Children With Founded Child Maltreatment By Age Group (2010–2025)

Definition

Number of children in founded investigations for child maltreatment
by age group as reported by the S.C. Department of Social Services Child and Adult Protective Services System (CAPSS).

Data Source

S.C. Department of Social Services:

•  Children in Founded CPS Investigations During SFY 2020-2021.

Notes

Data Represents SC State Fiscal Year, July-June.

State Office data from the S.C. Department of Social Services are included in the South Carolina totals.

Children with Founded Maltreatments - this is a subset of "Children in Founded Investigations" --it includes only those children in the household who were determined to be direct victims of one or more specific founded maltreatments.

Last Updated

2025-12