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Indiana [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population (Census Bureau)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total children under 18 years	1,528,991	1,585,879	1,587,570	1,594,857
Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Asian	N/A	0.9	1	1
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	10.2	10.3	10.5	10.5
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	0	0
Hispanic	3.6	4.8	5	5.2
White	84.9	81.6	81.4	81.2
Two or more races	N/A	1.9	1.8	1.9
Other	N/A	0.3	0	0
% Child population in poverty	8	10.4	11.3	10.5

Child Welfare Summary	1999	2000	2002	2002
Child maltreatment victims3	21,608	21,890	21,128	20,416
Children in foster care on 9/30	8,933	7,482	8,383	8,640
Children adopted	759	1,147	878	920

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	91,625	23,369	53,503	50,163	59.9 per 1,000	14.7 per 1,000	33.7 per 1,000	31.5 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims	21,608	21,890	21,128	20,416	14.1 per 1,000	13.8 per 1,000	13.3 per 1,000	12.8 per 1,000
Child fatalities	41	40	46	58	2.7 per 100,000	2.5 per 100,000	2.9 per 100,000	3.6 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	3.3	8.1	9	9.4
1-5 years	27.8	27.3	29.1	30.4
6-10 years	30.4	29	28.6	28
11-15 years	29	27.2	28	26.9
16+ years	9.5	4.6	5.1	5.2
Unknown / Missing data	0	3.8	0.1	0.1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	21,608	21,890	21,128	20,416

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3
Black	17.6	17.9	16.4	17.6
Hispanic	1.7	4.2	4.5	4.3
White	71.3	74.6	75.5	73.9
Two or more races	2.4	1.6	2.1	3
Total %4	101.7	100	100	100
Number	21,608	21,890	21,128	20,416

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Emotional Abuse	0	--	--	--
Medical Neglect	5.5	3.6	3.2	2.8
Neglect	124.9	66.2	64.9	66.6
Physical Abuse	31.1	18.1	18.2	17.8
Sexual Abuse	25.6	19.2	20.5	20.6
Unknown / Missing data	0	--	--	--
Other	0	--	--	--
Total %5	187.1	107.1	106.8	107.8
Number	21,608	21,890	21,128	20,416

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)	8,419	4,808	4,313	8,933	13,227
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	7,084	5,576	5,197	7,482	12,660
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	7,723	5,399	4,750	8,383	13,122
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	7,385	5,844	4,590	8,640	13,229
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	19.6	N/A	13.2	17.7	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	17.9	N/A	10.2	12.7	N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	16.6	N/A	11.2	13.9	N/A
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	15.1	N/A	10.9	12.1	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	4.3	4.3	4.2	5.6	13.7	13.3	14.8	15.2	4.1	5.2	4.7	4.8	4.3	5	5.5	6.1
1-5 years	26	25.6	26.1	25.9	26.3	26.2	27.8	29.6	27.3	27.5	30.3	30.6	26	25.3	25.8	28.5
6-10 years	24.5	24.9	24.5	23	23.3	24.6	21.3	22.2	23	25.5	23.3	23.1	24.5	23.9	22.4	21.5
11-15 years	29.2	29.4	30.4	29.8	28.2	28.6	27.5	25	24.4	25.1	25.3	24	29.1	30.2	29.5	27.8
16-18 years	15.1	15.2	14	15.1	8.3	7.2	8.4	7.9	18.9	15.4	14.6	16	15.1	14.7	15.7	15.4
19+ years	0.8	0.5	0.7	0.6	0	--	--	--	2.1	1.3	1.7	1.5	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.6
Unknown / Missing data	0.1	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	8,419	7,084	7,723	7,385	4,808	5,576	5,399	5,844	4,313	5,197	4,750	4,590	8,933	7,482	8,383	8,640

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	--	0.3	0.3	0.4	0	0.2	0.3	0.1	--	0.2	0.3	0.2	0	0.3	0.3	0.3
Asian	N/A	0	0	0.2	N/A	0.1	0.3	0.1	N/A	0.1	0.1	0.2	N/A	0	0.2	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	1.3	42.9	41.1	38.1	0.8	31.3	30.5	30.1	0.2	33.4	34.5	32.3	1.5	40.7	38	35.8
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	98.1	3.8	4.1	4.7	97.5	4.5	5.7	5.2	99.6	4.2	4.8	4.8	97.1	4	4.8	5
White	0.5	51.6	52.8	53.9	1.5	61.2	59.3	59.9	0.1	60.1	58.4	59.5	1.2	53	53.7	55
Two or more races	N/A	1.1	1.4	2.5	N/A	2.2	3.4	4.3	N/A	1.7	1.7	2.8	N/A	1.5	2.6	3.6
Unknown / Missing data	0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.3	0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.2
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	8,419	7,084	7,723	7,385	4,808	5,576	5,399	5,844	4,313	5,197	4,750	4,590	8,933	7,482	8,383	8,640

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	2,632	1,966	2,392	2,365
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	1,408	1,008	1,128	1,062

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	1.5	1.9	1.6	1.2
1-5 years	31.3	30.1	29.4	32.9
6-10 years	35	31.7	31.9	28.4
11-15 years	27.3	31.6	31.8	31.8
16+ years	4.4	4.2	4.8	4.9
Unknown / Missing data	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.9
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	2,632	1,966	2,392	2,365

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	--	0.3	0.1	0.3
Asian	N/A	--	0	0
Asian/Pacific Islander	--	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	0.2	47.8	45.7	41.3
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	--
Hispanic	99.6	3.1	2.8	4.2
White	0.2	47.3	48.7	50.4
Two or more races	N/A	1.4	2.3	3.4
Unknown / Missing data	--	0.3	0.2	0.3
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	2,632	1,966	2,392	2,365

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	0.9	0.6	1.1	0.5
1-5 years	43.2	38.7	41.1	40.1
6-10 years	35.7	37.9	35.3	33.2
11-15 years	17.5	18.9	19.1	21.6
16+ years	2.6	3.8	3.3	4.6
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	759	1,147	878	920

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	--	--	0.3	--
Asian	N/A	0.2	--	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	--	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	--	42.8	50	43.5
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	--
Hispanic	99.7	2.4	3.4	1.6
White	0.3	52.9	44.8	52.5
Two or more races	N/A	1.3	1.4	2.3
Unknown / Missing data	--	0.3	0.1	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	759	1,147	878	920

Indiana [ 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	92.2	91.8	92.9	93.1
Children with one or more recurrences	7.8	8.2	7.1	6.9
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	8,791	10,096	10,056	10,123

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	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.7
Children not maltreated while in foster care	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.3
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	12,468	11,468	12,029	12,076

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	17	20.8	23.5	24.6
Guardianship	6.2	6.1	5.9	7.1
Reunification	65.5	62	59.6	57.8
Other	9.7	7.6	7.2	7.3
Missing data	1.6	3.5	3.8	3.2
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	4,313	5,197	4,750	4,590

Percent Exits from Foster Care
1999	2000	2001	2002

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	30.7	33.9	39.9	37.5
Guardianship	5.8	4.7	1.8	4
Reunification	48.7	45	40.5	42.7
Other	11.2	13.7	14.7	12.4
Missing data	3.6	2.6	3	3.4
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	277	380	333	323

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	1	2	1.9	3.2
Guardianship	2.4	3.6	4.7	5
Reunification	72.2	70.3	70.3	65
Other	21.9	19.6	18.5	20.3
Missing data	2.6	4.4	4.6	6.4
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,135	1,243	1,133	1,055

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children age 12 or younger at entry	39.1	37.4	39.2	31.5
Children older than 12 at entry	60.9	61.9	60.8	67.7
Missing data	--	0.7	--	0.8
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	340	294	260	257

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	--	27.3	8.3	--	N/A	28.6	--	--	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	27.4	34	35.2	N/A	--	--	--
Guardianship	--	--	--	--	N/A	14.3	--	--	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	7	5.6	7.5	N/A	--	--	--
Reunification	--	72.7	83.3	71.4	N/A	57.1	100	81.8	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	20	7.3	6.1	8.2	N/A	50	--	--
Other	--	--	--	28.6	N/A	--	--	9.1	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	3.3	3.1	3.1	N/A	50	--	100
Missing data	--	--	8.3	--	N/A	--	--	9.1	N/A	--	--	--
Total %	--	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	100	100	100	100	N/A	100	--	100
Number	--	11	12	7	N/A	7	6	11	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	10	1,736	1,637	1,481	N/A	4	--	1

	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	17.1	12.3	20.1	10.8	--	17.8	17.8	20.2	--	--	12.5	--	N/A	20	19.5	22.7	--	--	--	--
Guardianship	6.2	4.1	6.6	10.8	--	5.8	6.1	6.8	--	--	--	--	N/A	3.3	4.9	4.7	--	--	--	--
Reunification	65.4	77.2	64.6	67.1	83.3	64.4	63.6	62.8	100	100	87.5	88.9	N/A	73.3	70.7	68	--	--	--	--
Other	9.7	4.6	4.8	8.6	16.7	8.2	8.2	6.9	--	--	--	11.1	N/A	1.1	4.9	1.6	--	--	--	--
Missing data	1.6	1.8	3.9	2.7	--	3.8	4.3	3.3	--	--	--	--	N/A	2.2	--	3.1	--	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100	--	--	--	--
Number	4,295	219	229	222	6	3,123	2,776	2,731	2	7	8	9	N/A	90	82	128	--	--	--	--

Indiana

Indiana [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population(Census Bureau)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total children under 18 years

1,528,991

1,585,879

1,587,570

1,594,857

Race/ethnicity (%)1, 2

% Child population in poverty

8

10.4

11.3

10.5

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

21,608

21,890

21,128

20,416

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

21,608

21,890

21,128

20,416

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

21,608

21,890

21,128

20,416

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