CSA Cases - 2024
Good afternoon. Just my yearly check in. Looks like reported cases of CSA stayed steady but there has been some changes on how reporting is done. But before I get to it, I wanted to let everyone know that the reason these are delayed is because reporting for the previous year isn’t shared until almost a year later. So we don’t see 2024 numbers until the late part of 2025. The database is also not easy to use and requires a lot of manual updating to get the numbers for each month, and each year.
Regarding the numbers themselves, these numbers can be adjusted at a later time if the case gets cleared at a later time, which is not unusual. The criminal justice ship moves slowly but surely. If a case was opened in one year but cleared the following year, the numbers for the reported case will be adjusted accordingly.
Lastly, I get a lot of messages from people who hate that I share this data. More than I would think would be understandable. I don’t share this data to offend anyone. I share it because there’s an opportunity to help these kids. The trauma these children endure lead to problems in the future. At that time, they’re no longer victims. Now they’re seen as criminals. Please talk to your children about inappropriate touching, their personal space and secrets. Also teach them to speak of up they see it done to someone else.
Edit: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/query