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
20238611
202215753
20218785
20205707
201915947
201812941
201713955
201614903
201521991
201413974
201322920
2012261,236
201113963
201019943
200918925
200817924
200715926
2006311,224
2005281,476
2004231,427
Florida
Age-adjusted Children Experiencing Sexual Violence (Aged 5-11 Years), Rate Per 100,000 Population 5-11, 2023
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, 2023    
CountyCountRate
Florida611
Alachua8
Baker1
Bay16
Bradford1
Brevard14
Broward14
Calhoun2
Charlotte2
Citrus11
Clay5
Collier10
Columbia3
Miami-Dade30
DeSoto3
Dixie3
Duval37
Escambia21
Flagler5
Franklin0
Gadsden2
Gilchrist2
Glades0
Gulf0
Hamilton0
Hardee3
Hendry2
Hernando5
Highlands7
Hillsborough16
Holmes2
Indian River2
Jackson3
Jefferson0
Lafayette1
Lake10
Lee23
Leon5
Levy1
Liberty2
Madison1
Manatee18
Marion21
Martin4
Monroe3
Nassau1
Okaloosa14
Okeechobee7
Orange59
Osceola19
Palm Beach34
Pasco10
Pinellas11
Polk37
Putnam5
St. Johns6
St. Lucie21
Santa Rosa5
Sarasota10
Seminole6
Sumter2
Suwannee2
Taylor1
Union2
Volusia26
Wakulla4
Walton9
Washington1
11/21/2024 3:52:32 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.