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Florida [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population (Census Bureau)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total children under 18 years	3,569,878	3,764,980	3,791,066	3,882,271
Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Asian	N/A	1.7	1.8	1.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	2	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	21.2	20.6	21.2	21.4
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	0	0
Hispanic	17.5	19.3	19.8	20.4
White	59	55.4	55	54.3
Two or more races	N/A	2.4	1.8	1.8
Other	N/A	0.4	0	0
% Child population in poverty	18	16	18.8	16.3

Child Welfare Summary	1999	2000	2002	2002
Child maltreatment victims3	67,530	95,849	124,134	122,131
Children in foster care on 9/30	34,292	36,608	32,477	31,963
Children adopted	1,355	1,629	1,508	2,307

¹The convention for the data tables is the following: N/A in the data table means that the category was not applicable for the specific year. A dash (-) means that there is "no value" or the category is a true zero (that is, no children were reported as being in that category). A zero (0) means that there is a value for the category, but the value is less than 0.1 percent.Back

²The multiple and overlapping race categories in this and subsequent race tables are due to changes in the Census Bureau categories beginning in 2000. Because the reporting of these categories is a relatively new process for States, changes in percentages over time may be due to data quality issues.Back

³A child victim is a child who is the subject of a substantiated or indicated maltreatment report. Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once.Back

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

	Number				Rate
Maltreatment Information Overview	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	160,105	205,179	266,502	254,856	44.8 per 1,000	54.5 per 1,000	70.3 per 1,000	65.7 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims	67,530	95,849	124,134	122,131	18.9 per 1,000	25.5 per 1,000	32.7 per 1,000	31.5 per 1,000
Child fatalities	57	65	91	97	1.6 per 100,000	1.7 per 100,000	2.4 per 100,000	2.5 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	9.6	9.3	8.8	9.3
1-5 years	30.3	30.4	31	31.8
6-10 years	30.5	30.1	29.5	28.1
11-15 years	23.7	24.1	24.6	24.6
16+ years	5.9	6	6.1	6.2
Unknown / Missing data	0.1	0.1	0	0
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	67,530	95,849	124,134	122,131

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3
Black	31.9	29.9	30.1	30.4
Hispanic	8.1	7.2	7.8	8.2
White	66.6	61.4	60.7	60.1
Two or more races	0	--	--	--
Total %4	108.1	100	100	100
Number	67,530	95,849	124,134	122,131

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Emotional Abuse	3	3.4	3.4	2.9
Medical Neglect	2.3	2.2	2	1.9
Neglect	39.8	35.9	33.7	32.4
Physical Abuse	17.8	16	15.8	14.5
Sexual Abuse	6.5	5.7	5.2	4.9
Unknown / Missing data	0	--	--	--
Other	54.7	61.6	63.3	66
Total %5	124.1	124.8	123.4	122.6
Number	67,530	95,849	124,134	122,131

⁴Percentages may total more than 100 percent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic ethnicity and by race.Back

⁵Percentages 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
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	21,291	21,118	8,117	34,292	42,409
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	33,353	18,765	15,510	36,608	52,118
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	30,865	18,673	17,061	32,477	49,538
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	28,503	20,800	17,340	31,963	49,303
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	14.2	N/A	15.2	9.9	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	14.3	N/A	14.7	14.8	N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	14.4	N/A	13.8	13.9	N/A
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	14.4	N/A	12.2	12.4	N/A

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)	In Care On: 10/1/98	In Care On: 10/1/99	In Care On: 10/1/00	In Care On: 10/1/01	Entered Care During FY: 1999	Entered Care During FY: 2000	Entered Care During FY: 2001	Entered Care During FY: 2002	Exited Care During FY: 1999	Exited Care During FY: 2000	Exited Care During FY:2001	Exited Care During FY: 2002	In Care On: 9/30/99	In Care On: 9/30/00	In Care On: 9/30/01	In Care On: 9/30/02
Under 1 Year	5.2	5.9	5.8	5.8	14.7	17.8	16	16.1	2.6	3.8	3.9	3.9	6.1	5.8	5.8	6.4
1-5 years	30.7	32.1	32.5	32.7	33.3	31.3	32	32.2	32.4	33.7	34.2	34	32.7	32.4	33.2	34
6-10 years	29.3	28.9	28.5	26.6	27.8	26.4	25.9	24	30.9	29.5	28.8	26.5	28.9	28.2	27	24.9
11-15 years	24.1	23.2	23.4	24.7	19.6	20	21.3	22.4	20.3	20.4	21.6	23.2	22.6	23.3	23.9	24.6
16-18 years	9.7	9.1	9.1	9.4	4.5	4.4	4.7	5.2	12	11.6	10.7	11.5	9	9.5	9.4	9.4
19+ years	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.1	0	0	1.2	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6
Unknown / Missing data	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	21,291	33,353	30,865	28,503	21,118	18,765	18,673	20,800	8,117	15,510	17,061	17,340	34,292	36,608	32,477	31,963

Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)	In Care On: 10/1/98	In Care On: 10/1/99	In Care On: 10/1/00	In Care On: 10/1/01	Entered Care During FY: 1999	Entered Care During FY: 2000	Entered Care During FY: 2001	Entered Care During FY: 2002	Exited Care During FY: 1999	Exited Care During FY: 2000	Exited Care During FY:2001	Exited Care During FY: 2002	In Care On: 9/30/99	In Care On: 9/30/00	In Care On: 9/30/01	In Care On: 9/30/02
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2
Asian	N/A	0.1	0.1	0.1	N/A	0.2	0.2	0.3	N/A	0.2	0.2	0.2	N/A	0	0.1	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.2	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	51	47.4	44.9	44.6	42.8	39.1	38.8	36.9	48.4	41.7	40.7	39.9	46.5	45.6	43.6	42.2
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0	N/A	--	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
Hispanic	4.8	9	8.9	8.4	5.4	8.8	7.9	8.6	4.4	7.6	8.8	8.4	5.3	9.4	8.3	8.5
White	43.5	40.2	42.5	44	49.9	48.9	50.4	51.5	46.6	47.6	46.6	48.8	46.7	41.6	44.9	46.2
Two or more races	N/A	2.9	3.2	2.4	N/A	2.5	1.9	1.5	N/A	2.4	3.1	1.9	N/A	2.9	2.5	2
Unknown / Missing data	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.7	1	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.7
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	21,291	33,353	30,865	28,503	21,118	18,765	18,673	20,800	8,117	15,510	17,061	17,340	34,292	36,608	32,477	31,963

D. Children Waiting to be Adopted (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database: Fiscal Year Data)6

Overview	9/30/99	9/30/00	9/30/01	9/30/02
Children waiting to be adopted	4,610	5,395	7,850	8,126
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	--	--	3,720	3,584

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	4.3	2.9	3.9	2.9
1-5 years	32.2	32.8	35.4	32.9
6-10 years	36.6	34.5	29.9	27.6
11-15 years	23.6	25.8	26.1	29.6
16+ years	2.8	3.5	4.3	6.1
Unknown / Missing data	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.9
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	4,610	5,395	7,850	8,126

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.1	0	0.2	0.3
Asian	N/A	0	0	0
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	49.7	48.4	44.9	46.5
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	0	0	0
Hispanic	4.5	10.9	9.4	9.7
White	44.4	36.2	41.6	39.9
Two or more races	N/A	3.9	3.5	3
Unknown / Missing data	1.2	0.4	0.4	0.5
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	4,610	5,395	7,850	8,126

⁶Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR). 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 Adoption Database)

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	1.3	1.5	1.8	1.8
1-5 years	46.7	49	51.3	51.7
6-10 years	34.5	33.8	31.5	28.6
11-15 years	15.9	13.9	13.1	15.9
16+ years	1.7	1.8	2.3	2.1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,355	1,629	1,508	2,307

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.1	--	0.1	0.1
Asian	N/A	0	--	--
Asian/Pacific Islander	--	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	39.6	35.1	35.5	35.6
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	--
Hispanic	11.4	15.2	13.5	9.3
White	48.2	45	45.6	50.2
Two or more races	N/A	3.7	5	4.2
Unknown / Missing data	0.7	1	0.4	0.5
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,355	1,629	1,508	2,307

Florida [ Outcomes Data ]

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

1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children without a recurrence	93.8	93.3	91.6	91.3
Children with one or more recurrences	6.2	6.7	8.4	8.7
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	37,374	42,749	51,084	56,714

Graph of the Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months

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 (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children maltreated while in foster care	0.9	0.1	0.3	0.5
Children not maltreated while in foster care	99.1	99.9	99.7	99.5
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	40,268	49,176	43,917	45,534

Graph of the Occurance of Maltreatment in Foster Care

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database: Fiscal Year Data)

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	12.5	10.3	8.8	11.1
Guardianship	--	1.7	2.3	3.8
Reunification	73.6	78.1	80.8	77.6
Other	13.8	9.9	8	7.3
Missing data	--	--	--	0.2
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	8,117	15,510	17,061	17,340

Percent Exits from Foster Care
1999	2000	2001	2002

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	66.7	21.3	19.1	26.6
Guardianship	--	1.9	2.3	2.7
Reunification	--	61.4	63	56.2
Other	33.3	15.5	15.6	14.4
Missing data	--	--	--	0.1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	3	1,782	1,823	2,092

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	2.1	0.6	1	1
Guardianship	--	2.8	3.1	4.6
Reunification	54.4	63	68.8	66.5
Other	43.5	33.5	27.1	27.6
Missing data	--	--	--	0.2
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,347	2,386	2,742	3,347

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children age 12 or younger at entry	28	32.6	28.5	21.2
Children older than 12 at entry	71.6	67.3	71.5	78.8
Missing data	0.3	0.1	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	649	900	828	939

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.				Asian				Asian/Pacific Islander				Black				Native Hawaiian/ Other P.I.
	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	22.2	11.8	7.7	11.5	N/A	5.7	--	--	9.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	10	8.4	7.3	10.1	N/A	--	--	--
Guardianship	--	--	--	11.5	N/A	--	--	6.7	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	1.6	1.9	3.8	N/A	--	--	--
Reunification	55.6	82.4	69.2	73.1	N/A	88.6	94.6	90	27.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.7	10.8	8.7	8.2	N/A	--	66.7	100
Other	22.2	5.9	23.1	3.8	N/A	5.7	5.4	3.3	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	--	0.2	N/A	--	33.3	--
Missing data	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100	100	N/A	N/A	N/A	100	100	100	100	N/A	--	100	100
Number	9	17	26	26	N/A	35	37	30	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	3,932	6,469	6,946	6,917	N/A	--	3	2

	Hispanic				White				Unable to Determine				Two or More Races				Missing Data
	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	12.7	17.4	12.2	11.7	15	10	9	11.5	22.6	9.6	5.8	8.3	N/A	24.5	17.7	23.9	--	--	--	--
Guardianship	--	0.9	3.9	3.3	--	1.8	2.5	3.8	--	1.9	1.4	5.6	N/A	1.6	1.3	2.1	--	--	--	--
Reunification	72.6	69	74.5	75.8	71.2	79.1	81.3	78.2	58.1	75	81.2	79.6	N/A	69.7	75.2	69	--	--	--	--
Other	14.7	12.6	9.4	9.1	13.8	9	7.2	6.3	19.4	13.5	11.6	6.5	N/A	4.2	5.7	5.1	--	--	--	--
Missing data	--	--	--	0.1	--	--	--	0.2	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100	--	--	--	--
Number	354	1,182	1,505	1,463	3,780	7,376	7,951	8,459	31	52	69	108	N/A	379	524	335	--	--	--	--

Florida

Florida [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population(Census Bureau)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total children under 18 years

3,569,878

3,764,980

3,791,066

3,882,271

Race/ethnicity (%)1, 2

% Child population in poverty

18

16

18.8

16.3

Child Welfare Summary

1999

2000

2002

2002

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

Number

Rate

Maltreatment Information Overview

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

Age of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

67,530

95,849

124,134

122,131

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

67,530

95,849

124,134

122,131

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

67,530

95,849

124,134

122,131

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

Median Length of Stay (Months)

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)

In Care On: 10/1/98

In Care On: 10/1/99

In Care On: 10/1/00

In Care On: 10/1/01

Entered Care During FY: 1999

General Population
(Census Bureau)

Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2