Child Abuse and Neglect

Statistics
Fiscal Year 2012

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

May, 2013

Figure 1 Incoming Calls to the State Central Register

Table 1 Number of Children Reported as Abused and Neglected
Table 2 Number of Children Indicated for Abuse and Neglect
Table 3 Age, Gender, and Ethnic Group Children Reported as Abused and Neglected
Table 4 Age, Gender, and Ethnic Group Children Indicated for Abuse and Neglect
Table 5 Regional Distribution of Reports of Children Reported as Abused and Neglected
Table 6 Regional Distribution of Reports of Children in Indicated Investigations
Table 7 County Distribution of Abuse and Neglect Reports
Table 8 County Distribution of Indicated Investigations
Figure 2 Source of Reports by Type
Figure 3 Source of Indicated Reports
Table 9 Source of Reports by Region
Table 10 Source of Indicated Reports by Region
Figure 4 Types of Abuse and Neglect Allegations Reported
Figure 4a Types of Abuse and Neglect Allegations Indicated
Table 11 Distribution of Reports by Allegation
Table 12 Regional Distribution of Reports and Allegations
Table 13 Regional Distribution of Indicated Reports and Allegations
Table 14 Regional Distribution by Types of Reports
Table 15 Regional Distribution by Types of Indicated Reports
Table 16 Indicated Perpetrators: Relationship to Victims
Table 17 Indicated Perpetrators: Age/Gender
Table 18 Indicated Perpetrators: Race/Ethnic Group
Table 19 Indicated Death Reports by Region Fiscal Years 1999 through 2002
Table 20 Types of Indicated Death Reports Fiscal Year 2002
Table 21 Characteristics of Indicated Abuse/Neglect Deaths Fiscal Year 2002
Table 22 County Distribution of Children Reported as Sexually Abused
Table 23 County Distribution of Children Indicated for Sexual Abuse
Table 23a Age, Gender, Ethnic Group Children Indicated for Sexual Abuse
Table 24 Indicated Sex Abuse Reports Perpetrators: Relationship to Victims
Table 25 Indicated Sex Abuse Reports Perpetrators: Age/Gender
Table 26 Indicated Sex Abuse Reports Perpetrators: Race/Ethnic Group
Table 27 Children Taken into Temporary Protective Custody
Table 27a Age, Gender, and Ethnic Group Children Taken into Temporary Protective Custody
Figure 5 Substance Exposed Infants (SEI) Reported and Indicated by Fiscal Year

Figure 1
Number of Calls To The State Central Register
Fiscal Years 2000-2012

350,000
306,818

306,506

304,804
293,292

300,000

277,295
266,011
249,764

257,481 258,563

258,237

256,492

259,895
245,932

Number of Calls

250,000

200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

0
2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Table 1
Number of Children
Reported as Abused and Neglected
Fiscal
Year
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Children
Reported*

Percent of
Change From
Previous Year

106,903
103,577
100,448
98,181
97,413
104,228
111,813
110,230
111,738
111,895
111,729
109,185
101,508
106,236

-6.2%
-3.1%
-3.0%
-2.3%
-0.8%
7.0%
7.3%
-1.4%
1.4%
0.1%
-0.1%
-2.3%
-7.0%
4.7%

*Number of children reported is a duplicated count.

Table 2
Number of Children
Indicated for Abuse and Neglect

Fiscal
Year

Children
Indicated*

Percent of
Change From
Previous Year

1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

36,856
33,797
32,712
28,873
26,785
26,956
26,826
27,401
26,507
28,398
29,802
29,510
28,858
27,951
28,787

-11.9%
-8.3%
-3.2%
-11.7%
-7.2%
0.6%
-0.5%
2.1%
-3.3%
7.1%
4.9%
-1.0%
-2.2%
-3.1%
3.0%

*Number of children indicated is a duplicated count.

Table 3
Age, Gender, Ethnic Group
Children Reported as Abused and Neglected*
Number of
Unique
Children

Percent

Age of Child
00-02
03-05
06-09
10-13
14-17
Age not reported

18,740
18,102
21,090
17,450
14,247
1,292

20.6%
19.9%
23.2%
19.2%
15.7%
1.4%

37.0
32.9
28.2
24.0
20.0

Gender of Child
Female
Male
Gender not reported

44,703
44,155
2,063

49.2%
48.6%
2.3%

28.3
26.5

Child's Ethnic Group

African American
Hispanic
White
Other/Not Specified

29,328
6,491
49,918
5,184

32.3%
7.1%
54.9%
5.7%

49.1
11.7
26.0

Total

90,921

100.0%

28.0

Child Characteristics

*Number of children reported is an unduplicated count

within the State.

Rate per
1,000

Table 4
Age, Gender, Ethnic Group
Children Indicated for Abused and Neglected*
Number of
Unique
Children

Percent

Age of Child
00-02
03-05
06-09
10-13
14-17
Age not reported

7,601
5,645
5,851
4,476
2,926
35

28.6%
21.3%
22.1%
16.9%
11.0%
0.1%

15.0
10.3
7.8
6.2
4.1

Gender of Child
Female
Male
Gender not reported

13,274
13,016
244

50.0%
49.1%
0.9%

8.4
7.8

Child's Ethnic Group

African American
Hispanic
White
Other/Not Specified

8,523
2,133
14,653
1,225

32.1%
8.0%
55.2%
4.6%

14.3
3.9
7.6

Total

26,534

100.0%

8.2

Child Characteristics

*Number of children indicated is an unduplicated count

within the State.

Rate per
1,000

Table 5
Regional Distribution of Reports of Children
Reported as Abused and Neglected

Region

Number Unique Number

of Children
of Children
Rate per
Reported
Reported*
1,000

Northern
Central
Southern

27,462
30,183
15,779

24,237
24,894
12,995

24.3
44.9
43.4

Downstate Total

73,424

62,126

33.6

Cook North
Cook Central
Cook South
Cook Admin.

8,587
8,006
12,624
2,915

7,713
7,196
11,281
2,767

14.8
19.7
22.1
-

Cook Total

32,132

28,957

20.7

Unknown

680

659

State Total

106,236

91,742

28.3

*Number and Unique Number of children reported is an unduplicated

count within the Region. Some children are reported in multiple
regions during the year.

Table 6
Regional Distribution of Reports of Children
In Indicated Investigations

Number
of Indicated
Children

Unique
Number
of Indicated
Children*

Rate per
1,000

Northern
Central
Southern

7,610
8,557
4,124

7,160
7,810
3,678

7.2
14.1
12.3

Downstate Total

20,291

18,648

10.1

Cook North
Cook Central
Cook South
Cook Admin.

2,426
2,109
2,720
1,071

2,284
1,967
2,514
1,048

4.4
5.4
4.9
-

Cook Total

8,326

7,813

5.6

Unknown

170

165

State Total

28,787

26,626

8.2

Region

*Number and Unique Number of children indicated is an unduplicated

count within the Region. Some children are indicated in multiple regions during
the year.

Table 7
County Distribution of Abuse and Neglect Reports

County
Adams
Alexander
Bond
Boone
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Champaign
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Coles
Cook
Crawford
Cumberland
De Kalb
De Witt
Douglas
Du Page
Edgar
Edwards
Effingham
Fayette
Ford
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
Greene
Grundy
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Henderson
Henry
Iroquois
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jersey
Jo Daviess
Johnson
Kane
Kankakee
Kendall
Knox
Lake
Lasalle
Lawrence
Lee

Unique
Number Number
Children Children*
1,261
141
192
336
46
276
30
79
161
2,152
417
250
283
311
639
32,654
293
85
783
222
203
3,571
288
54
318
295
187
793
567
85
165
373
153
223
77
76
641
381
777
132
752
168
185
109
3,827
1,036
673
753
4,356
1,688
238
366

973
114
165
315
35
241
23
70
144
1,862
342
213
218
262
518
28,931
224
78
719
186
175
3,235
233
47
275
238
161
621
448
73
144
327
121
192
55
65
521
296
656
108
636
151
142
100
3,422
913
614
596
3,856
1,392
204
323

Rate
per
1,000

County

57.0
47.3
41.7
25.7
28.5
27.7
20.0
17.6
42.6
43.1
40.7
51.3
63.1
29.9
43.6
20.7
48.1
26.4
31.4
45.7
32.9
13.6
50.3
29.5
28.5
45.9
44.9
69.3
53.5
50.6
38.4
32.8
59.0
39.4
56.1
34.6
40.8
37.6
50.2
41.1
65.7
27.3
28.1
41.0
28.3
32.5
38.4
48.2
20.4
50.1
59.0
37.5

Livingston
Logan
Macon
Macoupin
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Massac
Mc Donough
Mc Henry
Mc Lean
Menard
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Moultrie
Ogle
Peoria
Perry
Piatt
Pike
Pope
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
Richland
Rock Island
Saline
Sangamon
Schuyler
Scott
Shelby
Stark
St. Clair
Stephenson
Tazewell
Union
Vermilion
Wabash
Warren
Washington
Wayne
White
Whiteside
Will
Williamson
Winnebago
Woodford
Unk/Out State
State

Unique
Number Number
Children Children*
533
477
1,535
659
2,740
761
163
329
274
306
1,973
1,707
106
244
128
371
538
156
432
2,545
248
149
231
39
106
50
327
322
1,966
507
2,955
77
89
297
73
3,115
637
1,545
277
1,604
177
238
149
204
266
860
3,772
1,066
4,058
264
470
106,236

*Unique Number of children reported is an unduplicated count within County.

431
363
1,356
541
2,362
647
134
253
235
265
1,735
1,465
93
197
116
314
452
133
391
2,231
224
136
186
38
83
45
276
250
1,687
417
2,387
59
73
231
60
2,645
543
1,275
226
1,346
141
206
124
170
209
731
3,368
877
3,539
226
469
91,934

Rate
per
1,000
44.2
51.4
47.8
45.1
36.6
61.4
43.8
65.1
67.7
37.6
22.5
38.7
28.6
47.3
15.9
43.8
53.2
36.8
28.3
48.3
43.9
33.0
44.9
40.4
41.2
29.8
37.2
63.4
47.2
65.4
51.4
36.8
53.6
40.7
38.4
37.5
44.2
41.1
53.1
64.8
44.8
45.8
32.9
42.2
64.1
48.3
22.6
62.6
48.6
23.7
-28.3

Table 8
County Distribution of Indicated Investigations

County

Unique Rate
Number Number per
Children Children* 1,000

County

Unique Rate
Number Number per
Children Children* 1,000

Adams
281
244
14.3
Livingston
165
Alexander
34
29
12.0
Logan
160
Bond
48
46
11.6
Macon
570
Boone
70
69
5.6
Macoupin
234
Brown
8
8
6.5
Madison
581
Bureau
60
59
6.8
Marion
218
Calhoun
13
8
7.0
Marshall
39
Carroll
18
18
4.5
Mason
107
Cass
52
49
14.5
Massac
66
Champaign
609
580
13.4
Mc Donough
58
Christian
108
97
11.6
Mc Henry
543
Clark
71
68
16.4
Mc Lean
542
Clay
83
78
22.6
Menard
42
Clinton
73
66
7.5
Mercer
83
Coles
126
118
9.9
Monroe
34
Cook
8,466
7,895
5.7
Montgomery
103
Crawford
160
128
27.5
Morgan
156
Cumberland
30
28
9.5
Moultrie
43
De Kalb
147
145
6.3
Ogle
77
De Witt
59
55
13.5
Peoria
784
Douglas
38
33
6.2
Perry
86
Du Page
955
906
3.8
Piatt
42
Edgar
90
70
15.1
Pike
28
Edwards
24
24
15.1
Pope
12
Effingham
105
100
10.3
Pulaski
37
Fayette
79
74
14.3
Putnam
6
Ford
50
50
14.0
Randolph
77
Franklin
168
140
15.6
Richland
115
Fulton
143
137
16.4
Rock Island
610
Gallatin
25
21
14.5
Saline
155
Greene
37
35
9.3
Sangamon
796
Grundy
82
78
7.8
Schuyler
29
Hamilton
37
35
17.1
Scott
14
Hancock
33
31
6.4
Shelby
101
Hardin
16
15
15.3
Stark
27
Henderson
30
25
13.3
St. Clair
594
Henry
174
158
12.4
Stephenson
137
Iroquois
93
85
10.8
Tazewell
397
Jackson
207
188
14.4
Union
133
Jasper
38
37
14.1
Vermilion
425
Jefferson
300
257
26.6
Wabash
73
Jersey
59
57
10.3
Warren
85
Jo Daviess
30
27
5.3
Washington
42
Johnson
41
38
15.6
Wayne
73
Kane
1,027
982
8.1
White
87
Kankakee
214
202
7.2
Whiteside
187
Kendall
120
120
7.5
Will
911
Knox
230
194
15.7
Williamson
227
Lake
1,593
1,476
7.8
Winnebago
1,380
Lasalle
435
389
14.0
Woodford
56
Lawrence
72
65
18.8
Unk/Out State
104
Lee
75
73
8.5
State
28,787
*Unique Number of children indicated is an unduplicated count within County.

140
139
531
208
536
210
39
97
65
57
502
497
40
70
32
92
142
42
72
740
79
40
27
12
35
6
75
95
563
141
727
24
12
87
22
535
126
368
109
409
55
80
42
68
69
178
866
212
1,300
55
104
26,682

14.4
19.7
18.7
17.4
8.3
19.9
12.7
24.9
18.7
8.1
6.5
13.1
12.3
16.8
4.4
12.8
16.7
11.6
5.2
16.0
15.5
9.7
6.5
12.8
17.4
4.0
10.1
24.1
15.7
22.1
15.7
15.0
8.8
15.3
14.1
7.6
10.3
11.9
25.6
19.7
17.5
17.8
11.2
16.9
21.1
11.8
5.8
15.1
17.8
5.8
-8.2

Figure 2
Source of Reports by Type
Fiscal Year 2012

Coroner/Medical Examiner
1.0%

Child Care
0.5%
Law Enforcement
23.3%
Social Service
13.6%
DCFS
1.8%

Non-Mandated
24.6%

School
20.0%

Medical
15.1%

Figure 3
Source of Indicated Reports by Type
Fiscal Year 2012

Law Enforcement
38.3%

Coroner/Medical Examiner
1.5%

Social Service
11.9%
Child Care
0.4%
DCFS
2.9%

Non-Mandated
13.7%
School
11.8%

Medical
19.4%

Table 9
Source of Reports
Unknown

Northern

Central

Southern

Cook Admin.

Cook
North

Clinic Or Hospital Physcian

Nurse - LPN
Nurse - RN
Private Physician
Hospital Social Worker
Dentist
Other Medical Personnel
*Total Medical

15
1
22
0
27
0
16
81

475
38
1,317
73
746
7
485
3,141

460
53
1,415
53
602
9
405
2,997

205
24
663
23
444
3
223
1,585

167
1
144
17
209
0
85
623

312
4
279
18
528
1
225
1,367

275
5
336
12
552
1
193
1,374

School Counselor
Principal
School Nurse
School Social Worker
Teacher
Assistant Principal
Truant Officer
Other School Personnel
*Total School Personnel

20
14
7
55
42
9
0
7
154

538
536
446
1,649
1,132
141
2
600
5,044

535
620
264
824
1,159
109
9
578
4,098

269
293
218
525
572
49
2
224
2,152

86
49
2
115
71
30
0
64
417

224
193
75
697
372
125
1
233
1,920

DCFS Investigator
DCFS Invest. Supervisor
DCFS Follow-Up Worker
DCFS Licensing Worker
DCFS Adoption Worker
DCFS Homemaker
Other DCFS Personnel
*Total DCFS Personnel

7
0
1
0
0
0
0
8

185
77
105
16
1
1
1
386

181
59
203
13
2
5
1
464

103
34
197
4
3
3
8
352

34
1
7
1
1
1
0
45

Dept Of Corrections Staff

Dept Of Public Aid Staff
Institutional Staff
Mental Health Personnel
Private Social Worker
Psychologist
Other Social Services
Human Rights Personnel
*Total Social Service

3
2
0
0
12
1
0
77
95

45
6
0
10
588
28
96
2,379
3,152

65
3
1
6
431
57
32
2,419
3,014

40
3
0
8
258
36
26
1,353
1,724

5
2
0
1
70
9
14
300
401

Reporter Type

Cook Central Cook South

Cook
South

Total

0
45
32
21
1,014
44
14
1,170

2
81
16
44
1,557
43
15
1,758

11
340
226
390
18,895
337
174
20,373

100
2
10
112

23
2
12
37

37
7
24
68

739
41
65
845

0
4
4

0
41
41

0
32
32

1
56
57

6
472
478

8,712

2,037

6,255

5,262

7,584

65,940

63
783
655
1,003
1,296
39
3,839

22
433
348
508
865
21
2,197

1
28
39
100
87
3
258

8
205
118
165
281
11
788

10
173
120
175
344
15
837

3
332
203
359
660
36
1,593

155
2,551
1,923
3,062
4,290
153
12,134

47
18
6
5
45
1,303
341
1,765

41
51
12
11
54
2,212
521
2,902

22
10
9
11
21
1,330
305
1,708

10
4
0
1
2
114
36
167

15
6
0
10
17
465
81
594

25
3
2
0
44
614
120
808

62
19
1
5
37
1,110
191
1,425

224
111
30
43
222
7,196
1,601
9,427

142

4,303

6,741

3,905

425

1,382

1,645

3,018

21,561

592

23,118

23,566

12,617

2,462

7,637

6,907

10,602

87,501

Total

Reporter Type

Unknown Northern

Central

Southern Cook Admin. Cook North Cook Central

428
4
613
21
711
1
276
2,054

2,337
130
4,789
217
3,819
22
1,908
13,222

Court
Emergency Services Staff
Parole/Probation Officer
Police Officer
State's Attorney
Juvenile Officer
Other Law Enforcement Staff
*Total Law Enforcement

0
6
0
1
92
2
0
101

4
50
89
133
6,278
60
75
6,689

1
74
39
133
5,483
113
45
5,888

4
39
19
38
2,566
41
9
2,716

0
10
3
7
507
5
4
536

0
35
28
13
1,398
29
12
1,515

176
142
73
580
385
105
1
150
1,612

269
240
83
706
456
142
1
238
2,135

2,117
2,087
1,168
5,151
4,189
710
16
2,094
17,532

Coroner
Medical Examiner
Funeral Home Staff
*Total Coroner/Med. Exam.

4
0
1
5

231
15
9
255

227
11
3
241

106
4
6
116

11
0
0
11

Day Care/Night Care Facility

Pre-School/Nursery School
*Total Child Care Centers

0
6
6

4
144
148

1
122
123

0
67
67

*Total Mandated

450

18,815

16,825

45
16
38
1
0
2
0
102

40
19
30
2
0
8
0
99

53
24
51
2
2
15
0
147

648
230
632
39
9
35
10
1,603

Father/Father Substitute
Friend/Neighbor
Mother/Mother Substitute
Relative
Sibling
Victim
*Total Relative/Neighbor

0
10
15
25
34
0
84

48
587
425
727
723
28
2,538

38
0
1
5
238
18
46
852
1,198

22
7
0
3
195
12
23
676
938

44
5
2
5
202
38
35
1,034
1,365

262
28
4
38
1,994
199
272
9,090
11,887

Non-Center/Home Child Care

Babysitter
Other Child Care Provider
Landlord
Anonymous
Other Reporting Source
Unknown
* Total Other

2
0
0
0
2
48
6
58

*Total Non-Mandated
Total All Reporter

Table 10
Source of Indicated Reports
Unknown

Northern

Central

Southern

Cook
Admin.

Cook
North

Cook
Central

Cook South

Total

Reporter Type

Clinic Or Hospital Physician

Nurse - LPN
Nurse - RN
Private Physician
Hospital Social Worker
Dentist
Other Medical Personnel
*Total Medical

6
1
9
0
7
0
3
26

150
12
478
9
341
1
109
1,100

133
22
491
11
263
3
112
1,035

63
6
252
8
197
0
52
578

68
0
65
3
81
0
33
250

102
1
111
6
243
0
57
520

128
4
150
3
252
1
49
587

163
1
244
6
300
0
53
767

813
47
1,800
46
1,684
5
468
4,863

School Counselor
Principal
School Nurse
School Social Worker
Teacher
Assistant Principal
Truant Officer
Other School Personnel
*Total School Personnel

4
4
0
5
7
1
0
0
21

62
95
65
252
145
27
0
83
729

83
128
41
174
179
22
2
109
738

65
56
43
93
107
8
0
49
421

24
14
0
31
20
7
0
19
115

32
37
13
138
53
22
1
44
340

33
21
11
122
52
26
0
21
286

29
33
15
109
64
22
0
29
301

332
388
188
924
627
135
3
354
2,951

DCFS Investigator
DCFS Invest. Supervisor
DCFS Follow-Up Worker
DCFS Licensing Worker
DCFS Adoption Worker
DCFS Homemaker
Other DCFS Personnel
*Total DCFS Personnel

3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

72
38
58
4
1
0
0
173

105
25
99
2
1
3
0
235

47
16
95
1
1
1
4
165

18
0
2
1
0
0
0
21

19
9
14
0
0
0
0
42

14
9
14
1
0
2
0
40

21
8
18
0
2
0
0
49

299
105
300
9
5
6
4
728

Dept Of Corrections Staff

Dept Of Public Aid Staff
Institutional Staff
Mental Health Personnel
Private Social Worker
Psychologist
Other Social Services
Human Rights Personnel
*Total Social Service

1
0
0
0
1
0
0
23
25

15
2
0
1
108
7
11
622
766

27
2
0
1
83
33
3
697
846

11
1
0
1
55
10
4
329
411

2
1
0
1
26
2
3
87
122

11
0
0
0
48
6
11
238
314

6
0
0
0
43
4
5
160
218

14
1
0
2
20
17
5
226
285

87
7
0
6
384
79
42
2,382
2,987

Reporter Type

Unknown

Northern

Central

Southern

Cook
Admin.

Cook
North

Cook
Central

Cook South

Total

Court
Emergency Services Staff
Parole/Probation Officer
Police Officer
State's Attorney
Juvenile Officer
Other Law Enforcement Staff
*Total Law Enforcement

0
2
0
0
48
2
0
52

3
21
49
30
2942
33
21
3,099

0
38
15
44
2672
73
14
2,856

2
16
8
13
1161
25
2
1,227

0
9
1
0
260
3
2
275

0
27
15
1
694
22
1
760

0
32
20
6
481
32
4
575

0
42
8
12
679
21
2
764

5
187
116
106
8,937
211
46
9,608

Coroner
Medical Examiner
Funeral Home Staff
*Total Coroner/Med. Exam.

1
0
1
2

96
10
5
111

108
4
2
114

47
3
3
53

1
0
0
1

54
1
6
61

9
1
7
17

8
4
16
28

324
23
40
387

Day Care/Night Care Facility

Pre-School/Nursery School
*Total Child Care Centers

0
1
1

2
26
28

1
27
28

0
26
26

0
1
1

0
5
5

0
7
7

0
11
11

3
104
107

*Total Mandated

130

6,006

5,852

2,881

785

2,042

1,730

2,205

21,631

Father/Father Substitute
Friend/Neighbor
Mother/Mother Substitute
Relative
Sibling
Victim
*Total Relative/Neighbor

0
2
0
8
2
0
12

4
87
77
128
142
3
441

18
156
104
196
311
4
789

7
90
52
98
167
1
415

0
10
4
30
16
0
60

1
25
15
34
86
2
163

0
28
11
41
72
6
158

2
37
15
52
122
3
231

32
435
278
587
918
19
2,269

Non-Center/Home Child Care

Babysitter
Other Child Care Provider
Landlord
Anonymous
Other Reporting Source
Unknown
* Total Other

0
0
0
0
0
3
2
5

0
6
0
0
7
154
64
231

10
10
0
0
6
290
106
422

1
4
0
3
6
141
38
193

2
1
0
1
0
9
8
21

1
2
0
3
2
44
13
65

5
1
2
0
5
52
25
90

5
8
0
2
6
87
33
141

24
32
2
9
32
780
289
1,168

*Total Non-Mandated

17

672

1,211

608

81

228

248

372

3,437

Total All Reporter

147

6,678

7,063

3,489

866

2,270

1,978

2,577

25,068

Figure 4
Types of Harms Reported
Fiscal Year 2012

Environmental Neglect
12.22%

Blatant Disregard
24.33%

Lack of Health Care

2.92%

Sexual Abuse
7.05%
Lack of Supervision
20.11%
Physical Abuse
10.70%

Risk of Harm
21.05%

Death (Due To Abuse)

0.03%
Emotional Abuse
1.57%

Figure 4a
Types of Harms Indicated
Fiscal Year 2012

Environmental Neglect
6.7%

Blatant Disregard
34.9%

Lack of Supervision
20.4%

Sexual Abuse
8.2%

Physical Abuse
8.0%

Lack of Health Care

2.0%

Death
0.1%
Risk of Harm
18.8%
Emotional Abuse
0.9%

Table 11
Distribution of Reports by Allegation

Abuse

Total
Harms

Total
Indicated
Harms

Percent
Indicated

55,307

12,562

22.7%

44

30

68.2%

I.

DEATH-(01) (Due To Abuse)

II.

Emotional Abuse

2,145

302

14.1%

TYING/CLOSE CONFINEMENT-(14)
SUBSTANCE MISUSE-(15)
TORTURE-(16)
MENTAL INJURY-(17)

419
1,302
110
314

56
187
18
41

13.4%
14.4%
16.4%
13.1%

Substantial Risk of Harm

28,817

6,545

22.7%

SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF INJURY-(10)

RISK OF SEXUAL INJURY-(22)

19,252
9,565

3,906
2,639

20.3%
27.6%

Physical Abuse

14,651

2,807

19.2%

BRAIN DAMAGE/SKULL FRACTURE-(02)

INTERNAL INJURIES-(04)
BURNS-(05)
POISON/NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES-(06)
WOUNDS-(07)
BONE FRACTURES-(09)
CUTS AND BRUISES-(11)
HUMAN BITES-(12)
SPRAINS/DISLOCATIONS-(13)
HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN-(40)

230
37
601
121
56
435
12,803
246
50
72

104
19
64
4
20
137
2,381
59
7
12

45.2%
51.4%
10.6%
3.3%
35.7%
31.5%
18.6%
24.0%
14.0%
16.7%

Sexual Abuse

9,650

2,878

29.8%

III.

IV.

V.

Total
Harms

Total
Indicated
Harms

Percent
Indicated

Neglect

81,560

22,332

27.4%

VI.

Blatant Disregard

33,306

12,186

36.6%

DEATH-(51) (Due to Neglect)

BRAIN DAMAGE/SKULL FRACTURES-(52)
INTERNAL INJURIES-(54)
BURNS/SCALDING-(55)
POISON/NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES-(56)
WOUNDS-(57)
BONE FRACTURES-(59)
SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF INJURY-(60)
CUTS AND BRUISES-(61)
HUMAN BITES-(62)
SPRAINS/DISLOCATIONS-(63)
SUBSTANCE MISUSE-(65)
MENTAL INJURY-(67)
HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN-(90)

164
172
20
554
125
39
243
29,548
1,390
51
15
865
89
31

67
49
10
111
16
9
70
11,098
270
6
1
472
5
2

40.9%
28.5%
50.0%
20.0%
12.8%
23.1%
28.8%
37.6%
19.4%
11.8%
6.7%
54.6%
5.6%
6.5%

Environmental Neglect

16,725

2,322

13.9%

INADEQUATE FOOD-(76)
INADEQUATE SHELTER-(77)
INADEQUATE CLOTHING-(78)
ENVIRONMENTAL NEGLECT-(82)

3,654
2,448
705
9,918

224
384
66
1,648

6.1%
15.7%
9.4%
16.6%

Lack of Health Care

4,002

712

17.8%

MEDICAL NEGLECT-(79)
FAILURE TO THRIVE-(81)
MALNUTRITION-(83)
DISABLED INFANT NEGLECT-(85)

3,796
168
21
17

601
92
14
5

15.8%
54.8%
66.7%
29.4%

Lack of Supervision

27,527

7,112

25.8%

INADEQUATE SUPERVISION-(74)
ABANDONMENT/DESERTION-(75)
LOCK OUT-(84)

26,343
182
1,002

6,961
49
102

26.4%
26.9%
10.2%

136,867

34,894

25.5%

VII.

VIII.

IX.
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES-(18)
SEXUAL PENETRATION-(19)
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION-(20)
SEXUAL MOLESTATION-(21)

137
3,645
1,324
4,544

49
1,203
371
1,255

35.8%
33.0%
28.0%
27.6%

State Total

Table 12
Regional Distribution of Reports and Allegations

Region

Average
Average
Alleged Victims
Allegations
Family Child
Per
Number
Per
Reports Victims Report Allegations
Victim

Northern

17,463

27,462

1.6

34,618

1.3

Central

18,242

30,183

1.7

39,108

1.3

Southern

9,569

15,779

1.6

20,805

1.3

Cook Admin.

1,563

2,915

1.9

3,829

1.3

Cook North

5,750

8,587

1.5

10,795

1.3

Cook Central

5,100

8,006

1.6

10,278

1.3

Cook South

7,861

12,624

1.6

16,595

1.3

415

680

1.6

839

1.2

65,963

106,236

1.6

136,867

1.3

Unknown
State

Table 13
Regional Distribution of Indicated Reports and Allegations

Region

Average
Average
Indicated Indicated Victims Number Allegations
Family
Child
Per
Indicated
Per
Reports Victims Report Allegations
Victim

Northern

4,499

7,610

1.7

9,218

1.2

Central

4,996

8,557

1.7

10,224

1.2

Southern

2,405

4,124

1.7

5,117

1.2

Cook Admin.

488

1,071

2.2

1,338

1.2

Cook North

1,536

2,426

1.6

2,858

1.2

Cook Central

1,307

2,109

1.6

2,528

1.2

Cook South

1,654

2,720

1.6

3,393

1.2

87

170

16,972

28,787

1.7

34,676

1.2

Unknown
State

Table 14
Regional Distribution by Types of Reports

Region

Abuse
Number
Percent

Neglect
Number
Percent

Both
Number Percent

Northern

10,819

62.0%

4,441

25.4%

2,200

12.6%

Central

10,574

58.0%

5,095

27.9%

2,570

14.1%

Southern

5,341

55.8%

2,733

28.6%

1,495

15.6%

Cook Admin.

1,452

93.0%

23

1.5%

87

5.6%

Cook North

3,454

60.2%

1,605

28.0%

683

11.9%

Cook Central

2,851

56.0%

1,569

30.8%

674

13.2%

Cook South

4,279

54.5%

2,507

32.0%

1,060

13.5%

249

60.3%

116

28.1%

48

11.6%

39,019

59.2%

18,089

27.4%

8,817

13.4%

Unknown
State

Table 15
Regional Distributions by Types of Indicated Reports

Region

Abuse
Number

Percent

Neglect
Number

Percent

Both
Number

Percent

Northern

2,562

57.0%

925

20.6%

1,011

22.5%

Central

2,829

56.6%

1,033

20.7%

1,133

22.7%

Southern

1,269

52.8%

549

22.8%

587

24.4%

Cook Admin.

461

94.5%

0.6%

24

4.9%

Cook North

834

54.4%

374

24.4%

326

21.3%

Cook Central

680

52.0%

338

25.9%

289

22.1%

Cook South

828

50.1%

434

26.3%

391

23.7%

Unknown

49

24

14

3,680

21.7%

3,775

22.2%

State

9,512

56.1%

Table 16
Indicated Perpetrators: Relationship to Victim

Relationship

Number of Number
Perpetrators Female

Number
Male

Number
Unknown
Gender

Adoptive Parent
Aunt/Uncle
Babysitter
Day Care Home/Center
Foster Parent
Grandparent
Institution Staff
Parent
Other
Paramour
Sibling
Step Parent

93
523
287
41
48
597
42
14,229
974
1,274
450
567

59
158
110
36
32
277
14
8,358
156
72
74
40

31
347
167
4
15
272
22
4,882
629
1,037
357
472

3
18
10
1
1
48
6
989
189
165
19
55

Total

19,125

9,386

8,235

1,504

Table 17
Indicated Perpetrators: Age/Gender

Age Group
Under 20
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 Or Older
Not Identified
Total

Number
Number
Perpetrators Female

Number
Male

Number
Unknown
Gender

1,308
6,817
5,751
2,517
798
320
1,614

566
4,180
3,109
1,089
288
104
50

730
2,620
2,632
1,418
503
213
119

12
17
10
10
7
3
1,445

19,125

9,386

8,235

1,504

Table 18
Indicated Perpetrators: Race/Ethnic Group

Race/
Ethnic Group

Number
Number
Perpetrators Female

Number
Number Unknown
Male
Gender

African American
Hispanic
White
Other/Not Reported

5,141
1,439
10,208
2,337

2,942
628
5,449
367

2,188
810
4,746
491

11
1
13
1,479

Total

19,125

9,386

8,235

1,504

Table 19 Indicated Death Reports by Region

FY
2010

FY
2011

FY
2012

Northern

Central

18

25

18

Southern

12

32

20

Cook Admin.

13

Cook North

10

11

Cook Central

Cook South

15

16

22

State

69

90

89

Region

Table 20
Types of Indicated Death Reports

Type

Number

Percent

Abuse Deaths
Neglect Deaths

29
60

32.6%
67.4%

Total

89

100%

Table 21
Characteristics of Indicated Abuse/Neglect Deaths - FY2012

Age of
Child

Number
Indicated

Number
Females

Number
Males

Number
Afr Amer

Number
Hispanic

Number
White

Number
Other

00
01
02
03
04
05
06-17

1
50
9
9
5
7
2

0
20
5
4
2
2
0

0
30
4
5
3
5
2

0
18
8
5
5
4
1

0
1
0
0
0
1
0

0
27
1
4
0
1
1

1
4
0
0
0
1
0

83

33

49

41

34

Total

Table 22
County Distribution of Children Reported as Sexually Abused

County

Number
Children
Reported

Unique
Number
Children*

Rate
per
1,000

Adams
Alexander
Bond
Boone
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Champaign
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Coles
Cook
Crawford
Cumberland
De Kalb
De Witt
Douglas
Du Page
Edgar
Edwards
Effingham
Fayette
Ford
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
Greene
Grundy
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Henderson
Henry
Iroquois
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jersey
Jo Daviess
Johnson
Kane
Kankakee
Kendall
Knox
Lake
Lasalle
Lawrence
Lee

74
15
21
28
2
31
5
9
21
154
34
23
19
25
64
2,807
34
10
57
11
7
314
24
2
24
29
14
59
31
8
10
27
9
20
7
7
36
33
44
8
46
13
12
15
264
95
62
45
280
107
9
28

69
14
20
28
2
30
4
9
20
147
32
21
18
24
59
2,694
30
9
55
11
7
300
23
2
24
28
14
56
29
7
10
23
9
15
7
7
35
33
44
8
44
13
12
15
259
91
60
44
274
97
9
27

4.0
5.8
5.0
2.3
1.6
3.4
3.5
2.3
5.9
3.4
3.8
5.1
5.2
2.7
5.0
1.9
6.4
3.0
2.4
2.7
1.3
1.3
5.0
1.3
2.5
5.4
3.9
6.3
3.5
4.8
2.7
2.3
4.4
3.1
7.1
3.7
2.7
4.2
3.4
3.0
4.5
2.4
2.4
6.1
2.1
3.2
3.8
3.6
1.4
3.5
2.6
3.1

County

Number
Children
Reported

Unique
Number
Children*

Rate
per
1,000

Livingston
Logan
Macon
Macoupin
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Massac
Mc Donough
Mc Henry
Mc Lean
Menard
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Moultrie
Ogle
Peoria
Perry
Piatt
Pike
Pope
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
Richland
Rock Island
Saline
Sangamon
Schuyler
Scott
Shelby
Stark
St. Clair
Stephenson
Tazewell
Union
Vermilion
Wabash
Warren
Washington
Wayne
White
Whiteside
Will
Williamson
Winnebago
Woodford
Unk/Out Stat
State

39
21
115
48
199
56
18
22
23
27
143
124
7
19
17
25
22
8
34
189
20
12
25
3
12
4
33
28
135
35
223
6
4
17
3
227
49
119
11
84
15
14
6
16
19
59
315
66
253
28
78
8,208

39
19
111
43
190
54
17
20
22
25
138
119
7
15
17
22
22
8
34
180
19
11
25
3
11
4
32
27
123
34
211
6
4
16
3
218
49
116
11
79
13
13
6
15
19
54
301
59
236
25
78
7,845

4.0
2.7
3.9
3.6
2.9
5.1
5.6
5.1
6.3
3.5
1.8
3.1
2.2
3.6
2.3
3.1
2.6
2.2
2.5
3.9
3.7
2.7
6.0
3.2
5.5
2.6
4.3
6.8
3.4
5.3
4.5
3.7
2.9
2.8
1.9
3.1
4.0
3.7
2.6
3.8
4.1
2.9
1.6
3.7
5.8
3.6
2.0
4.2
3.2
2.6
0.0
2.4

*Unique Number of children reported is an unduplicated count within the County.

Table 23
County Distribution of Children Indicated for Sexual Abuse

County
Adams
Alexander
Bond
Boone
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Champaign
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Coles
Cook
Crawford
Cumberland
De Kalb
De Witt
Douglas
Du Page
Edgar
Edwards
Effingham
Fayette
Ford
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
Greene
Grundy
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Henderson
Henry
Iroquois
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jersey
Jo Daviess
Johnson
Kane
Kankakee
Kendall
Knox
Lake
Lasalle
Lawrence
Lee

Unique Rate
Number Number per
Children Children* 1,000
14
4
6
5
0
7
3
4
2
45
8
8
5
9
12
772
19
3
16
3
1
94
8
0
7
6
3
11
6
1
2
9
1
3
2
5
7
6
11
0
8
6
3
5
90
16
16
16
89
29
4
4

14
4
6
5
0
7
3
4
2
45
8
6
5
8
12
759
16
2
16
3
1
94
8
0
7
6
3
10
6
1
2
8
1
3
2
5
7
6
11
0
8
6
3
5
90
16
16
16
89
29
4
4

0.80
1.70
1.50
0.40
0.00
0.80
2.60
1.00
0.60
1.00
1.00
1.40
1.40
0.90
1.00
0.50
3.40
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.20
0.40
1.70
0.00
0.70
1.20
0.80
1.10
0.70
0.70
0.50
0.80
0.50
0.60
2.00
2.70
0.50
0.80
0.80
0.00
0.80
1.10
0.60
2.00
0.70
0.60
1.00
1.30
0.50
1.00
1.20
0.50

County
Livingston
Logan
Macon
Macoupin
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Massac
Mc Donough
Mc Henry
Mc Lean
Menard
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Moultrie
Ogle
Peoria
Perry
Piatt
Pike
Pope
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
Richland
Rock Island
Saline
Sangamon
Schuyler
Scott
Shelby
Stark
St. Clair
Stephenson
Tazewell
Union
Vermilion
Wabash
Warren
Washington
Wayne
White
Whiteside
Will
Williamson
Winnebago
Woodford
Unk/Out Stat
State

Unique Rate
Number Number per
Children Children* 1,000
7
5
32
19
48
7
2
9
8
3
31
44
4
2
4
8
1
4
5
48
12
0
7
1
1
0
8
9
52
10
71
4
1
2
1
50
12
33
4
11
4
4
0
6
7
6
87
11
69
6
17
2,211

7
5
32
19
48
7
2
9
8
3
31
42
4
2
4
7
1
4
5
48
11
0
7
1
1
0
8
9
48
10
68
4
1
2
1
50
12
33
4
11
4
4
0
6
7
6
85
10
69
6
17
2,175

*Unique Number of children indicated is an unduplicated count within the County.

0.70
0.70
1.10
1.60
0.70
0.70
0.70
2.30
2.30
0.40
0.40
1.10
1.20
0.50
0.50
1.00
0.10
1.10
0.40
1.00
2.20
0.00
1.70
1.10
0.50
0.00
1.10
2.30
1.30
1.60
1.50
2.50
0.70
0.40
0.60
0.70
1.00
1.10
0.90
0.50
1.30
0.90
0.00
1.50
2.10
0.40
0.60
0.70
0.90
0.60
0.00
0.67

Table 23a
Age, Gender, Ethnic Group
Children Indicated for Sexual Abuse*

Child Characteristics
Age of Child
00-02
03-05
06-09
10-13
14-17
Age not reported

Number of
Rate per
Children Percent
1,000

19
340
540
662
609
3

0.9%
15.6%
24.9%
30.5%
28.0%
0.1%

0.04
0.62
0.72
0.91
0.85

Gender of Child
Female
Male
Gender not reported

1,758
406
9

80.9%
18.7%
0.4%

1.11
0.24

Child's Ethnic Group

African American
Hispanic
White
Other/Not Specified

514
297
1,259
103

23.7%
13.7%
57.9%
4.7%

0.86
0.54
0.66

Total

2,173

100.0%

0.67

*Number of children indicated is an unduplicated count

within the State.

Table 24
Indicated Sexual Abuse Reports
Perpetrators: Relationship to Victim

Relationship to Victim

Number
Perpetrators

Number
Female

Number
Male

Number
Unknown
Gender

Adoptive Parent
Aunt/Uncle
Babysitter
Day Care Home/Center
Foster Parent
Grandparent
Institution Staff
Other
Paramour
Parent
Parental Substitute
Sibling
Step Parent

9
199
123
2
2
136
9
266
506
249
19
234
176

2
10
9
0
1
3
2
61
22
7
0
19
5

7
188
114
2
1
133
7
205
453
242
19
215
170

0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
1

1,930

141

1,756

33

Total

Table 25
Indicated Sexual Abuse Reports
Perpetrators: Age/Gender

Age Group

Number
Perpetrators

Number
Female

Number
Male

Number
Unknown
Gender

Under 20
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 Or Older
Not Identified

456
337
470
305
167
116
79

34
31
41
26
5
2
2

417
303
428
277
161
114
56

5
3
1
2
1
0
21

1,930

141

1,756

33

Total

Table 26
Indicated Sexual Abuse Reports
Perpetrators: Race/Ethnic Group

Number
Perpetrators

Number
Female

Number
Male

Number
Unknown
Gender

African American
Hispanic
White
Other/Not Reported

434
284
1,041
171

36
14
82
9

395
270
956
135

3
0
3
27

Total

1,930

141

1,756

33

Race/
Ethnic Group

Table 27
Children Taken Into Temporary Protective Custody

Children
Reported

Children
Taken Into
Protective
Custody

% Children
Taken Into
Protective
Custody

Northern

27,462

1,009

3.7%

Central

30,183

1,176

3.9%

Southern

15,779

880

5.6%

Cook Admin.

2,915

68

2.3%

Cook North

8,587

292

3.4%

Cook Central

8,006

348

4.3%

Cook South

12,624

668

5.3%

680

13

1.9%

106,236

4,454

4.2%

Region

Unknown
State

Table 27a
Age, Gender, Ethnic Group
Children Itaken into Protective Custody

AREA
--------COOK

*
Age of Child
DOWNSTATE

00-02
YRS OLD
-------388
125
24
32
-------569

03-05
YRS OLD
-------140
46
8
6
-------200

06-09
YRS OLD
-------120
40
14
13
-------187

10-13
YRS OLD
-------103
22
13
16
-------154

14-17
YRS OLD
-------183
48
20
13
-------264

AFRICAN AMERICAN
WHITE
HISPANIC
OTHER/UNK

413
815
21
45
-------1,294

180
382
15
14
-------591

193
330
11
11
-------544

114
216
9
5
-------344

104
176
9
10
-------299

AFRICAN AMERICAN
WHITE
HISPANIC
OTHER/UNK

801
940
45
77
====
1,863

320
428
23
20
====
791

313
370
25
24
====
732

217
238
22
21
====
498

287
224
29
23
====
563

RACE/ETHN
-----------AFRICAN AMERICAN
WHITE
HISPANIC
OTHER/UNK

*
STATE

TOTAL

AGE
UNK
-------1

FEMALE
-----465
139
42
47
-----693

MALE
-----466
140
37
33
-----676

UNK
-----4
2

1
-------2

AGE
TOTAL
------935
281
79
81
------1,376

488
986
31
42
-----1,546

512
923
34
40
-----1,509

4
10

5
-------6

1,004
1,918
65
91
------3,078
1,939
2,199
144
172
====
4,454

953
1,125
73
89
====
2,240

978
1,063
71
73
====
2,185

6
====
7

1
-----7

8
-----23
8
12
9
====
29

GENDER
TOTAL
-----935
281
79
81
-----1,376
1,004
1,918
65
91
-----3,078
1,939
2,199
144
172
====
4,454

Figure 5
Substance Exposed Infants (SEI)
Reported and Indicated

1,800

1,600

1,520
1,423

1,400

1,318
1,201

1,256
1,147

1,200

1,172
1,103

1,058 1,055

1,000

950

1,000

1013

965

913

905
851
778

800

702
584

600

622

580
519

557
466

433

400

200

0
2000

2001

2002

2003

2004
Reported

2005

2006

2007
Indicated

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012