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New York

Context Data | Outcomes Data | State Comment | Federal Comment

New York [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total children under 18 years 4,502,611 4,440,924 4,690,107 4,634,371
Race/ethnicity (%)1
   Alaska Native/American Indian 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4
   Asian N/A N/A N/A 5.4
   Asian/Pacific Islander 5.6 5.8 5.0 N/A
   Black 16.8 16.7 17.8 18.2
   Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander N/A N/A N/A 0.0
   Hispanic 19.2 19.5 19.0 19.6
   White 58.2 57.8 54.6 54.6
   Two or more races N/A N/A 2.6 1.9
   Other N/A N/A 0.5 N/A
% Child population in poverty 26.2 21.8 19.5 20.0
% Child population living in metropolitan areas 90.7 92.2 92.3 90.8
Child Welfare 1998 1999 2000 2001
Child maltreatment victims 83,537 64,045 74,064 77,860
Children in foster care on 9/30 53,555 51,159 47,208 43,365
Children adopted 4,819 4,864 4,234 3,934

1 The 2000 Census of the United States includes two new race categories: (1) Persons of two or more races and (2) Other. Back

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

blank cell Number Rate
Maltreatment Information Overview 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment 240,655 186,002 230,449 251,164 53.4 per 1,000 41.9 per 1,000 49.1 per 1,000 53.7 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims2 83,537 64,045 74,065 77,860 18.6 per 1,000 14.4 per 1,000 15.8 per 1,000 16.6 per 1,000
Child fatalities 61 79 79 78 1.4 per 100,000 1.8 per 100,000 1.7 per 100,000 1.7 per 100,000
Age of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Under 1 year — 5.1 9.1 8.8
1-5 years — 26.2 27.4 27.7
6-10 years — 29.7 30.6 30.8
11-15 years — 25.3 27.0 27.1
16+ years — 9.2 5.8 5.6
Unknown — 4.5 0.1 0.1
Total % — 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number — 64,045 74,065 77,860
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Alaska Native/American Indian — 0.2 0.3 0.4
Asian/Pacific Islander — 0.1 0.8 0.8
Black — 31.0 32.3 31.3
Hispanic — 18.4 18.0 18.4
White — 38.0 41.5 42.2
Two or more races — — — —
Other/Unknown — 30.7 7.1 6.8
Total %3 — 118.4 100.0 100.0
Number — 64,045 74,065 77,860
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Emotional abuse 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.1
Medical neglect 5.0 6.2 3.7 3.6
Neglect 19.0 23.3 89.5 90.0
Physical abuse 21.9 24.8 13.9 13.0
Sexual abuse 5.3 5.6 4.1 3.8
Other 148.2 182.9 22.8 24.4
Unknown — — — —
Total %4 200.9 244.6 135.2 135.9
Number 83,537 64,045 74,065 77,860

2 Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once. Back
3 Percentages may total more than 100 percent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic ethnicity and by race. Back
4 Percentages may total more than 100 percent because children could have been victims of more than one type of maltreatment. Back

C. Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

Number of Children In Care on 10/1 Entered Care Exited Care In Care on 9/30 Total Served
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) 54,102 19,749 20,324 53,555 73,851
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) 53,483 18,172 20,497 51,159 71,655
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) 50,847 16,605 20,337 47,118 67,452
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) 46,932 15,135 18,703 43,365 62,067
Median Length of Stay (Months)          
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) 32.1 N/A 20.9 28.6 N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) 28.7 N/A 22.5 28.3 N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) 28.6 N/A 22.4 29.9 N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) 30.3 N/A 23.3 30.9 N/A
Age of Children in Foster Care (%) In Care on 10/1/97 In Care on 10/1/98 In Care on 10/1/99 In Care on 10/1/00 Entered Care During FY 1998 Entered Care During FY 1999 Entered Care During FY 2000 Entered Care During FY 2001 Exited Care During FY 1998 Exited Care During FY 1999 Exited Care During FY 2000 Exited Care During FY 2001 In Care on 9/30/98 In Care on 9/30/99 In Care on 9/30/00 In Care on 9/30/01
Under 1 year 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.1 15.5 15.4 14.8 14.0 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.9
1-5 years 27.5 26.7 26.1 25.3 23.9 22.9 22.2 21.8 22.8 21.6 22.1 23.2 26.6 26.1 25.4 24.2
6-10 years 28.2 27.8 27.1 26.1 21.1 21.2 20.0 19.9 24.0 24.6 24.0 23.4 27.8 27.2 26.1 24.7
11-15 years 25.3 25.8 26.6 27.6 32.7 33.7 35.9 36.4 25.8 26.3 26.8 26.8 26.4 27.1 28.1 29.0
16-18 years 12.6 13.1 13.5 14.1 6.7 6.7 7.1 7.9 18.3 18.3 18.2 17.4 12.8 13.2 13.8 14.9
19+ years 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 5.4 5.6 4.8 5.0 2.7 2.9 3.4 4.1
Unknown 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 1.2 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 54,102 53,483 50,847 46,932 19,749 18,172 16,605 15,135 20,324 20,497 20,337 18,703 53,555 51,159 47,118 43,365
Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)5 In Care on 10/1/97 In Care on 10/1/98 In Care on 10/1/99 In Care on 10/1/00 Entered Care During FY 1998 Entered Care During FY 1999 Entered Care During FY 2000 Entered Care During FY 2001 Exited Care During FY 1998 Exited Care During FY 1999 Exited Care During FY 2000 Exited Care During FY 2001 In Care on 9/30/98 In Care on 9/30/99 In Care on 9/30/00 In Care on 9/30/01
Alaska Native/American Indian 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
Asian — — 0.3 0.3 — — 0.6 0.8 — — 0.5 0.5 — — 0.3 0.4
Asian/Pacific 0.3 0.2 — — 0.4 0.4 — — 0.4 0.3 — — 0.2 0.3 — —
Black 48.8 46.6 44.9 44.6 34.1 33.8 38.8 43.0 41.3 40.1 40.3 40.9 46.2 44.7 44.7 45.7
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Hispanic 14.8 15.0 15.3 15.7 13.5 13.6 15.8 19.7 13.6 13.5 14.7 17.0 14.8 15.1 15.7 16.5
White 13.2 13.5 13.9 15.0 21.5 23.2 25.0 27.7 19.7 20.5 20.3 21.5 13.8 14.1 15.1 16.6
Two or more races — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Unknown 22.9 24.5 25.4 24.1 30.2 28.6 19.4 8.5 24.7 25.3 23.9 19.8 24.9 25.7 24.0 20.5
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 54,102 53,483 50,847 46,932 19,749 18,172 16,605 15,135 20,324 20,497 20,337 18,703 53,555 51,159 47,118 43,365

5 In this and subsequent race/ethnicity tables, data for two or more races may be provided for 1998 and 1999 because of States' resubmissions. However, data for 1998 and 1999 may not capture all children of two or more races and therefore may not be comparable to the 2000 data pertaining to two or more races. Back

D. Children Waiting to Be Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)6

Overview 9/30/98 9/30/99 9/30/00 9/30/01
Children waiting to be adopted 17,818 18,762 17,325 14,840
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) 13,596 14,707 12,519 8,559
Age of Waiting Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Under 1 year 0.9 2.4 1.6 0.7
1-5 years 29.6 31.9 31.6 30.0
6-10 years 37.8 35.5 35.3 34.5
11-15 years 27.4 26.4 27.8 30.0
16+ years 3.3 2.8 2.8 3.5
Unknown 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 17,818 18,762 17,325 14,840
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Alaska Native/American Indian 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Asian — — 0.2 0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2 — —
Black 51.1 48.7 47.9 48.2
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander — — — —
Hispanic 14.0 14.3 14.8 15.3
White 9.9 11.5 11.8 11.2
Two or more races — — — —
Unknown 24.9 25.3 25.1 25.0
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 17,818 18,762 17,325 14,840

6 Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parentsÂ’ rights have been terminated. Children 16 years and older with TPR, but with a goal of emancipation, have been excluded from the waiting children and TPR populations. Back

E. Children Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

Age of Adopted Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Under 1 year 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.5
1-5 years 31.7 28.4 31.6 34.2
6-10 years 42.0 41.4 38.1 36.7
11-15 years 21.4 25.3 25.6 24.7
16+ years 4.4 4.7 4.3 3.9
Unknown — 0.0 — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 4,819 4,864 4,234 3,934
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Alaska Native/American Indian 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
Asian — — 0.2 0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1 — —
Black 52.1 50.3 46.5 46.3
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander — — — —
Hispanic 14.1 13.6 12.5 13.9
White 10.4 10.5 11.8 13.0
Two or more races — — — —
Unknown 23.2 25.4 28.9 26.5
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 4,819 4,864 4,234 3,934

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New York [ Outcomes Data ]

1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect
(NCANDS)

1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Children without a recurrence 86.1 86.5 87.1 85.9
Children with one or more recurrences 13.9 13.5 12.9 14.1
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 33,579 33,687 32,876 34,768

Bar chart describing Percentage of Children With One or More Recurrences of Maltreatment within 6 months data from Table 1.1 above.

2. Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care
(NCANDS, AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database Jan —Sept)

2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Children maltreated while in foster care 0.70 1.12 0.77 0.98
Children not maltreated while in foster care 99.30 98.88 99.23 99.02
Total % 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Number 69,304 67,155 62,873 57,405

Bar chart describing Percentage of Children Maltreated While in Foster Care data from Table 2.1 above.

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Adoption 23.7 23.7 20.8 21.0
Guardianship — — — —
Reunification 59.0 60.7 63.5 65.1
Other 13.4 12.7 13.4 11.7
Missing data 4.0 2.9 2.3 2.2
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 20,324 20,497 20,337 18,703

Pie Charts describing data from Table 3.1 above.

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Adoption — — — —
Guardianship — — — —
Reunification — — — —
Other — — — —
Missing data — — — —
Total % — — — —
Number — — — —
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Adoption 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.7
Guardianship — — — —
Reunification 64.9 68.5 66.6 70.9
Other 28.1 27.2 29.4 25.3
Missing data 6.4 4.0 3.5 3.1
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 5,890 5,773 5,743 5,275
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Children age 12 or younger at entry 47.5 46.7 46.0 44.6
Children older than 12 at entry 51.9 53.2 53.9 55.4
Missing data 0.6 0.1 0.1 —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 1,491 1,543 1,568 1,324
3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)
blank cell Alaska Native/A.I. Asian Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001
Adoption 2.0 6.1 6.6 10.2 — — 8.6 5.3 11.2 9.2 — — 30.6 29.8 24.0 23.8 — — — —
Guardianship — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Reunification 87.8 79.6 86.9 83.1 — — 74.2 80.9 57.3 73.8 — — 51.4 53.3 60.1 61.4 — — — —
Other 10.2 8.2 6.6 5.1 — — 16.1 11.7 28.1 15.4 — — 14.4 14.0 13.7 12.8 — — — —
Missing data — 6.1 — 1.7 — — 1.1 2.1 3.4 1.5 — — 3.6 2.9 2.2 2.0 — — — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 — — 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 — — 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 — — — —
Number 49 49 61 59 — — 9. 94 89 65 — — 8,388 8,212 8,201 7,643 — — — —
blank cell Hispanic White Unable to Determine Two or More Races Missing Data
1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001
Adoption 25.4 23.8 17.8 17.1 12.3 12.1 12.0 12.7 20.6 23.8 25.1 28.1 — — — — — — — —
Guardianship — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Reunification 58.2 60.0 67.5 70.8 70.5 75.5 74.6 75.2 62.7 60.4 56.9 56.4 — — — — — — — —
Other 12.6 12.8 12.0 10.0 12.5 10.1 11.1 10.1 12.7 12.9 15.8 12.8 — — — — — — — —
Missing data 3.9 3.4 2.6 2.2 4.8 2.2 2.3 2.0 4.0 3.0 2.2 2.7 — — — — — — — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 — — — — — — — —
Number 2,767 2,777 2,983 3,180 4,005 4,203 4,138 4,029 5,026 5,191 4,861 3,698 — — — — — — — —

4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Re-entry
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

4.1 Time to Reunification (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Less than 12 mos. 56.7 54.7 49.7 48.9
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 19.1 19.9 20.5 20.0
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 8.0 10.7 11.2 11.9
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 4.5 4.5 6.6 7.3
48 or more mos. 9.9 9.7 10.4 10.4
Missing data 1.9 0.5 1.6 1.6
Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 11,990 12,439 12,914 12,181

Bar chart describing reunification percentages data in Table 4.1 above.

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Children entering care for the first time 78.8 78.8 78.5 76.7
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode 8.9 8.7 9.3 10.6
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode 12.0 12.5 12.2 12.6
Missing data 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1
Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 19,749 18,172 16,605 15,135

Bar chart describing re-entries into Foster Care within 12 months from data in Table 4.2 above.

5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

5.1 Time to Adoption (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Less than 12 mos. 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.3
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 2.3 2.5 3.9 4.5
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 8.7 10.1 11.4 12.5
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 12.9 11.7 15.8 17.8
48 or more mos. 75.3 75.2 68.2 64.0
Missing data 0.1 0.0 0.0 —
Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 4,808 4,860 4,230 3,926

Bar Chart describing Percentage of Adoptions Occurring in Less Than 24 or greater than 48 Months of Entry data from Table 5.1 above

6. Increase Placement Stability
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

6.1 Number of Placements by Time in Care (%) Year Children With 2 or Fewer Placements Children With 3 or More Placements Missing Data Total % Number
Less than 12 mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 —
88.9
90.8
91.6		 —
9.7
9.2
8.4		 —
1.4
—
—		 —
100.0
100.0
100.0		 —
20,348
18,660
17,120
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 —
74.5
75.5
75.3		 —
25.5
24.0
24.1		 —
—
0.5
0.6		 —
100.0
100.0
100.0		 —
12,833
11,607
10,360
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 —
65.5
65.3
66.7		 —
34.5
33.5
31.9		 —
—
1.2
1.4		 —
100.0
100.0
100.0		 —
9,435
9,426
8,097
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 —
57.9
58.5
59.3		 —
42.1
40.1
39.1		 —
—
1.4
1.7		 —
100.0
100.0
100.0		 —
6,697
7,071
6,896
48 or more mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 —
44.0
44.0
43.2		 —
56.0
55.1
55.6		 —
—
0.9
1.1		 —
100.0
100.0
100.0		 —
22,197
20,419
19,354
Missing data 1998
1999
2000
2001		 —
93.1
96.3
95.8