Demographics
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Table
5
Regional Distribution
of Reports of Children
Reported as Abused and Neglected
Fiscal Year 2000
|
| Region |
Number
of Children
Reported |
Unique
Number
of Children
Reported* |
Rate
per
1,000 |
| Northern |
22,125 |
18,808 |
19.8 |
| Central |
26,476 |
21,529 |
38.0 |
| Southern |
14,172 |
11,410 |
36.3 |
| Downstate
Total |
62,773 |
51,747 |
28.2 |
| Cook
North |
10,709 |
9,441 |
18.7 |
| Cook
Central |
11,748 |
10,370 |
29.4 |
| Cook
South |
16,773 |
14,763 |
29.8 |
| Cook
Admin. |
1,510 |
1,472 |
|
| Cook
Total |
40,740 |
36,046 |
26.6 |
| State
Total |
103,513 |
87,793 |
27.5 |
| *Unique
number of children reported is an unduplicated count within
the Region. |
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Table
6
Regional Distribution of Reports of
Children
Indicated for Abuse and Neglect
Fiscal Year 2000
|
| Region |
Number
of Indicated
Children |
Unique
Number
of Indicated Children* |
Rate
per
1,000 |
| Northern |
7,065 |
6,364 |
6.7 |
| Central |
9,342 |
8,162 |
14.4 |
| Southern |
5,217 |
4,511 |
14.3 |
| Downstate
Total |
21,624 |
19,037 |
10.4 |
| Cook
North |
2,995 |
2,772 |
5.4 |
| Cook
Central |
3,520 |
3,224 |
9.1 |
| Cook
South |
4,182 |
3,820 |
7.7 |
| Cook
Admin. |
536 |
530 |
|
| Cook
Total |
11,233 |
10,296 |
7.6 |
| State
Total |
32,857 |
29,333 |
9.2 |
| *Unique
number of children reported is an unduplicated count within
the Region. |
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