During
FY 1999, the State Central
Register received 304,945
calls, which is a decrease
of 34,704 calls from last
year.
In FY
99, 106,893 children were
reported as abused/neglected
statewide. 33,926 (32%) of
those were confirmed cases,
which is a decrease of 8%
from 1998.
In
Illinois during 1999, 6% of
the total number of children
reported for abuse were
taken into protective
custody.
Among
confirmed cases of child
abuse in Illinois:
34.2% Risk of harm
23.7% Lack of supervision
12.7% Environmental neglect
10.5% Sexual abuse
9.5% Physical abuse
5.2% Blatant disregard
2.9% Lack of health care
1.1% Emotional abuse
0.1% Death
In 1999 there were 2,057
children reported for child
abuse or neglect, which is a
rate of 44.7 per 1,000
children. The state rate is
28.1 per 1,000 children.
Of the FY 99 reports,
38% (782) were indicated
reports.
During 1999 in Rock
Island County, there were
11 confirmed reports of
substance exposed infants
compared to 15 in 1998.
120 children were placed
in protective custody
during 1999 compared to
139 in 1998.
Sources:
Illinois Department of Children
and Family Services
Illinois Department of Public
Health
Iowa’s Counties: Selected
Population Trends, Vital
Statistics, and Socioeconomic
Data, 2000
Iowa Department of Human Services
Prevent Child Abuse America
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
