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Washington [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population (Census Bureau)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total children under 18 years	1,486,340	1,512,596	1,510,230	1,513,360
Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2
Alaska Native/American Indian	2	1.8	1.8	1.8
Asian	N/A	5.5	5.5	5.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.8	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	3.9	3.7	4.1	4.1
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	0.5	0.5
Hispanic	10.1	11.7	12	12.3
White	77.2	71.5	71.2	70.7
Two or more races	N/A	5.5	4.8	4.9
Other	N/A	0.3	0	0
% Child population in poverty	11	15	13.7	14.1

Child Welfare Summary	1999	2000	2002	2002
Child maltreatment victims3	8,039	7,095	6,010	4,673
Children in foster care on 9/30	8,688	8,945	9,101	8,738
Children adopted	1,047	1,141	1,204	1,077

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	53,060	38,070	35,491	28,718	35.7 per 1,000	25.2 per 1,000	23.5 per 1,000	19.0 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims	8,039	7,095	6,010	4,673	5.4 per 1,000	4.7 per 1,000	4.0 per 1,000	3.1 per 1,000
Child fatalities	6	7	5	1	0.4 per 100,000	0.5 per 100,000	0.3 per 100,000	0.1 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	12	11.6	12	14.1
1-5 years	32.4	32.5	34.3	34.4
6-10 years	30.5	31.6	29	27.5
11-15 years	20.6	19.8	20	19.8
16+ years	4.1	3	3	2.8
Unknown / Missing data	0.4	1.6	1.7	1.5
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	8,039	7,095	6,010	4,673

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	9.1	6.6	6.7	7.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.6	2.5	2.4	1.8
Black	10.5	8.8	8.3	9.5
Hispanic	12.8	12.9	13.3	11.7
White	75	66.5	66.2	66.1
Two or more races	2.6	--	--	--
Total %4	118.4	100	100	100
Number	8,039	7,095	6,010	4,673

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Emotional Abuse	10.9	6.4	7	5.3
Medical Neglect	6.6	3.7	3.7	3.5
Neglect	70.8	71	72	73.1
Physical Abuse	27.1	21.7	21.4	21.3
Sexual Abuse	9	7	6.7	6.9
Unknown / Missing data	0	--	--	--
Other	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Total %5	126.8	110.1	111.1	110.4
Number	8,039	7,095	6,010	4,673

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)	8,695	7,369	7,376	8,688	16,064
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	8,484	7,590	7,129	8,945	16,074
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	8,266	7,273	6,438	9,101	15,539
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	8,437	6,842	6,541	8,738	15,279
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	17	N/A	5.1	16.5	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	16.8	N/A	3.6	15.9	N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	16.2	N/A	4.1	15.4	N/A
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	15	N/A	5.7	15.3	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	5.5	6.2	6.8	7.1	14.3	14.5	15.3	16.9	5.3	5.6	5.2	5.7	6.3	6.7	7.1	7.4
1-5 years	32.1	32	32.2	33.5	24.8	24.4	25.3	26.7	26.7	26.5	27.5	29.5	31.8	31.9	32.7	34.1
6-10 years	26.8	26.9	24.9	23.9	20.3	20.4	19.4	19.1	21.4	22.9	20.5	20.4	26.5	24.7	23.8	23.4
11-15 years	23.9	24.4	25.1	24.9	30.1	29.9	29.3	27.1	28.9	28.5	29	27.9	24.7	25.4	24.8	23.9
16-18 years	11.1	10.2	10.7	10.6	10.4	10.7	10.6	10.1	16.8	16	17.2	16.5	10.4	10.9	11.1	11.1
19+ years	0.4	0.2	0.2	--	0	0	0.1	--	0.6	0.4	0.4	--	0.2	0.2	0.4	--
Unknown / Missing data	0.2	0.2	0.1	0	0.1	0.1	0	0	0.2	0.2	0.2	--	0.2	0.2	0.1	0
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	8,695	8,484	8,266	8,437	7,369	7,590	7,273	6,842	7,376	7,129	6,438	6,541	8,688	8,945	9,101	8,738

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	8.8	8.8	8.4	8.4	8.7	7.3	8.2	6.3	8.6	7.4	7.4	6.6	8.9	8.7	9	8.1
Asian	N/A	0.9	0.9	1	N/A	1.4	1.6	1.2	N/A	1.5	1.6	1.6	N/A	0.9	0.9	0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	14.8	14	13.1	12	9.4	8.7	8.6	8.6	10.5	10.2	10	9.2	13.9	12.6	11.7	11.5
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	0.1	0.2	0.2	N/A	0.3	0.4	0.5	N/A	0.3	0.3	0.4	N/A	0.2	0.2	0.3
Hispanic	10.3	11.8	11.5	12	12.8	12	12.2	12.7	11	12.2	12.1	13.2	11.8	11.6	11.6	11.7
White	58.7	57.7	58.4	59.1	60.8	62	60.4	62	62.2	61.4	60.2	60.7	57.6	58.4	58.7	60.2
Two or more races	N/A	6	6.9	6.4	N/A	5.7	4.4	5.5	N/A	4.9	4.9	5.7	N/A	6.6	6.3	6.2
Unknown / Missing data	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	1.3	2.5	4.3	3.2	1.2	2.1	3.4	2.6	0.6	1	1.6	1.2
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	8,695	8,484	8,266	8,437	7,369	7,590	7,273	6,842	7,376	7,129	6,438	6,541	8,688	8,945	9,101	8,738

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	3,720	2,669	2,302	3,361
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	3,368	2,216	1,854	3,034

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	7.3	3.7	3.3	7.1
1-5 years	44.6	41.4	39.6	44.1
6-10 years	31.1	31.7	30.5	26.7
11-15 years	14.4	19.7	21.6	18.1
16+ years	2.4	3.3	4.8	3.9
Unknown / Missing data	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	3,720	2,669	2,302	3,361

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	4.9	4.9	4.8	5.7
Asian	N/A	0.6	0.7	0.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	16.9	17.9	17.5	13.2
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	0.2	0.3	0.3
Hispanic	11.6	11.4	11.7	11.7
White	58.8	57.7	57	60.4
Two or more races	N/A	6.6	7.3	7.1
Unknown / Missing data	7	0.7	0.8	0.9
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	3,720	2,669	2,302	3,361

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	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.8
1-5 years	57.6	55.9	57.1	60.6
6-10 years	31.6	32.3	30.9	27.1
11-15 years	8.2	9.3	9.9	9.2
16+ years	1	1.2	0.7	1.2
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,047	1,141	1,204	1,077

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	2.1	3.9	4.8	5.5
Asian	N/A	0.7	1	1.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	5.4	13.2	12.4	11.3
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	0	0.2	0.4
Hispanic	10.8	12.2	11.3	14.2
White	36.5	63.6	63	61.1
Two or more races	N/A	5.9	6.5	5.8
Unknown / Missing data	41.7	0.4	0.9	0.6
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,047	1,141	1,204	1,077

Washington [ 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	89.6	88.1	88.3	89.2
Children with one or more recurrences	10.4	11.9	11.7	10.8
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	3,378	3,075	3,083	2,422

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	0.3	1	0.8	0.3
Children not maltreated while in foster care	99.7	99	99.2	99.7
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	15,499	14,375	13,948	13,617

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	13.7	15.2	17.6	15.3
Guardianship	7.6	7.9	6.6	8.7
Reunification	65.4	66.3	66	67.7
Other	13	10.4	9.8	8.2
Missing data	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	7,376	7,129	6,438	6,541

Percent Exits from Foster Care
1999	2000	2001	2002

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	--	--	22.2	18.8
Guardianship	--	--	26.7	14.6
Reunification	--	--	22.2	45.8
Other	--	--	28.9	20.8
Missing data	--	--	--	--
Total %	--	--	100	100
Number			45	48

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.3
Guardianship	3.3	2.2	3.4	4.6
Reunification	76.4	81.6	80.1	80.4
Other	19.9	15.7	16.1	14.7
Missing data	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	2,372	2,246	2,179	1,972

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children age 12 or younger at entry	29.4	30.3	22	25.1
Children older than 12 at entry	70.4	69.4	77.7	74.9
Missing data	0.2	0.3	0.3	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	405	333	327	343

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	7.1	7.6	11.6	12.2	N/A	7.5	8.7	8.7	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	14.5	19.6	22.4	19.8	N/A	4.5	9.1	14.8
Guardianship	9	11.2	6.5	9.2	N/A	2.8	6.7	2.9	10.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	16.6	12.8	9.8	12.3	N/A	9.1	--	11.1
Reunification	51.3	43.9	47.3	53.9	N/A	78.5	78.8	77.7	16.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	12	9.1	7.3	6.7	N/A	81.8	90.9	74.1
Other	32.5	37.3	34.5	24.7	N/A	9.3	5.8	10.7	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.1	--	--	0.8	N/A	4.5	--	--
Missing data	--	--	0.2	--	N/A	1.9	--	--	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	100
Number	633	526	476	434	N/A	107	104	103	133	N/A	N/A	N/A	772	728	644	600	N/A	22	22	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	13.5	15.9	16.5	17.2	14.9	15.7	18.4	15.3	8.2	2.6	4.5	4.1	13.9	18.2	21.6	15.7	--	--	--	1.4
Guardianship	6.6	5.5	7.4	9.2	6.3	7.3	6.1	8.3	2.4	2.6	2.3	5.1	5.7	10.5	7.6	9.6	--	--	--	--
Reunification	69	71.2	68.6	66.4	67.5	68.9	67.4	69.5	77.6	85	88.2	86.7	69.9	58.7	59	65.4	--	--	--	97.2
Other	10.8	7.4	7.4	7.3	11.1	8	7.9	6.9	11.8	9.8	5	4.1	10.2	12.5	11.7	9.3	--	--	--	1.4
Missing data	0.1	--	--	--	0.2	0.2	0.2	0	--	--	--	--	0.3	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	--	--	--	100
Number	815	868	781	862	4,586	4,374	3,875	3,969	85	153	221	98	352	351	315	376	--	--	--	72

Washington

Washington [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population(Census Bureau)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total children under 18 years

1,486,340

1,512,596

1,510,230

1,513,360

Race/ethnicity (%)1, 2

% Child population in poverty

11

15

13.7

14.1

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

8,039

7,095

6,010

4,673

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

8,039

7,095

6,010

4,673

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

8,039

7,095

6,010

4,673

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