Children Experiencing Sexual Violence (Aged 5-11 Years)

Children Experiencing Sexual Violence (Aged 5-11 Years)

"Abuse" means any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical, mental, or sexual injury or harm that causes or is likely to cause the child's physical, mental, or emotional health to be significantly impaired. Abuse of a child includes acts or omissions.

Child maltreatment and abuse is one of the greatest social maladies of our time. Tracking statistics helps quantify, if only superficially, the significance of the problem.

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Alachua County
Age-adjusted Children Experiencing Sexual Violence (Aged 5-11 Years), Single Year
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Age-adjusted Children Experiencing Sexual Violence (Aged 5-11 Years), Rate Per 100,000 Population 5-11, Single Year  
AlachuaFlorida
Data YearCountRateCountRate
202215753
20218785
20205707
201915947
201812941
201713955
201614903
201521991
201413974
201322920
2012261,236
201113963
201019943
200918925
200817924
200715926
2006311,224
2005281,476
2004231,427
20038772
Florida
Age-adjusted Children Experiencing Sexual Violence (Aged 5-11 Years), Rate Per 100,000 Population 5-11, 2022
At least 51 counties must have rates greater than zero for a quartile map to be displayed.
Age-adjusted Children Experiencing Sexual Violence (Aged 5-11 Years), Rate Per 100,000 Population 5-11, 2022    
CountyCountRate
Florida753
Alachua15
Baker1
Bay15
Bradford1
Brevard21
Broward24
Calhoun0
Charlotte5
Citrus8
Clay6
Collier21
Columbia6
Miami-Dade23
DeSoto5
Dixie5
Duval54
Escambia19
Flagler6
Franklin1
Gadsden1
Gilchrist11
Glades1
Gulf1
Hamilton1
Hardee0
Hendry5
Hernando1
Highlands9
Hillsborough18
Holmes2
Indian River5
Jackson3
Jefferson0
Lafayette0
Lake10
Lee31
Leon8
Levy7
Liberty0
Madison0
Manatee18
Marion29
Martin2
Monroe1
Nassau1
Okaloosa16
Okeechobee2
Orange74
Osceola27
Palm Beach41
Pasco12
Pinellas16
Polk29
Putnam18
St. Johns5
St. Lucie17
Santa Rosa15
Sarasota9
Seminole15
Sumter4
Suwannee4
Taylor1
Union0
Volusia41
Wakulla1
Walton5
Washington0
4/17/2024 8:06:47 PM

Data Note(s)


Data Source: Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida Safe Families Network

  • Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.

  • Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.

  • Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.

  • Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.

  • * - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

  • Unduplicated count of children who were victims of at least one verified sexual abuse maltreatment by county of intake.
  • County is based on the earliest Intake County received by the Hotline for the child if there is more than one Intake during the calendar year.
  • Age is based on the earliest Age of a Child if more than one intake occurs during the calendar year.
  • The number of verified sexual abuse allegations began decreasing during calendar year 2006. On August 1, 2006, a new consolidated maltreatment matrix was implemented which combined four of five maltreatment codes into one maltreatment for sexual abuse. The fifth maltreatment code was defined under the maltreatment category of Threatened Harm. This is the reason for the drop in verified sexual abuse maltreatment findings after calendar year 2006.
  • The state total may be greater than the sum of the counties if any records had unknown counties.
  • This is secondary, quantitative data.
  • All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.