|
Demographics
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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
|
22,138
|
19,370
|
20.3
|
|
Central
|
25,802
|
21,284
|
37.5
|
|
Southern
|
13,936
|
11,555
|
36.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Downstate Total
|
61,876
|
52,209
|
28.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cook North
|
9,180
|
8,240
|
16.3
|
|
Cook Central
|
10,177
|
9,228
|
26.1
|
|
Cook South
|
15,571
|
13,877
|
28.0
|
|
Cook Admin.
|
1,714
|
1,661
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cook Total
|
36,642
|
33,006
|
24.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Total
|
98,518
|
85,215
|
26.7
|
*Unique
Number of children reported is an unduplicated
count within the Region. |
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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
|
5,906
|
5,476
|
5.8
|
|
Central
|
7,937
|
7,099
|
12.5
|
|
Southern
|
4,154
|
3,698
|
11.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Downstate Total
|
17,997
|
16,273
|
8.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cook North
|
2,367
|
2,241
|
4.4
|
|
Cook Central
|
3,111
|
2,902
|
8.2
|
|
Cook South
|
3,399
|
3,249
|
6.6
|
|
Cook Admin.
|
464
|
462
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cook Total
|
9,341
|
8,854
|
6.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Total
|
27,338
|
25,127
|
7.9
|
*Unique
Number of children indicated is an unduplicated
count within the Region. |
|