Much as I dislike statements of “fact” that are not backed up with a citation to a credible source, I included one yesterday about Texas leading the USA, and by extension the world, in felony assault on children.   I’d heard the stat cited on Public Radio in NYC some time ago, and it stuck.   The actual show, and time and date of broadcast, is probably noted in the drawing book I was carrying at the time, but there are too many of them to flip through.

I did some on-line research and was unable to find the supporting documentation, or anything resembling it.  Not to say that it’s not true, but a source has been hard to find.

You can read a report on Felony Assault on Children here, but Alberto Gonzales’ Department of Justice has thoughtfully redacted pages 17-67.  It does not appear that there is a state by state breakdown in the report, though under the section on state law there is a defendant demographics table on page 45.   I suppose a Freedom of Information request could be addressed to the DOJ.