Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics
Annual Report—Fiscal Year 1999

Source of Reports

Table 9
Source of Reports by Region
Fiscal Year 1999
Reporter Type Northern Central Southern Cook Admin. Cook North Cook Central Cook South Total
Clinic Or Hospital Physcian 205 286 77 47 305 397 344 1,661
Nurse - Lpn 15 53 15 0 3 3 5 94
Nurse - Rn 833 828 415 62 378 522 703 3,741
Private Physician 93 58 35 6 41 31 35 299
Hospital Social Worker 545 435 316 114 729 770 1,018 3,927
Dentist 6 3 0 0 3 2 2 16
Other Medical Personnel 186 172 87 17 90 96 105 753
*Total Medical 1,883 1,835 945 246 1,549 1,821 2,212 10,491
School Counselor 302 439 144 15 118 125 147 1,290
Principal 329 535 247 16 181 126 199 1,633
School Nurse 298 213 199 3 73 85 115 986
School Social Worker 1,025 412 262 30 460 423 439 3,051
Teacher 557 692 380 26 251 254 250 2,410
Assistant Principal 87 50 24 5 71 75 110 422
Truant Officer 13 12 4 0 2 1 4 36
Other School Personnel 266 287 137 12 105 109 136 1,052
*Total School Personnel 2,877 2,640 1,397 107 1,261 1,198 1,400 10,880
DCFS Investigator 223 284 127 6 81 76 104 901
DCFS Invest. Supervisor 12 31 12 4 11 20 23 113
DCFS Follow-Up Worker 165 292 174 4 104 116 164 1,019
DCFS Licensing Worker 20 14 7 0 6 2 4 53
DCFS Resource Worker 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5
DCFS Adoption Worker 3 2 3 0 0 2 2 12
DCFS Homemaker 10 5 5 1 1 0 2 24
DCFS Institutional Worker 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 7
Other DCFS Personnel 50 88 40 1 16 22 38 255
*Total DCFS Personnel 486 719 371 16 220 239 338 2,389
Dept Of Corrections Staff 7 14 12 0 1 18 3 55
Dept Of Public Aid Staff 23 33 18 2 6 15 12 109
Institutional Staff 33 32 8 0 15 13 16 117
Mental Health Personnel 225 311 147 7 83 65 70 908
Private Social Worker 680 852 319 18 305 355 415 2,944
Psychologist 146 69 24 6 59 39 39 382
Other Social Services 1,207 1,411 524 35 462 497 603 4,739
Human Rights Personnel 30 34 10 0 12 9 8 103
*Total Social Service 2,351 2,756 1,062 68 943 1,011 1,166 9,357
Court 39 45 8 7 24 33 61 217
Emergency Services Staff 57 14 5 1 19 19 5 120
Parole/Probation Officer 143 111 28 2 31 30 30 375
Police Officer 2,769 2,575 1,078 101 936 854 1,322 9,635
State's Attorney 88 97 29 6 20 21 33 294
Juvenile Officer 264 142 38 2 107 75 102 730
Other Law Enforcement Staff 87 56 31 0 27 22 15 238
*Total Law Enforcement 3,447 3,040 1,217 119 1,164 1,054 1,568 11,609
Coroner 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 7
Medical Examiner 4 0 1 0 15 14 29 63
*Total Coroner/Med. Exam. 5 0 4 0 15 15 31 70
Day Care/Night Care Center 180 185 87 2 58 18 26 556
Day Care/Night Care Home 39 42 33 0 3 3 4 124
Pre-School/Nursery School 40 53 25 4 8 3 7 140
*Total Child Care Centers 259 280 145 6 69 24 37 820
*Total Mandated 11,308 11,270 5,141 562 5,221 5,362 6,752 45,616
Father/Father Substitute 536 655 396 26 220 222 395 2,450
Friend/Neighbor 759 1,116 653 49 329 367 560 3,833
Mother/Mother Substitute 689 899 481 20 247 197 354 2,887
Relative 835 1,157 760 98 511 648 1,099 5,108
Sibling 31 37 17 0 11 31 41 168
Victim 49 56 37 5 37 27 76 287
*Total Relative/Neighbor 2,899 3,920 2,344 198 1,355 1,492 2,525 14,733
Non-Center/Home Child Care 12 8 4 0 5 5 6 40
Babysitter 32 62 23 1 5 5 9 137
Other Child Care Provider 31 25 13 0 3 10 9 91
Landlord 68 117 48 5 40 56 86 420
Anonymous 1,853 2,381 1,369 146 954 1,088 1,766 9,557
Other Reporting Source 296 401 188 17 119 85 154 1,260
Unknown 43 41 26 1 10 8 21 150
* Total Other 2,335 3,035 1,671 170 1,136 1,257 2,051 11,655
*Total Non-Mandated 5,234 6,955 4,015 368 2,491 2,749 4,576 26,388
Total All Reporter 16,542 18,225 9,156 930 7,712 8,111 11,328 72,004