35.00% New Milford Borough 65 18 27.69% North Arlington Borough 69 6 8.70% Northvale Borough 12 2 16.67% Norwood Borough 16 5 31.25% Oakland Borough 51 7 13.73% Old Tappan Borough 18 4 22.22% Oradell Borough 20 1 5.00% Page 3
of BERGEN Palisades Park Borough 50 11 22.00% Paramus Borough 214 13 6.07% Park Ridge Borough 44 4 9.09% Ramsey Borough 35 6 17.14% Ridgefield Borough 62 5 8.06% Ridgefield Park Village 94 27 28.72% Ridgewood Village 99 12 12.12% River Edge Borough 22 4 18.18% River Vale Township 35 3 8.57% Rochelle Park Township 25 13 52.00% Rutherford Borough 66 5 7.58% Saddle Brook Township 46 9 19.57% Saddle River Borough 13 0.00% South Hackensack Township 12 3 25.00% Teaneck Township 270 34 12.59% Tenafly Borough 49 3 6.12% Upper Saddle River 12 6 50.00% Waldwick Borough 27 3 11.11% Wallington Borough 55 3 5.45% Washington Township 52 3 5.77% Westwood Borough 71 10 14.08% Woodcliff Lake Borough 20 4 20.00% Wood-Ridge Borough 31 7 22.58% Wyckoff Township 32 4 12.50% Bergen County Total 4,816 681 14.14% Page 4
of BURLINGTON Bass River Township 21 4 19.05% Beverly City 75 4 5.33% Bordentown City 147 8 5.44% Bordentown Township 1 0 0.00% Burlington City 430 53 12.33% Burlington Township 84 12 14.29% Chesterfield Township 27 0 0.00% Cinnaminson Township 76 7 9.21% Delanco Township 34 1 2.94% Delran Township 128 12 9.38% Eastampton Township 44 5 11.36% Edgewater Park Township 68 8 11.76% Evesham Township 203 19 9.36% Fieldsboro Township 2 0 0.00% Florence Township 150 16 10.67% Hainesport Township 42 1 2.38% Lumberton Township 190 33 17.37% Mansfield Township 39 3 7.69% Maple Shade Township 217 41 18.89% Medford Township 118 10 8.47% Medford Lakes 16 0 0.00% Moorestown Township 108 10 9.26% Mount Holly Township 368 40 10.87% Mount Laurel Township 201 10 4.98% New Hanover Township 109 0 0.00% North Hanover Township 15 0 0.00% Palmyra Borough 108 21 19.44% Pemberton Borough 225 24 10.67% Pemberton Township 452 28 6.19% Riverside Township 179 18 10.06% Riverton Borough 16 1 6.25% Shamong Township 35 1 2.86% Southampton Township 112 14 12.50% Springfield Township 12 0 0.00% Tabernacle Township 52 5 9.62% Washington Township 1 0 0.00% Westampton Township 91 10 10.99% Willingboro Township 495 31 6.26% Woodland Township 22 0 0.00% Wrightstown Borough 54 4 7.41% Burlington County Total 4,767 454 9.52% Page 5
of CAMDEN Audubon Borough 96 5 5.21% Audubon Park Borough 9 0 0.00% Barrington Borough 41 3 7.32% Bellmawr Borough 125 16 12.80% Berlin Borough 132 11 8.33% Berlin Township 101 5 4.95% Brooklawn Borough 68 9 13.24% Camden City 3132 403 12.87% Cherry Hill Township 427 58 13.58% Chesilhurst Borough 10 1 10.00% Clementon Borough 266 37 13.91% Collingswood Borough 187 22 11.76% Gibbsboro Borough 19 3 15.79% Gloucester City 578 62 10.73% Gloucester Township 345 60 17.39% Haddon Township 59 3 5.08% Haddonfield Borough 106 12 11.32% Haddon Heights Borough 35 1 2.86% Hi-Nella Borough 9 0 0.00% Laurel Springs Borough 62 8 12.90% Lawnside Borough 107 11 10.28% Lindenwold Borough 358 42 11.73% Magnolia Borough 68 13 19.12% Merchantville Borough 43 5 11.63% Mount Ephraim Borough 44 7 15.91% Oaklyn Borough 59 2 3.39% Pennsauken Township 400 37 9.25% Pine Hill Borough 279 16 5.73% Runnemede Borough 106 28 26.42% Somerdale Borough 56 7 12.50% Stratford Borough 59 9 15.25% Voorhees Township 136 14 10.29% Waterford Township 142 14 9.86% Winslow Township 742 96 12.94% Woodlynne Borough 57 7 12.28% Camden County Total 8,463 1,027 12.14% Page 6
of CAPE MAY Avalon Borough 5 1 20.00% Cape May City 174 21 12.07% Dennis Township 40 2 5.00% Lower Township 286 37 12.94% Middle Township 380 47 12.37% North Wildwood City 79 14 17.72% Ocean City 106 12 11.32% Sea Isle City 18 3 16.67% Stone Harbor Borough 1 0 0.00% Upper Township 58 4 6.90% West Cape May Borough 1 0 0.00% West Wildwood Borough 6 1 16.67% Wildwood City 312 41 13.14% Wildwood Crest Borough 49 9 18.37% Woodbine Borough 76 12 15.79% Cape May County Total 1,591 204 12.82% Page 7
of CUMBERLAND Bridgeton City 812 65 8.00% Commercial Township 69 3 4.35% Deerfield Township 14 1 7.14% Downe Township 6 0 0.00% Fairfield Township 9 2 22.22% Greenwich Township 9 0 0.00% Lawrence Township 63 9 14.29% Maurice River Township 45 3 6.67% Millville City 1166 98 8.40% Shiloh Borough 1 0 0.00% Upper Deerfield Township 65 5 7.69% Vineland City 1132 108 9.54% Cumberland County Total 3,391 294 8.67% Page 8
of ESSEX Belleville Township 323 17 5.26% Bloomfield Township 270 21 7.78% Caldwell Borough 31 0 0.00% Cedar Grove Township 39 2 5.13% East Orange City 1276 157 12.30% Essex Fells Borough 4 0 0.00% Fairfield Township 29 2 6.90% Glen Ridge Borough 15 0 0.00% Irvington Township 1025 99 9.66% Livingston Township 55 4 7.27% Maplewood Township 110 7 6.36% Millburn Township 47 5 10.64% Montclair Township 178 13 7.30% Newark City 5353 743 13.88% North Caldwell Borough 13 0 0.00% Nutley Township 110 12 10.91% City Of Orange Township 323 56 17.34% Roseland Borough 12 0 0.00% South Orange Village 46 7 15.22% Verona Borough 37 1 2.70% West Caldwell Borough 11 0 0.00% West Orange Town 277 21 7.58% Essex County Total 9,584 1,167 12.18% Page 9
of GLOUCESTER Clayton Borough 138 11 7.97% Deptford Township 252 30 11.90% East Greenwich Township 53 6 11.32% Elk Township 61 6 9.84% Franklin Township 211 17 8.06% Glassboro Borough 218 24 11.01% Greenwich Township 53 2 3.77% Harrison Township 104 9 8.65% Logan Township 49 5 10.20% Mantua Township 333 41 12.31% Monroe Township 629 42 6.68% National Park Borough 110 12 10.91% Newfield Borough 58 7 12.07% Paulsboro Borough 330 44 13.33% Pitman Borough 163 19 11.66% South Harrison Township 2 0 0.00% Swedesboro Borough 87 5 5.75% Washington Township 217 33 15.21% Wenonah Borough 71 7 9.86% West Deptford Township 73 12 16.44% Westville Borough 236 41 17.37% Woodbury City 371 35 9.43% Woodbury Heights Borough 43 8 18.60% Woolwich Township 26 6 23.08% Gloucester County Total 3,888 422 10.85% Page 10
of HUDSON Bayonne City 763 56 7.34% East Newark Borough 42 5 11.90% Guttenberg Town 85 6 7.06% Harrison Town 105 18 17.14% Hoboken City 227 45 19.82% Jersey City 3328 467 14.03% Kearny Town 330 50 15.15% North Bergen Township 1151 186 16.16% Secaucus Town 106 18 16.98% Union City 159 18 11.32% Weehawken Township 48 8 16.67% West New York Town 436 68 15.60% Hudson County Total 6,780 945 13.94% Page 11
of HUNTERDON Alexandria Township 10 0 0.00% Bethlehem Township 15 0 0.00% Bloomsbury Borough 21 2 9.52% Califon Borough 26 10 38.46% Clinton Town 33 4 12.12% Clinton Township 39 5 12.82% Delaware Township 1 0 0.00% East Amwell Township 26 0 0.00% Flemington Borough 293 56 19.11% Franklin Township 3 0 0.00% Frenchtown Borough 23 7 30.43% Glen Gardner Borough 32 8 25.00% Hampton Borough 55 11 20.00% High Bridge Borough 47 3 6.38% Holland Township 1 0 0.00% Kingwood Township 2 0 0.00% Lambertville City 39 6 15.38% Lebanon Township 33 3 9.09% Milford Borough 59 11 18.64% Raritan Township 3 1 33.33% Readington Township 5 1 20.00% Stockton Borough 69 9 13.04% Tewksbury Township 4 0 0.00% Union Township 8 0 0.00% Hunterdon County Total 847 137 16.17% Page 12
of MERCER East Windsor Township 119 19 15.97% Ewing Township 286 28 9.79% Hamilton Township 648 53 8.18% Hightstown Borough 72 9 12.50% Hopewell Borough 51 2 3.92% Hopewell Township 1 1 100.00% Lawrence Township 126 17 13.49% Pennington Borough 20 1 5.00% Princeton Borough 116 8 6.90% Princeton Township 11 1 9.09% Trenton City 2616 221 8.45% Robbinsville Township 37 1 2.70% West Windsor Township 53 4 7.55% Mercer County Total 4,156 365 8.78% Page 13
of MIDDLESEX Carteret Borough 281 29 10.32% Cranbury Township 14 0 0.00% Dunellen Borough 61 6 9.84% East Brunswick Township 528 51 9.66% Edison Township 596 39 6.54% Helmetta Borough 17 0 0.00% Highland Park Borough 71 4 5.63% Jameburg Borough 107 7 6.54% Old Bridge Township 40 3 7.50% Metuchen Borough 64 4 6.25% Middlesex Borough 87 17 19.54% Milltown Borough 43 9 20.93% Monroe Township 109 8 7.34% New Brunswick City 989 110 11.12% North Brunswick Township 307 46 14.98% Perth Amboy City 810 61 7.53% Piscataway Township 298 36 12.08% Plainsboro Township 74 3 4.05% Sayreville Borough 336 30 8.93% South Amboy City 157 13 8.28% South Brunswick Township 220 20 9.09% South Plainfield Borough 121 17 14.05% South River Borough 175 8 4.57% Spotswood Borough 66 1 1.52% Woodbridge Township 653 48 7.35% Middlesex County Total 6,224 570 9.16% Page 14
of MONMOUTH Allenhurst Borough 2 1 50.00% Allentown Borough 9 1 11.11% Asbury Park City 616 48 7.79% Atlantic Highlands 45 3 6.67% Avon By The Sea Borough 12 0 0.00% Belmar Borough 61 5 8.20% Bradley Beach Borough 57 5 8.77% Brielle Borough 5 2 40.00% Colts Neck Township 57 0 0.00% Deal Borough 13 0 0.00% Eatontown Borough 117 17 14.53% Englishtown Borough 18 0 0.00% Fair Haven Borough 12 4 33.33% Farmingdale Borough 50 2 4.00% Freehold Borough 303 23 7.59% Freehold 4 0 0.00% Highlands Borough 49 9 18.37% Holmdel Township 49 3 6.12% Howell Township 280 18 6.43% Interlaken Borough 2 0 0.00% Keansburg Borough 509 62 12.18% Keyport Borough 110 10 9.09% Little Silver Borough 9 0 0.00% Loch Arbour Village 1 0 0.00% Long Branch City 519 67 12.91% Manalapan Township 159 9 5.66% Manasquan Township 29 4 13.79% Marlboro Township 144 14 9.72% Matawan Borough 138 16 11.59% Aberdeen Township 135 19 14.07% Middletown Township 363 42 11.57% Millstone Township 19 0 0.00% Monmouth Beach Borough 13 0 0.00% Neptune Township 481 35 7.28% Neptune City Borough 98 12 12.24% Tinton Falls Borough 125 10 8.00% Ocean Township 155 18 11.61% Oceanport Borough 51 1 1.96% Hazlet Township 117 12 10.26% Red Bank Borough 134 9 6.72% Roosevelt Borough 3 1 33.33% Rumson Borough 20 1 5.00% Sea Bright Borough 15 0 0.00% Page 15
Incident (1) Municipality of Incident (1) of Children (2) Sea Girt Borough 6 0 0.00% Shrewsbury Borough 9 1 11.11% Shrewsbury Township 2 0 0.00% Spring Lake Borough 59 2 3.39% Union Beach Borough 97 23 23.71% Upper Freehold Township 22 1 4.55% Wall Township 128 7 5.47% West Long Branch Borough 26 1 3.85% Monmouth Monmouth County Total 5,457 518 9.49% Page 16
of MORRIS Boonton Town 117 8 6.84% Boonton Township 18 2 11.11% Butler Borough 157 11 7.01% Chatham Borough 68 2 2.94% Chester Borough 39 0 0.00% Denville Township 114 14 12.28% Dover Town 91 14 15.38% East Hanover Township 35 2 5.71% Florham Park Borough 42 1 2.38% Hanover Township 78 8 10.26% Harding Township 5 0 0.00% Jefferson Township 152 14 9.21% Kinnelon Borough 39 4 10.26% Lincoln Park Borough 57 5 8.77% Madison Borough 54 9 16.67% Mendham Borough 39 6 15.38% Mendham Township 14 4 28.57% Mine Hill Township 42 2 4.76% Montville Township 98 8 8.16% Morris Township 84 6 7.14% Morris Plains Borough 77 3 3.90% Morristown Town 272 17 6.25% Mountain Lakes Borough 9 3 33.33% Mount Arlington Borough 34 5 14.71% Mount Olive Township 314 31 9.87% Netcong Borough 54 5 9.26% Parsippany Troy Hills 242 11 4.55% Long Hill Township 41 0 0.00% Pequannock Township 82 2 2.44% Randolph Township 144 13 9.03% Riverdale Borough 25 1 4.00% Rockaway Borough 129 23 17.83% Rockaway Township 141 22 15.60% Roxbury Township 48 3 6.25% Victory Gardens Borough 169 22 13.02% Washington Township 61 6 9.84% Wharton Borough 158 25 15.82% Morris County Total 3,343 312 9.33% Page 17
of OCEAN Barnegat Light Borough 1 0 0.00% Bay Head Borough 2 0 0.00% Beach Haven Borough 11 1 9.09% Beachwood Borough 135 6 4.44% Berkeley Township 291 19 6.53% Brick Township 687 11 1.60% Toms River Township 1159 45 3.88% Eagleswood Township 45 2 4.44% Harvey Cedars Borough 6 0 0.00% Island Heights Borough 7 0 0.00% Jackson Township 408 9 2.21% Lacey Township 432 8 1.85% Lakewood Township 696 47 6.75% Lavallette Borough 15 1 6.67% Little Egg Harbor Twp. 393 21 5.34% Long Beach Township 14 1 7.14% Manchester Township 240 17 7.08% Mantaloking Borough 7 0 0.00% Ocean Township 174 9 5.17% Ocean Gate Borough 59 1 1.69% Pine Beach Borough 19 4 21.05% Plumsted Township 114 3 2.63% Point Pleasant Beach 213 0 0.00% Seaside Heights Borough 214 17 7.94% Seaside Park Borough 39 5 12.82% Ship Bottom Borough 9 0 0.00% South Toms River Borough 114 5 4.39% Stafford Township 315 21 6.67% Surf City Borough 5 2 40.00% Tuckerton Borough 113 10 8.85% Barnegat Township 372 22 5.91% Ocean County Total 6,309 287 4.55% Page 18
of PASSAIC Clifton City 778 37 4.76% Haledon Borough 101 5 4.95% Hawthorne Borough 71 3 4.23% Little Falls Township 47 0 0.00% North Haledon Borough 33 0 0.00% Passaic City 1092 82 7.51% Paterson City 2939 266 9.05% Pomptons Lakes Borough 88 1 1.14% Prospect Park Borough 98 4 4.08% Ringwood Borough 64 3 4.69% Totowa Borough 52 0 0.00% Wanaque Borough 127 8 6.30% Wayne Township 182 9 4.95% West Milford Township 244 12 4.92% Woodland Park Borough 66 2 3.03% Passaic County Total 5,982 432 7.22% Page 19
of SALEM Alloway Township 46 2 4.35% Elmer Borough 31 3 9.68% Oldmans Township 29 2 6.90% Penns Grove Township 320 15 4.69% Pennsville Township 255 17 6.67% Pilesgrove Township 35 1 2.86% Pittsgrove Township 94 3 3.19% Quinton Township 20 1 5.00% Salem City 341 27 7.92% Carneys Point Township 10 1 10.00% Upper Pittsgrove Township 156 19 12.18% Woodstown Borough 66 3 4.55% Salem County Total 1,403 94 6.70% Page 20
Incident (1) Municipality of Incident (1) of Children (2) Bedminister Township 34 3 8.82% Bernards Township 105 10 9.52% Bernardsville Borough 85 11 12.94% Bound Brook Borough 186 34 18.28% Branchburg Township 77 9 11.69% Bridgewater Township 166 8 4.82% Far Hills Borough 5 0 0.00% Franklin Township 576 47 8.16% Green Brook Township 29 2 6.90% Hillsborough Township 188 10 5.32% Manville Borough 156 14 8.97% Millstone Borough 92 8 8.70% Montgomery Township 18 1 5.56% North Plainfield Borough 238 15 6.30% Peapack Gladstone Borough 20 2 10.00% Raritan Borough 90 15 16.67% Rocky Hill Borough 1 0 0.00% Somerville Borough 189 10 5.29% South Bound Brook Borough 65 5 7.69% Warren Township 49 0 0.00% Watchung Borough 22 2 9.09% SOMERSET Somerset County Total 2,391 206 8.62% Page 21
Incident (1) Municipality of Incident (1) of Children (2) Andover Borough 71 7 9.86% Branchville Borough 7 1 14.29% Frankford Township 6 2 33.33% Franklin Borough 166 19 11.45% Fredon Township 10 1 10.00% Hamburg Borough 131 23 17.56% Hardyston Township 14 0 0.00% Hopatcong Borough 181 25 13.81% Lafayette Township 18 5 27.78% Montague Township 95 17 17.89% Newton Town 338 32 9.47% Ogdensburg Borough 23 2 8.70% Sandyston Township 2 0 0.00% Sparta Township 93 8 8.60% Stanhope Borough 92 8 8.70% Stillwater Township 4 0 0.00% Sussex Borough 185 16 8.65% Vernon Township 212 21 9.91% Wantage Township 96 4 4.17% SUSSEX Sussex County Total 1,744 191 10.95% Page 22
of UNION Berkeley Heights Township 20 0 0.00% Clark Township 52 13 25.00% Cranford Township 52 7 13.46% Elizabeth City 1857 262 14.11% Fanwood Borough 16 0 0.00% Garwood Borough 25 0 0.00% Hillside Township 159 14 8.81% Kenilworth Borough 49 3 6.12% Linden City 418 45 10.77% Mountainside Borough 17 1 5.88% New Providence Borough 28 0 0.00% Plainfield City 745 92 12.35% Rahway City 292 34 11.64% Roselle Borough 257 33 12.84% Roselle Park Borough 73 7 9.59% Scotch Plains Township 72 7 9.72% Springfield Township 52 7 13.46% Summit City 65 9 13.85% Union Township 271 30 11.07% Westfield Town 60 3 5.00% Union County Total 4,580 567 12.38% Page 23
of WARREN Allamuchy Township 6 0 0.00% Alpha Borough 33 4 12.12% Belvidere Town 54 10 18.52% Blairstown Township 46 12 26.09% Franklin Township 8 0 0.00% Frelinghuysen Township 3 0 0.00% Greenwich Township 39 6 15.38% Hackettstown Town 201 17 8.46% Hardwick Township 3 0 0.00% Hope Township 4 1 25.00% Independence Township 1 1 100.00% Knowlton Township 30 1 3.33% Liberty Township 45 6 13.33% Lopatcong Township 16 1 6.25% Mansfield Township 18 0 0.00% Oxford Township 48 2 4.17% Phillipsburg Township 745 58 7.79% Washington Borough 181 23 12.71% Washington 2 0 0.00% White Township 2 0 0.00% Warren County Total 1,485 142 9.56% of OUT OF STATE Out of State 91 26 28.57% Out of State Total 91 26 28.57% Grand Total 91,680 9,414 10.27% (1) Incident and Municipality of Incident is based on the street address (when available) and zip code of the incident location. (2) A CPS Report and an Investigation can include several children, or a child with several allegations, or both. This report counts children included in a CPS report. If a child is the subject of several allegations related to the same CPS report, the child is counted once; but if the child is the subject of multiple CPS reports that occurred on separate occasions, the child is counted multiple times, once for each CPS report. (3) The address of the CPS Report was recorded in NJSpirit at the county level. Page 24
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Institutional Abuse Report Data By Month Received Calendar Year 2011 of Month of Incident Children Reported January 277 February 307 March 386 April 268 May 353 June 439 July 238 August 233 September 331 October 367 November 373 December 326 Grand Total 3,898 Page 26
Institutional Abuse Report and Substantiation Data by County Calendar Year 2011 Incident (1) of Children Reported (2) of Children Atlantic 151 8 5.30% Bergen 226 13 5.75% Burlington 249 25 10.04% Camden 397 10 2.52% Cape May 35 3 8.57% Cumberland 128 7 5.47% Essex 689 21 3.05% Gloucester 113 6 5.31% Hudson 271 4 1.48% Hunterdon 13 0 0.00% Mercer 190 2 1.05% Middlesex 231 8 3.46% Monmouth 184 5 2.72% Morris 115 3 2.61% Ocean 108 3 2.78% Passaic 227 1 0.44% Salem 67 8 11.94% Somerset 158 3 1.90% Sussex 76 10 13.16% Union 242 12 4.96% Warren 28 1 3.57% Out of State 0 0 N/A Grand Total 3,898 153 3.93% (1) Incident is based on the street address (when available) and zip code of the incident location. (2) A CPS Report and an Investigation can include several children, or a child with several allegations, or both. This report counts children included in a CPS report. If a child is the subject of several allegations related to the same CPS report, the child is counted once; but if the child is the subject of multiple CPS reports that occurred on separate occasions, the child is counted multiple times, once for each CPS report. Page 27
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