|
Demographics
|
Table 5
Regional Distribution of Reports of Children
Reported as Abused and Neglected
|
|
Region
|
Number
of Children
Reported
|
Unique Number
of Children
Reported*
|
Rate per
1,000
|
|
Northern
|
21,584
|
18,623
|
19.6
|
|
Central
|
26,028
|
21,256
|
37.5
|
|
Southern
|
14,422
|
11,691
|
37.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Downstate Total
|
62,034
|
51,570
|
28.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cook North
|
9,356
|
8,291
|
16.4
|
|
Cook Central
|
10,742
|
9,489
|
26.9
|
|
Cook South
|
16,576
|
14,691
|
29.7
|
|
Cook Admin.
|
1,705
|
1,638
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cook Total
|
38,379
|
34,109
|
25.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Total
|
100,413
|
85,679
|
26.9
|
|
*Unique
Number of children reported is an unduplicated
count within the Region.
|
|
Table 6
Regional Distribution of Reports of Children
In Indicated Investigations
|
|
Region
|
Number
of Indicated
Children
|
Unique Number
of Indicated Children*
|
Rate per
1,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern
|
5,891
|
5,361
|
5.6
|
|
Central
|
8,189
|
7,272
|
12.8
|
|
Southern
|
4,712
|
4,118
|
13.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Downstate Total
|
18,792
|
16,751
|
9.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cook North
|
2,500
|
2,304
|
4.6
|
|
Cook Central
|
3,068
|
2,789
|
7.9
|
|
Cook South
|
3,915
|
3,601
|
7.3
|
|
Cook Admin.
|
593
|
576
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cook Total
|
10,076
|
9,270
|
6.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Total
|
28,868
|
26,021
|
8.2
|
|
*Unique
Number of children indicated is an unduplicated
count within the
Region.
|
|