OMB Control Number 0985-0054

Expiration Date: 03/31/2026

KEY INDICATORS COMPONENT DATA

March 31, 2023

THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13)

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 hours per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the 

collection of information.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 

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B-1 

The Key Indicators Component data will be entered directly onto an online form on the NAMRS website on an 

annual basis. The reporting period is the federal fiscal year (October–September). This component includes 

aggregated counts of key statistics and is submitted only by those states that cannot submit the Case 

Component. 

Table 1–Investigations

Element 

Category/No.

Element Name Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

Investigations 

Closed

empty empty empty empty empty

K1 Investigations 

Closed

Number of investigations closed 

during the reporting period.

Yes Numeric - 10 

integers

Investigation could have been 

received in previous reporting 

period, but must have been 

closed during current 

reporting period. Closed 

investigations include those 

completed and resulted in a 

finding (e.g., substantiated, 

unsubstantiated). Closed 

investigations also include 

those where the investigation 

was not completed due to 

reasons such as client 

refused services. Do not 

include investigation closed 

due to administrative reasons 

such as opened in error.

K1.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

the number of investigations 

closed during the reporting 

period.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

empty

Table 2–Clients 

Element 

Category/No.

Element Name Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

Clients who 

received 

investigations

Empty Empty Empty empty Count each client in each 

investigation. If a client was 

the subject of two 

investigations, count twice.

K2 Clients who 

received an 

investigation

Number of clients involved in an 

investigation that was closed or 

completed during the reporting 

period.

Yes Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K2.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of clients was 

determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty
B-2

Element 

Category/No.

Element Name Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

Clients who 

received 

interagency 

coordination

Empty Empty Empty empty Count each client once for 

each investigation in which 

he/she received one or more 

interagency coordination 

activities.

K3 Clients who 

received 

interagency 

coordination

Number of clients referred to an 

agency in which an interagency 

coordination was part of the 

investigation.

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Examples of agencies include

law enforcement or 

prosecutorial offices, 

protection and advocacy or 

Client Advocacy Program 

(CAP), state licensing agency, 

State Medicaid Fraud Control 

Unit (MFCU), and Long Term 

Care Ombudsman Program.

K3.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of clients who 

received interagency 

coordination was determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Clients by case 

closure reason

Empty Empty Empty empty This includes the number of 

clients by case closure reason 

whose case was closed for a 

specific reason.

A client is counted for each 

case closure. There can only 

be one primary case closure 

reason per client per case.

K4.1 Empty Investigation completed No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K4.2 Empty Investigation completed and 

protective services case 

completed

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K4.3 Empty Investigation unable to be 

completed (non-specific)

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

 K4.3.1 Empty Investigation unable to be 

completed due to death of client 

during investigation

No Numeric - 10 

integers

 Empty

 K4.3.2 Empty Investigation unable to be 

completed due to refusal of 

client

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K4.4 Empty Protective services case opened 

but not completed (non-specific)

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

 K4.4.1 Empty Protective services case closed 

due to death of client

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

 K4.4.2 Empty Protective services case closed 

due to client decision to not 

continue

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K4.5 Empty Other No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty
B-3 

Element 

Category/No.

Element Name Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

K4.6 Empty Unknown No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K4.7 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of clients by case 

closure reason was determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Table 3–Victims

Element 

Category/No.

Element Name Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

Clients found 

to be victims 

Empty Empty Empty empty A victim is counted once for 

each investigation in which a 

maltreatment was 

substantiated, no matter how 

many maltreatments were 

substantiated.

K5 Clients found to be 

victims

Number of victims in which at 

least one maltreatment 

disposition was substantiated 

per investigation.

Yes Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K5.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of victims was 

determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Victims by Age Empty Empty Empty empty The victim’s age is computed 

by subtracting the client's date 

of birth from the investigation 

start date. An estimated age 

can be used.

The victim’s age is counted 

once per each investigation in 

which the client was found to 

be a victim.

Age could differ between 

investigations.

K6.1 18-24 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.2 25-29 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.3 30-34 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.4 35-39 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.5 40-44 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.6 45-49 years No Numeric - 10 

integers
B-4

Element 

Category/No.

Element Name Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

K6.7 50-54 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.8 55-59 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.9 60-64 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.10 65-69 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.11 70-74 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.12 75-79 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.13 80-84 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.14 85-90 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.15 90 and older No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.16 Unknown No Numeric - 10 

integers

K6.17 Comment Provide additional information on 

how age was computed. 

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Victims by 

race

Empty Empty Empty Empty A multiracial victim is counted 

for each race identified. For 

example, if the victim is Asian 

and White, the victim should 

be counted in both race 

categories. If specific races 

cannot be identified for the 

multiracial victim, the victim is 

counted in “other” category.

K7.1 Empty American Indian or Alaska 

Native

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K7.2 Empty Asian No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K7.3 Empty Black or African American No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K7.4 Empty Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific 

Islander

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K7.5 Empty White No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K7.6 Empty Other No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K7.7 Empty Unknown No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K7.8 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of victims by race 

was determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Victims by 

ethnicity

Empty Empty Empty empty Count each victim once per 

investigation.
B-5

Element 

Category/No.

Element Name Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

K8.1 Empty Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish No Numeric -10 

integers

Empty

K8.2 Empty Not Hispanic, Latino/a, or 

Spanish

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K8.3 Empty Unknown No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K8.4 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of victims by 

ethnicity was determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Victims by 

gender identity

Empty Empty Empty empty Count each victim once per 

investigation.

K9.1 Empty Male No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K9.2 Empty Female No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K9.3 Empty Transgender Male No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K9.4 Transgender Female No Numeric - 10 

integers

K9.5 Nonbinary No Numeric - 10 

integers

K9.6 Other No Numeric - 10 

integers

K9.7 Empty Unknown No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K9.5 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of victims by 

gender was determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Victims 

receiving 

benefits

Empty Empty empty Empty A victim is counted once per 

investigation in which he/she 

received one or more 

benefits.

K10 Victims who 

received one or 

more benefits

Number of victims who received 

one or more federal and/or state 

benefits. 

No Numeric - 10 

integers

The types of benefits include 

but are not limited to: 

Medicaid, Medicare, public 

subsidized housing, Social 

Security Disability Insurance, 

Social Security retirement 

benefits, Supplemental 

Security Income, Temporary 

Assistance for Needy 

Families, and veterans' 

disabled benefits.

K10.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of victims by receipt 

of benefits was determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Victims with 

disabilities

Empty Empty Empty empty A victim is counted once per 

investigation in which he/she 

was identified as having one 

or more disabilities.
B-6

Element 

Category/No.

Element Name Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

K11 Victims with one or 

more disabilities

Number of victims with one or 

more disabilities.

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K11.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of victims with one 

or more disabilities was 

determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Victims with 

behavioral 

conditions

Empty Empty Empty Empty A victim is counted once per 

investigation in which he/she 

was screened as having one 

or more behavioral conditions.

K12 Victims with one or 

more screened or 

diagnosed 

behavioral 

conditions

Number of victims with one or 

more screened or diagnosed 

behavioral conditions.

No Numeric - 10 

integers

The types of diagnoses 

include, but are not limited to: 

alcohol use disorder, anxiety, 

bipolar disorder, dementia, 

depression, schizophrenia

and other psychotic disorders, 

substance use disorder, and 

traumatic brain injury.

K12.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of victims with a 

behavioral condition was 

determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Victims by 

maltreatment

type

Empty Empty Empty Empty A victim is counted each time 

he/she was substantiated as a 

victim of a specific 

maltreatment type.

For example, if a person was 

found to be a victim of neglect 

in two investigations, the 

count for neglect would be 

two for that victim.

K13.1 Empty Abandonment No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K13.2 Empty Emotional abuse No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K13.3 Empty Exploitation (non-specific) No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

 K13.3.1 Empty Financial exploitation No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

 K13.3.2 Empty Other exploitation No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K13.4 Empty Neglect No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K13.5 Empty Physical abuse No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K13.6 Empty Sexual abuse No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K13.7 Empty Suspicious death No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K13.8 Empty Self-neglect No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty
B-7 

Element 

Category/No.

Element Name Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

K13.9 Empty Other No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K13.10 Empty Unknown No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K13.11 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of victims by 

maltreatment type was 

determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Victims with 

guardian or 

conservator

Empty Empty Empty Empty A victim is counted once per 

investigation in which he/she 

was screened as having one 

or more guardians or 

conservators.

K14 Victims with 

guardian or 

conservator at start 

of investigation

Number of victims with guardian 

or conservator at start of 

investigation. 

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K14.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of victims by one or 

more guardians or conservators 

was determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Victims who 

received or 

were referred 

for services

Empty Empty Empty Empty A victim is counted once per 

investigation in which he/she 

received or was referred for 

one or more services.

If a client received multiple 

services and also was 

referred for multiple services 

in one investigation, he/she is 

counted only once.

K15 Victims who 

received services or 

were referred for 

services by APS

Number of victims who received 

services or were referred for 

services by APS. 

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K15.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of victims by 

services was determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Table 4–Perpetrators

Element 

Category/No.

Element 

Name

Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

Total Perpetrators Number of 

Perpetrators

Each person determined to be 

responsible for one or more 

maltreatments with a disposition 

of substantiated. 

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Perpetrators should exclude 

“self-perpetrators” in cases 

with only self-neglect 

allegations. 
B-8

Element 

Category/No.

Element 

Name

Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

Perpetrators by 

age

Empty Empty Empty Empty The perpetrator age is 

computed by subtracting the 

person's date of birth from the 

investigation start date. An 

estimated age can be used.

Count each perpetrator once 

per client per investigation.

If a person was the 

perpetrator of two clients in 

one investigation, the person 

is counted twice.

K16.1 Empty 17 and younger No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K16.2 18-24 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.3 Empty 25-29 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.4 Empty 30-34 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.5 Empty 35-39 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.6 Empty 40-44 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.7 Empty 45-49 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.8 Empty 50-54 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.9 Empty 55-59 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.10 Empty 60-64 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.11 Empty 65-69 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.12 Empty 70-74 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.13 Empty 75-79 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.14 Empty 80-84 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.15 Empty 85-90 years No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.16 Empty 90 and older No Numeric - 10 

integers

K16.17 Empty Unknown No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K16.18 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of perpetrators by 

age was determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Perpetrators by 

gender identity

Empty Empty Empty empty Empty
B-9

Element 

Category/No.

Element 

Name

Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

K17.1 Empty Male No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K17.2 Empty Female No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K17.3 Empty Transgender Male No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

KI 7.4 Transgender Female No Numeric - 10 

integers

KI 7.5 Nonbinary No Numeric - 10 

integers

KI 7.6 Other No Numeric - 10 

integers

K17.7 Empty Unknown No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K17.8 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of perpetrators by 

gender was determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Perpetrators with 

kinship 

relationship

Empty Empty Empty Empty Count each perpetrator once 

per client per investigation.

If a person was the 

perpetrator of two clients in 

one investigation and is 

related to one victim and not 

the second, the perpetrator is 

counted only once.

K18 Perpetrators 

who had a 

kinship 

relationship to 

the victim

Number of perpetrators related 

to the victim by affinity (blood, 

adoption, marriage, etc.)

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K18.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of perpetrators by 

kinship relationship was 

determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Perpetrators with 

association to 

victim

Empty Empty Empty Empty Count each perpetrator once 

per client per investigation.

If a person was the 

perpetrator of two clients in 

one investigation and has one 

or more caregiving 

relationships to one victim and 

not the second, the 

perpetrator is counted only 

once.

K19 Perpetrators 

who had one or 

more 

associations to 

victim

Number of perpetrators with one 

or more caregiving relationships 

to the victim.

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty
B-10

Element 

Category/No.

Element 

Name

Element Description/ 

Categories

Required Field Entry 

Format

Instructions

K19.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of perpetrators by 

association to the victim was 

determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty

Perpetrators with 

legal remedy 

recommendations

Empty Empty Empty Empty Count each perpetrator once 

per client per investigation.

If a person was the 

perpetrator of two clients in 

one investigation and had one 

or more legal remedies

recommended or sought 

related to one victim and none 

with the second, the 

perpetrator is counted only 

once.

K20 Perpetrators for 

whom one or 

more legal 

remedies on 

behalf of the 

victim were 

recommended 

or sought

Number of perpetrators for 

whom at least one legal remedy 

was recommended or sought.

No Numeric - 10 

integers

Empty

K20.1 Comment Provide additional information on 

how number of perpetrators by 

legal remedy was determined.

No Text - 5,000 

characters

Empty