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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)
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Updated Oct 29, 2026
About this dataset
The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of tracking the volume and nature of child maltreatment reporting each year within the United States.
<b>Units of Response: </b>Report-Child Combination
<b>Type of Data: </b>Administrative
<b>Tribal Data: </b>Unavailable
<b>Periodicity: </b>Annual
<b>Demographic Indicators: </b>Disability;Ethnicity;Housing Status;Military;Race;Sex
<b>SORN: </b>Not Applicable
<b>Data Use Agreement: </b>https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/request-restricted-data.cfm
<b>Data Use Agreement Location: </b>https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/order_forms/termsofuseagreement.pdf
<b>Granularity: </b>Individual;State
<b>Spatial: </b>United States
<b>Geocoding: </b>FIPS Code;State
Data and resources (16)
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2014
Child File data are collected annually through the voluntary participation of States. Participating States submit their data after going through a process in which the State's administrative system is mapped to the NCANDS data structure. Submitted data consist of all investigations or assessments…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2014
Child File data are collected annually through the voluntary participation of States. Participating States submit their data after going through a process in which the State's administrative system is mapped to the NCANDS data structure. Submitted data consist of all investigations or assessments…
Modified Aug 13, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2014
The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, Agency File (State Summary), FFY- 2014 dataset consists of State-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2014
The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, Agency File (State Summary), FFY- 2014 dataset consists of State-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for…
Modified Aug 13, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2018
Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/1/17 -9/30/18, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2018
Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/1/17 -9/30/18, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2019
These data are collected within the federal fiscal year starting October 1st and ending September 30th, rather than the calendar year. Data on funding of services, number of children screened out, number of Child Protective Services staff, preservation services, reunification, and child fatalities…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2019
These data are collected within the federal fiscal year starting October 1st and ending September 30th, rather than the calendar year. Data on funding of services, number of children screened out, number of Child Protective Services staff, preservation services, reunification, and child fatalities…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2021
The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File dataset consists of child-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. Temporal: 10/01/2020 - 09/30/2021, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2021
The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File dataset consists of child-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. Temporal: 10/01/2020 - 09/30/2021, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS
Modified Aug 13, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2019
Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/1/18 -9/30/19, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2019
Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/1/18 -9/30/19, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2021
The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File dataset consists of child-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of…
Modified Aug 13, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2021
The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File dataset consists of child-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of…
Modified Aug 13, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2018
These data are collected within the federal fiscal year starting October 1st and ending September 30th, rather than the calendar year. Data on funding of services, number of children screened out, number of Child Protective Services staff, preservation services, reunification, and child fatalities…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2018
These data are collected within the federal fiscal year starting October 1st and ending September 30th, rather than the calendar year. Data on funding of services, number of children screened out, number of Child Protective Services staff, preservation services, reunification, and child fatalities…
Modified Oct 29, 2026