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Nevada [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population (Census Bureau)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total children under 18 years	491,476	543,372	551,467	572,590
Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.7	1.2	1.2	1.2
Asian	N/A	4	4	3.9
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.8	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	8.3	8	8	7.9
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	0.4	0.4
Hispanic	23.6	28.6	29	29.6
White	61.6	54	53.9	53.5
Two or more races	N/A	4.1	3.5	3.5
Other	N/A	0.2	0	0
% Child population in poverty	17	12.4	9.1	12.1

Child Welfare Summary	1999	2000	2002	2002
Child maltreatment victims3	8,238	5,775	4,939	5,008
Children in foster care on 9/30	--	1,615	2,959	3,018
Children adopted	123	231	244	253

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	27,682	20,437	22,529	22,491	56.3 per 1,000	37.6 per 1,000	40.8 per 1,000	39.3 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims	8,238	5,775	4,939	5,008	16.8 per 1,000	10.6 per 1,000	9.0 per 1,000	8.8 per 1,000
Child fatalities	7	3	4	3	1.4 per 100,000	0.6 per 100,000	0.7 per 100,000	0.5 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	12.3	11.1	12.5	13.1
1-5 years	36.7	36.1	33.3	36.6
6-10 years	29.3	28.7	28.1	25
11-15 years	18.6	19	20.7	19
16+ years	3.1	3.3	3.6	3.7
Unknown / Missing data	0	1.9	1.9	2.5
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	8,238	5,775	4,939	5,008

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.3	1.2	2	1.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	1	0.7	0.7	1
Black	20.2	23.7	18.6	18.7
Hispanic	7.2	4.5	4.6	4.6
White	65.3	66.2	70.2	70
Two or more races	4.9	--	--	--
Total %4	107.2	100	100	100
Number	8,238	5,775	4,939	5,008

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Emotional Abuse	3.7	3.5	4.7	2.5
Medical Neglect	2.2	1.9	1.8	2
Neglect	22.1	42.8	34.8	52.6
Physical Abuse	14.6	18	16.3	17.6
Sexual Abuse	2.8	4.5	4.5	4.9
Unknown / Missing data	0	--	--	--
Other	54.7	51.2	45.6	20.5
Total %5	100	121.9	107.7	100
Number	8,238	5,775	4,939	5,008

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)	--	--	--	--	--
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	1,329	673	387	1,615	2,002
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	2,674	3,338	3,053	2,959	6,012
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	2,922	3,174	3,078	3,018	6,096
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	--	N/A	--	--	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	16.7	N/A	13.3	17	N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	20.6	N/A	0.2	20.3	N/A
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	20.4	N/A	0.3	20.6	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	--	5.7	5.5	5.4	--	19.2	15.4	15.7	--	4.7	10.9	10.7	--	4.5	5.5	5
1-5 years	--	31.2	32.3	31.3	--	36	33.4	32.8	--	33.1	35.5	33.9	--	34.7	31.3	31.1
6-10 years	--	27.8	26	26	--	23.8	24.5	23.8	--	31.5	24.7	26.3	--	26.7	26	24.3
11-15 years	--	26.6	23.8	23	--	17.1	20.2	20.2	--	24	20.5	20.3	--	23.2	23	22.7
16-18 years	--	7.9	11	12	--	3.7	5.5	6.8	--	5.7	6.9	7.3	--	10.2	12.1	13.2
19+ years	--	0.5	0.8	1.4	--	--	0	--	--	1	0.6	0.6	--	0.4	1.4	3.1
Unknown / Missing data	--	0.4	0.6	0.7	--	0.3	1	0.7	--	--	1	1	--	0.3	0.7	0.6
Total %	--	100	100	100	--	100	100	100	--	100	100	100	--	100	100	100
Number	--	1,329	2,674	2,922	--	673	3,338	3,174	--	387	3,053	3,078	--	1,615	2,959	3,018

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	--	1.4	0.3	0.3	--	0.6	0.8	0.2	--	2.6	0.9	0.5	--	0.8	0.3	0
Asian	N/A	1.1	0.6	0.6	N/A	1	1.2	1	N/A	2.6	1.2	1	N/A	0.7	0.7	0.6
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	--	20.9	23	20.4	--	15.6	21.3	19.5	--	6.5	23.5	20.3	--	22.2	20.6	19.5
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	1.1	1	1	N/A	1	0.8	1	N/A	0.3	0.8	0.9	N/A	1.2	1	1.1
Hispanic	--	10.3	8.9	11.3	--	10.1	18.9	21.7	--	12.1	17.6	21.5	--	9.8	11.2	11.9
White	--	57	59.8	57	--	60.2	49.3	49.2	--	63.8	51.1	49.9	--	56.7	56.9	56.1
Two or more races	N/A	2.8	2.9	4.9	N/A	3.1	4.2	4.3	N/A	1.3	2.4	4	N/A	3.3	4.9	5.2
Unknown / Missing data	--	5.4	3.6	4.4	--	8.3	3.4	3.1	--	10.9	2.6	1.9	--	5.3	4.4	5.6
Total %	--	100	100	100	--	100	100	100	--	100	100	100	--	100	100	100
Number	--	1,329	2,674	2,922	--	673	3,338	3,174	--	387	3,053	3,078	--	1,615	2,959	3,018

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	--	68	593	536
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	--	67	--	--

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	--	1.5	5.9	7.5
1-5 years	--	35.3	45.9	40.7
6-10 years	--	32.4	31.5	31.9
11-15 years	--	23.5	15.2	18.1
16+ years	--	7.4	0.8	1.5
Unknown / Missing data	--	--	0.7	0.4
Total %	--	100	100	100
Number	--	68	593	536

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	--	1.5	--	--
Asian	N/A	1.5	0.7	0.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	--	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	--	22.1	22.3	21.1
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	1.5	1.3	1.7
Hispanic	--	5.9	7.4	9.3
White	--	66.2	60.9	58.8
Two or more races	N/A	1.5	5.7	6.5
Unknown / Missing data	--	--	1.7	2.1
Total %	--	100	100	100
Number	--	68	593	536

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	3.3	3	0.8	0.8
1-5 years	56.1	59.7	60.7	47.8
6-10 years	27.6	26	25.8	34
11-15 years	13	9.5	11.9	16.2
16+ years	--	1.7	0.8	1.2
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	123	231	244	253

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.8	1.3	0.8	0.4
Asian	N/A	1.3	2	2.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	--	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	17.1	22.5	23	26.1
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	1.2
Hispanic	6.5	12.6	12.3	9.1
White	74.8	60.2	61.9	56.1
Two or more races	N/A	--	--	4.7
Unknown / Missing data	0.8	2.2	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	123	231	244	253

Nevada [ 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	--	--	--	--
Children with one or more recurrences	--	--	--	--
Total %	--	--	--	--
Number	--	--	--	--

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	--	--	--	--
Children not maltreated while in foster care	--	--	--	--
Total %	--	--	--	--
Number	--	--	--	--

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	--	--	7.1	7
Guardianship	--	0.3	2	1.9
Reunification	--	38	71.8	68.8
Other	--	5.4	2.4	2.6
Missing data	--	56.3	16.6	19.6
Total %	--	100	100	100
Number		387	3,053	3,078

Percent Exits from Foster Care
1999	2000	2001	2002

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	--	--	33.3	11.4
Guardianship	--	9.1	--	2.3
Reunification	--	45.5	42.9	56.8
Other	--	--	14.3	9.1
Missing data	--	45.5	9.5	20.5
Total %	--	100	100	100
Number		11	21	44

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	--	--	--	0.4
Guardianship	--	2.2	0.8	0.8
Reunification	--	26.7	78.2	75.3
Other	--	6.7	3.8	5.8
Missing data	--	64.4	17.2	17.7
Total %	--	100	100	100
Number		45	495	515

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children age 12 or younger at entry	--	50	67.5	39.5
Children older than 12 at entry	--	50	32.5	60.5
Missing data	--	--	--	--
Total %	--	100	100	100
Number		2	40	38

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	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	5.6	3.2	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	6.7	6.7	N/A	--	4.2	7.4
Guardianship	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	3.2	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	2.1	2.1	N/A	--	--	--
Reunification	--	--	88.5	66.7	N/A	10	83.3	64.5	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	4	3.2	2.1	N/A	--	87.5	85.2
Other	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	56	13.5	13.3	N/A	--	--	--
Missing data	--	100	11.5	33.3	N/A	90	11.1	29	N/A	100	8.3	7.4
Total %	--	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100
Number	--	10	26	15	N/A	10	36	31	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	25	716	625	N/A	1	24	27

	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	--	--	2.2	3.2	--	--	9.4	9	--	--	6.2	1.7	N/A	--	2.7	8.9	--	--	--	--
Guardianship	--	--	0.7	1.7	--	0.4	2.6	2	--	--	2.5	6.8	N/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Reunification	--	51.1	79.9	76.7	--	41.7	67.9	63.2	--	16.7	45	47.5	N/A	40	83.8	69.9	--	--	--	--
Other	--	8.5	0.6	1.1	--	4.5	2.8	3	--	4.8	3.8	16.9	N/A	60	1.4	2.4	--	--	--	--
Missing data	--	40.4	16.5	17.4	--	53.4	17.3	22.8	--	78.6	42.5	27.1	N/A	--	12.2	18.7	--	--	--	--
Total %	--	100	100	100	--	100	100	100	--	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100	--	--	--	--
Number	--	47	538	661	--	247	1,559	1,537	--	42	80	59	N/A	5	74	123	--	--	--	--

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

4.1 Time to Reunification (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Less than 12 mos.	--	60.5	94.1	90.9

Nevada

Nevada [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population(Census Bureau)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total children under 18 years

491,476

543,372

551,467

572,590

Race/ethnicity (%)1, 2

% Child population in poverty

17

12.4

9.1

12.1

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

8,238

5,775

4,939

5,008

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

8,238

5,775

4,939

5,008

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

8,238

5,775

4,939

5,008

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