Oklahoma's child abuse statistics

Child abuse is at its lowest level in Oklahoma since 1996, but social workers say there's still work to be done. <br><br>3,627 children were victims of abuse or neglect in Oklahoma last year. 1,428

Friday, September 13th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

Child abuse is at its lowest level in Oklahoma since 1996, but social workers say there's still work to be done.

3,627 children were victims of abuse or neglect in Oklahoma last year. 1,428 of those kids were in Tulsa County. 38 children died, five in Tulsa County.

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services says the majority of children killed last year were white boys under the age of one. The most common type of death was smothering, often when the child was sleeping in a bed with a parent.