Utah spends approximately $153 million for child abuse investigations

"The Utah Division of Child and Family Services spent ap­proximately $153.2 million dur­ing its 2012 fiscal year to investi­gate 18,831 child abuse com­plaints, 35 percent of which were found to be supported cases.

"The division, which falls un­der the state’s Department of Human Services, releases an an­nual report breaking down the number of Child Protective Ser­vices cases investigated, the percent of allegation types for supported cases, the victims and perpetrators by age and gender, and the percent of supported victims who do not experience repeat maltreatment...."

“Child endangerment has been increasing, and that’s been related to substance abuse,” Forsythe said. “Physical abuse and sexual abuse are the larger percentages, and those have re­mained pretty consistent.

"The majority of victims in both counties were female while the majority of of perpetrators were male, according to the report. The majority of perpetrators were between 18 and 30 years old, and the majority of victims were between 5 or younger...."

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