A. Key Context Statistics
|
General Population
(Census Bureau)
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
Total children under 18 years
|
3,181,338
|
3,231,805
|
3,247,687
|
3,254,523
|
Race/ethnicity (%)1,
2
|
|
|
|
|
| Alaska Native/American Indian | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Asian | N/A | 3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 3.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Black | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 15 | 17 | 17.6 | 18.1 |
| White | 63 | 59.2 | 58.9 | 58.3 |
| Two or more races | N/A | 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Other | N/A | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
% Child population in poverty
|
15
|
17
|
15.8
|
18
|
Child Welfare Summary
|
1999
|
2000
|
2002
|
2002
|
| Child maltreatment victims3 | 33,125 | 31,447 | 27,557 | 28,160 |
| Children in foster care on 9/30 | 34,327 | 29,565 | 28,202 | 24,344 |
| Children adopted | 7,028 | 5,664 | 4,104 | 3,633 |
|
| 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
| 104,418 | 146,792 | 142,967 | 137,321 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 44.0 per 1,000 | 42.2 per 1,000 |
| Child maltreatment victims | 33,125 | 31,447 | 27,557 | 28,160 | 10.4 per 1,000 | 9.7 per 1,000 | 8.5 per 1,000 | 8.6 per 1,000 |
| Child fatalities | 80 | 61 | 79 | 70 | 2.5 per 100,000 | 1.9 per 100,000 | 2.4 per 100,000 | 2.2 per 100,000 |
|
|
Age of Child Victims (%)
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
| Under 1 Year | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
| 1-5 years | 32.9 | 33.3 | 33.2 | 34 |
| 6-10 years | 30.1 | 29.2 | 28.6 | 28.1 |
| 11-15 years | 19.4 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.3 |
| 16+ years | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Unknown / Missing data | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
33,125
|
31,447
|
27,557
|
28,160
|
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims
(%)
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
| Alaska Native/American
Indian | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific
Islander | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Black | 39.1 | 38.4 | 37.2 | 36.3 |
| Hispanic | 8.5 | 9.4 | 10 | 9.3 |
| White | 48.6 | 48 | 48.4 | 51 |
| Two or more races | 11.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Total %4 | 108.5 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
33,125
|
31,447
|
27,557
|
28,160
|
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
| Emotional Abuse | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Medical Neglect | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| Neglect | 40.6 | 44 | 43.7 | 55.3 |
| Physical Abuse | 11.2 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 35.5 |
| Sexual Abuse | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10 | 16.2 |
| Unknown / Missing data | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Other | 42.8 | 43.7 | 43.5 | 6.2 |
| Total %5 | 109 | 114.1 | 113.3 | 116.9 |
Number
|
33,125
|
31,447
|
27,557
|
28,160
|
|
| 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) | 39,564 | 7,325 | 12,562 | 34,327 | 46,889 |
| FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00) | 33,266 | 6,607 | 10,308 | 29,565 | 39,873 |
| FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01) | 30,202 | 6,350 | 8,350 | 28,202 | 36,552 |
| FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02) | 26,353 | 5,973 | 7,986 | 24,344 | 32,326 |
Median Length of Stay (Months) | |
| FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99) | 39.3 | N/A | 47.2 | 39 | N/A |
| FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00) | 39.5 | N/A | 45.5 | 38.3 | N/A |
| FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01) | 42.4 | N/A | 40.4 | 41.1 | N/A |
| FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02) | 40.6 | N/A | 38.4 | 40 | 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 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 24 | 22.3 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 1-5 years | 29 | 27.2 | 25 | 24.8 | 28.1 | 27.1 | 29.9 | 30.6 | 30.1 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 31 | 27 | 25.3 | 24.3 | 24.6 |
| 6-10 years | 28 | 26.1 | 24.7 | 22.3 | 20.2 | 19.4 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 32.6 | 30 | 28.8 | 25.7 | 26 | 24.2 | 22.4 | 20.9 |
| 11-15 years | 21.8 | 22.3 | 24 | 24.1 | 18.4 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 22.5 | 23 | 24.6 | 24.1 |
| 16-18 years | 13.5 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 17.1 |
| 19+ years | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 7 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Unknown / Missing data | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
39,564
|
33,266
|
30,202
|
26,353
|
7,325
|
6,607
|
6,350
|
5,973
|
12,562
|
10,308
|
8,350
|
7,986
|
34,327
|
29,565
|
28,202
|
24,344
|
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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Asian | N/A | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | N/A | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | N/A | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | N/A | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Black | 77.3 | 75.6 | 74.3 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 58.4 | 55.1 | 53.4 | 72.9 | 71 | 66.8 | 66.1 | 75.1 | 73.4 | 72.2 | 69.7 |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | N/A | -- | -- | -- | N/A | -- | -- | -- | N/A | -- | -- | -- | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
| Hispanic | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| White | 16.1 | 17.4 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 31.1 | 32.3 | 35.1 | 36.1 | 19.9 | 20.8 | 25 | 25.7 | 17.9 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 |
| Two or more races | N/A | -- | -- | -- | N/A | -- | -- | -- | N/A | -- | -- | -- | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
| Unknown / Missing data | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
39,564
|
33,266
|
30,202
|
26,353
|
7,325
|
6,607
|
6,350
|
5,973
|
12,562
|
10,308
|
8,350
|
7,986
|
34,327
|
29,565
|
28,202
|
24,344
|
|
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 | 17,020 | 12,391 | 10,166 | 6,770 |
| Children whose parents' rights have been terminated
(TPR) | 16,310 | 11,699 | 9,607 | 6,223 |
Age of Waiting Children (%)
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
| Under 1 Year | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
| 1-5 years | 40.2 | 38.7 | 37.8 | 35.7 |
| 6-10 years | 36.8 | 35.4 | 31.9 | 30.7 |
| 11-15 years | 16.9 | 20.1 | 24.1 | 28.4 |
| 16+ years | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Unknown / Missing data | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
17,020
|
12,391
|
10,166
|
6,770
|
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
| Alaska Native/American
Indian | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | N/A | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Black | 76.8 | 74.5 | 72 | 69.7 |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific
Islander | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
| Hispanic | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| White | 16.7 | 18.9 | 21.5 | 23.9 |
| Two or more races | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
| Unknown / Missing data | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
17,020
|
12,391
|
10,166
|
6,770
|
|
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 1-5 years | 36.6 | 39.7 | 40 | 42.1 |
| 6-10 years | 41.8 | 40.4 | 38.7 | 34.4 |
| 11-15 years | 19 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 20.5 |
| 16+ years | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
7,028
|
5,664
|
4,104
|
3,633
|
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
| Alaska Native/American
Indian | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Asian | N/A | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Black | 79.9 | 76.9 | 77.1 | 72.4 |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific
Islander | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
| Hispanic | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| White | 14.7 | 16 | 16.5 | 20.4 |
| Two or more races | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
| Unknown / Missing data | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
7,028
|
5,664
|
4,104
|
3,633
|
|
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 | 89.5 | 90.3 | 89.9 | 92.5 |
| Children with one or more recurrences | 10.5 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 7.5 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
15,520
|
15,391
|
13,074
|
13,232
|
|
|
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 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Children not maltreated while in foster care | 99.4 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 99.4 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
51,374
|
36,884
|
32,962
|
30,348
|
|
|
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 | 56.3 | 54.4 | 46.6 | 42.8 |
| Guardianship | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Reunification | 29.6 | 28.8 | 34.7 | 37.1 |
| Other | 11.2 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 16.3 |
| Missing data | 2.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
12,562
|
10,308
|
8,350
|
7,986
|
Percent Exits from Foster Care
| | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |  |  |  |  | | |
3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
| Adoption | 48.8 | 43.2 | 38.2 | 41.7 |
| Guardianship | 0.1 | -- | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Reunification | 21.3 | 23.4 | 28.1 | 26.2 |
| Other | 23.4 | 26.8 | 24.6 | 26.9 |
| Missing data | 6.5 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 5 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
1,786
|
1,633
|
1,617
|
1,998
|
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
| Adoption | 2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Guardianship | 0.1 | -- | -- | 0.2 |
| Reunification | 33.7 | 31.9 | 42.2 | 43.2 |
| Other | 52.5 | 57.4 | 46.4 | 47.2 |
| Missing data | 11.8 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 6.8 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
1,743
|
1,552
|
1,170
|
1,057
|
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
| Children age 12 or younger at entry | 31.3 | 38.1 | 53.7 | 61 |
| Children older than 12 at entry | 68.4 | 61.1 | 46.3 | 38.9 |
| Missing data | 0.3 | 0.8 | -- | 0.2 |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number
|
1,219
|
1,350
|
1,131
|
1,250
|
|
|
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 | 38.5 | 55.6 | 100 | 57.1 | N/A | 30 | 7.1 | 33.3 | 20 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 62.6 | 60.1 | 55 | 47.7 | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
| Guardianship | -- | -- | -- | -- | N/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | -- | 0.1 | 0 | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
| Reunification | 30.8 | 22.2 | -- | 28.6 | N/A | 55 | 71.4 | 50 | 20 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10.4 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 19 | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
| Other | 23.1 | 22.2 | -- | 14.3 | N/A | 10 | 21.4 | 16.7 | -- | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
| Missing data | 7.7 | -- | -- | -- | N/A | 5 | -- | -- | 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 | -- | -- | -- |
Number
|
13
|
9
|
10
|
14
|
N/A
|
20
|
14
|
12
|
20
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
9,163
|
7,315
|
5,576
|
5,279
|
N/A
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| | | 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 | 43.3 | 41.9 | 37 | 39.8 | 38.3 | 38.4 | 27.3 | 31.3 | 41.4 | 58.9 | 34.5 | 34.1 | N/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Guardianship | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | N/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Reunification | 45.9 | 43.6 | 46.6 | 47.3 | 42.8 | 42.1 | 54 | 53.6 | 42.9 | 31.7 | 52 | 51.2 | N/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Other | 7.2 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 15.3 | 16.6 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 10.4 | N/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Missing data | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | -- | 6.8 | 4.3 | N/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | N/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Number
|
669
|
613
|
489
|
467
|
2,499
|
2,149
|
2,084
|
2,050
|
198
|
202
|
177
|
164
|
N/A
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Re-entry (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database: Fiscal Year Data)
|
4.1 Time to Reunification (%)
|
1999
|
2000
|
| |