Child Maltreatment 2012: False and Substantiated Rates by State
The estimate of intentionally false reports of child maltreatment for the entire United States was 1.07%
(note this was adapted from Table 3.2 in the original report: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau.(2012). Child maltreatment 2012. Available from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/child-maltreatment-2012
