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ANNUAL CHILD PROTECTIVE 2016 SERVICES REPORT

ANNUAL CHILD 2016PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

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INTRODUCTION LEGISLATIVE UPDATE STATEWIDE CHILD ABUSE CHILD ABUSE REPORTS BY INVESTIGATING AGENCY SUBSTANTIATED CHILD ABUSE REPORTS CHILD ABUSE FATALITY AND NEAR FATALITY REVIEW AND ANALYSIS REGIONAL OFFICE INVESTIGATIONS CHILD ABUSE IN CHILDCARE SETTINGS HEARINGS AND APPEALS CLEARANCES FOR EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORDS REQUESTS STATEWIDE GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES BY COUNTY CHILDLINE FUNDING AND EXPENDITURES FOR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES SAFE HAVEN OF PENNSYLVANIA FEDERAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT COUNTIES BY THE NUMBERS

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66

ADAMS ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA

67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

LACKAWANNA LANCASTER LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND WYOMING YORK

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

INTRODUCTION PENNSYLVANIA’S CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAW (CPSL) requires the Department of Human Services (the department) to prepare and transmit to the governor and General Assembly an annual report on the operations of ChildLine and protective services provided by the county children and youth agencies (CCYA). This year, the department is pleased to present the 2016 Annual Child Protective Services Report in a new format. This report focuses on presenting the statewide data view of child abuse in Pennsylvania, while also providing county- and region-specific information. It is important to note that the data contained in this report is based on child abuse reports or general protective services reports received between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. Data in previous annual reports were based on the year the status determination was received at ChildLine. The Keep Kids Safe website (www.KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov) serves as the hub for information and resources impacting child protection for both professionals and the general public. This website includes: information related to mandatory reporting; training and reporting on child abuse recognition; information related to clearances; the Safe Haven Program; fatality and near fatality summaries; prior years’ annual child abuse reports; and links to information previously included within this report such as the Directory of Services, the Citizen’s Review Panel Recommendations, and the department’s response to those recommendations. ONLINE CONTENT http://KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov/resources/childabusereports/ The data in this report will be available for download at the above link; the online data will include additional detail.

DATA EXTRACTION All child abuse and general protective services data presented in this report was extracted on 3/23/2017 unless otherwise noted. 3

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ACT 115 OF 2016 ON OCTOBER 28, 2016, Pennsylvania enacted Act 115 of 2016. Effective immediately, Act 115 made amendments to the Adoption Act, the CPSL and the Juvenile Act to ensure Pennsylvania’s compliance with specific federal requirements under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). Act 115 details additional aggravated circumstances for involuntary termination of parental rights, which when present, do not require reunification efforts to be made when a child is removed from their home. These additional circumstances include when a parent has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have committed sexual abuse against the child or another child of the parent, or the parent is required to register with a sexual offender registry. Additionally, Act 115 amends the CPSL by adding language to the definitions of perpetrator and child abuse, ensuring that children who are trafficked by a perpetrator for sex or labor can be identified as victims of child abuse and neglect within the child protective services system, and provided services. The sharing of confidential information with law enforcement has been enhanced under the CPSL as long as they are investigating severe forms of trafficking in persons or sex trafficking.

STATEWIDE CHILD ABUSE STATE POPULATION • 12,779,559 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 2,722,234 NOTE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates: DP05, March 2017.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4

1.6

TOTAL

50,000

40,000

44,359

IN 2016 COMPARED TO

SUBSTANTIATED

42,018

1.7

2016 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

IN 2015

30,000

IN 2015

2012

29,517

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2014

• The mandated reporter comes into contact with the child in the course of employment, occupation and practice of a profession, or through a regularly scheduled program, activity or service; • The mandated reporter is directly responsible for the care, supervision, guidance or training of the child, or is affiliated with an agency, institution, organization, school, regularly established church or religious organization, or other entity that is directly responsible for the care, supervision, guidance, or training of the child; C O N T I N U E S O N PAG E 5

46

2015

4,597

27,182 2013

These reports are made by mandated and permissive reporters. Mandated reporters are adults who work or volunteer with children and youth and are required to report suspected child abuse if they have reasonable cause abuse has occurred under any of the following circumstances:

2016 FATALITIES

4,305

10,000

3,108

15.4

20,000

3,160

IN 2016 COMPARED TO

26,352

16.3

3,164

TOTAL REPORTS

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

SUBSTANTIED REPORTS

• Statewide substantiated reports of child abuse remained relatively constant from 1.6 per thousand children in 2015 and 1.7 per thousand children in 2016. • Sexual abuse remains the leading category of abuse, followed by physical abuse. • Parents continue to be the persons most responsible for abuse of their children. • Amendments to the Child Protective Services Law, effective in December 2014, continue to drive increases in reports of child abuse. These amendments increased the number of mandated reporters of child abuse and added additional persons who could be identified as perpetrators of child abuse.

CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES reports are those that allege a child might have been a victim of child abuse. Reports alleging that a child under 18 years of age may have been abused are accepted for investigation when reported prior to the victim’s twentieth birthday.

2016

29 17

2016 NEAR FATALITIES

79

41 38

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS BY GENDER OF VICTIM FEMALE MALE

2,814

(61.2%)

1,783

(38.8%)

prevent abuse (omission). The CPSL defines perpetrators of commission as:

STATEWIDE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES C O N T I N U E D F R O M PAG E 4

• A person makes a specific disclosure to the mandated reporter that an identifiable child is the victim of child abuse; or • An individual 14 years of age or older makes a specific disclosure to the mandated reporter that the individual has committed child abuse. For a complete list of mandated reporters and how to make a report, please visit www.KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov. Persons who are not mandated to report are considered permissive reporters. Permissive reporters may make a referral of suspected child abuse by calling ChildLine. Anyone who has reasonable cause to suspect child abuse is encouraged to make a report.

INVESTIGATIONS Upon receipt of a report of suspected child abuse, the CCYA immediately begins an investigation and assures safety of the child and any other children living in the home. The CCYA is required to see the child within the following time frames: • Immediately, if: › Emergency protective custody is required, has been or will be taken; or 5

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› It cannot be determined from the report whether emergency protective custody is needed. • Within 24 hours, if the CCYA has assured the immediate safety of the child, i.e. the child will have no contact with the alleged perpetrator. The CCYA investigates reports of suspected child abuse when the alleged perpetrator meets the definition under the CPSL. Suspected child abuse can be caused by the alleged perpetrator by acts either he or she committed (commission) or by failing to

• A parent of the child; • A spouse or former spouse of the child’s parent; • A paramour or former paramour of the child’s parent; • A person 14 years of age or older and responsible for the child’s welfare or having direct contact with children as an employee of child-care services, a school or through a program, activity or service; • An individual 14 years of age or older who resides in the same home as the child; • An individual 18 years of age or older who does not reside in the same home as the child, but is related within the third C O N T I N U E S O N PAG E 6

REPORTS INVESTIGATED WITHIN 30 AND 60 DAYS

19,366 24,773 220

0-30 DAY INVESTIGATIONS 31-60 DAY INVESTIGATIONS OVER 60 DAY INVESTIGATIONS

NOTE: Data provided was extracted on 3/23/2017.

0.5% 43.7% 55.8%

STATEWIDE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES C O N T I N U E D F R O M PAG E 5

degree of consanguinity or affinity by birth or adoption to the child; or • An individual 18 years of age or older who engages a child in severe forms of trafficking in persons or sex trafficking, as those terms are defined under Section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 1466, 22 U.S.C. § 7102). The following individuals may be considered a perpetrator for failing to act: • A parent of the child; • A spouse or former spouse of the child’s parent; • A paramour or former paramour of the child’s parent; • A person 18 years of age or older and responsible for the child’s welfare; or • A person 18 years of age or older who resides in the same home as the child. Relationships of perpetrators described in this report further define how the perpetrator was connected to the child. Reports may have more than one allegation of abuse by a perpetrator against a child victim. Because some children are victims of more than one type of abuse, the chart [pg. 10] illustrating 6

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the types of allegations will be a greater number than the number of children who were victims of child abuse. If the alleged perpetrator does not fit the CPSL definition, the report is referred to law enforcement officials for investigation. Reports are also referred to law enforcement officials for a joint multi-disciplinary team investigation with the CCYA and a health care professional when there are child abuse allegations that also include certain criminal offenses, such as aggravated assault, kidnapping, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, or serious bodily injury by any perpetrator. A child abuse investigation must determine within 30 days whether the report is: • FOUNDED – there is court action including: › A judicial adjudication that the child was abused; › Acceptance into an accelerated rehabilitative disposition program; › Consent decree entered in a juvenile proceeding; or › Granting of a final protection from abuse order. • INDICATED – CCYA or regional staff find substantial evidence that abuse has

occurred based on medical evidence, the child protective service investigation, or an admission by the perpetrator; • UNFOUNDED – there is a lack of evidence that the child was abused; or • PENDING – status assigned to a report when the CCYA cannot complete the investigation within 60 calendar days because criminal or juvenile court action has been initiated. The status of indicated reports is approved by the CCYA administrator and reviewed by the CCYA solicitor. A CCYA might take up to 60 days to complete an investigation if there is a valid reason to not complete the investigation within 30 days, such as waiting on results from medical reports or other evaluations. The CCYA must document this reason in the case file. Substantiated reports are kept on file at both ChildLine and the county agencies until the victim’s 23rd birthday. ChildLine keeps the perpetrator’s information on file indefinitely if the name and date of birth or social security number of the perpetrator is known. Unfounded reports are kept on file for one year from the date of the report. They must be expunged within 120 days following the one-year period. If the unfounded case is accepted for services, the report is maintained as part of the case record and is then kept on file for one year C O N T I N U E S O N PAG E 7

46,196

SOURCE OF REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTERS

37,853 8,343 MANDATED REPORTERS

Public/private social services agency employee

15,019 9,278

School employee Public/private medical services employee

5,945 3,374

Peace officer or Law enforcement agency

TOTAL MANDATED REPORTS BY REPORTER TYPE NOTE: Some mandated reporters identified having an additional relationship to the child at time of referral.

8,343 7

Other1

4.3% 11.4% 26.3% 12.4%

519

Child care employee or volunteer

182

Resource parent

15.4%

105

Attorney

12.4%

87

Camp employee

76 56

Religious/ congregational leader Unrelated friend/ acquaintance

51

Parent/guardian

50

Volunteer

49

Relative

12.2%

38

Court employee

13.2%

16

Bystander

0.0%

14

Coach-recreational

0.0%

5.8%

2.3% 7.9% 8.9% 19.6% 8.0%

57.1%

7

Coroner/funeral director

5

Parent’s paramour/ former paramour

0.0%

2

Babysitter

0.0%

2

Sibling

0.0%

PERMISSIVE REPORTERS

7.4%

following closure of the case. The report is expunged within 120 days following the one-year period. In this annual report, “founded” and “indicated” reports of child abuse will be referred to as “substantiated” reports.

REPEAT ABUSE

11.2%

MANDATED REPORTERS BY PERCENT SUBSTANTIATED

2,978

PERMISSIVE REPORTERS

C O N T I N U E D F R O M PAG E 6

1 NOTE: Librarians and contractors are included in Other.

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ChildLine uses the statewide database to identify if a child victim on a new report has been previously identified as a victim in a substantiated report of abuse. Upon receipt of a report at ChildLine, a caseworker searches the statewide database to identify if any subject of the report — including the child’s parent, perpetrator, or the child themselves — was involved in a previous substantiated report or one that is under investigation. In addition, during the course of a current investigation, it is possible that other previously unreported incidents of child abuse are disclosed. For example, an investigation can reveal another incident of abuse that was never before disclosed by the child or the family for a number of reasons. These previously unreported incidents are registered with ChildLine and handled as separate reports. Both types of reports are reflected in the graphic depicting reports of repeat abuse [pg. 10].

OCYF REGIONAL OFFICES The department’s Office of Children,

Youth and Families (OCYF) has regional offices in Philadelphia, Scranton, Hollidaysburg, and Pittsburgh. Regional office responsibilities include: • Monitoring, licensing, and providing technical assistance to CCYA and private children and youth agencies and facilities; • Investigating child abuse when the alleged perpetrator is a CCYA employee or one of its agents; • Monitoring CCYAs’ implementation and ongoing compliance with the CPSL; • Ensuring regulatory compliance of agencies and facilities by investigating complaints and conducting annual inspections; • Assisting CCYAs in the interpretation and implementation of new laws and regulations; and • Reviewing and recommending approval of county needs-based plans and budget estimates. When the suspected abuse has been committed by the CCYA or any of its agents or employees, the CPSL requires the department to investigate reports of suspected child abuse due to conflict of interest. An agent of the county agency is anyone who provides a children and youth social service for, or on behalf of, the CCYA. Agents might include resource parents, residential facility staff, and staff and volunteers at child care centers.

COUNTY CHILD AND YOUTH AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS • 94 ERIE • 1,231 WARREN • 14 • 168

• 4 • 15

WASHINGTON • 62 • 627 GREENE • 31 • 206

WESTMORELAND • 95 • 1,070

FAYETTE • 58 • 626

SOMERSET • 21 • 258

BLAIR • 61 • 598

BEDFORD • 22 • 181

FULTON •9 • 60

NORTHEAST REGION • 23 • 344 CENTRAL REGION • 32 • 287

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SOUTHEAST REGION • 18 • 879

• 25 SNYDER • 111 • 16 • 100

A AT

I UN

• 27 • 148

OCYF REGIONAL OFFICE INVESTIGATIONS

WESTERN REGION • 34 • 662

LIN

CAMBRIA • 26 • 488

COLUMBIA • 29 • 216

UNION

• 48 • 345

PERRY • 30 • 225

• 60 • 460

DAUPHIN • 224 • 1,396

ADAMS • 47 • 428

ND

ERLA

MB THU NOR

YORK • 204 • 1,994

CARBON • 43 • 225

SCHUYLKILL • 55 • 568

LEBANON

LANCASTER • 146 • 1,938

WAYNE • 25 • 186

LACKAWANNA • 93 • 730

LUZERNE • 143 • 1,113

• 58 • 532

CUMBERLAND • 74 • 713 FRANKLIN • 57 • 528

WYOMING • 16 • 93

SULLIVAN •2 • 25 MONTOUR • 1 • 75

• 17 • 122

CENTRE • 33 • 379

FF

ALLEGHENY • 127 • 3,174

INDIANA • 36 • 260

LYCOMING • 85 • 529

MI

BEAVER • 68 • 532

ARMSTRONG • 38 • 280

CLEARFIELD • 21 • 345

ON

BUTLER • 38 • 502

JEFFERSON • 20 • 177

GD

CLARION • 33 • 160

SUSQUEHANNA •6 • 140

BRADFORD • 60 • 386

TIOGA • 39 • 227

CLINTON • 23 • 189

IN

VENANGO • 46 • 331

•1 • 24

NT

LAWRENCE • 23 • 248

ELK • 19 • 118

CAMERON

MERCER • 64 • 459

FOREST

POTTER •9 • 65

HU

CRAWFORD • 56 • 515

McKEAN • 38 • 267

PIKE • 12 • 161 MONROE • 95 • 530

NORTHAMPTON • 119 • 1,084

LEHIGH • 124 • 1,469

BERKS • 148 • 1,349

BUCKS • 56 NT GO • 1,237 ME • 94 RY • 1,420

MO

CHESTER • 79 • 983

PHILADELPHIA • 847 • 5,367 DELAWARE • 96 • 1,481

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS BY INVESTIGATING AGENCY Substantiated Reports

Total Suspected Reports

NOTE: County children and youth agencies conduct child abuse investigations unless the alleged perpetrator is an agent of the CCYA. If the alleged perpetrator is an agent of the CCYA, OCYF regional offices conduct the child abuse investigation due to a conflict of interest. This map shows reports by the investigating agency.

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS PER 1,000 CHILDREN

0.0-1.0 1.1-1.7

1.8-2.5 2.6-3.8

3.9-6.3

ERIE

1.5

WARREN

McKEAN

1.7

CRAWFORD

4.5

3.0

4.3

CLARION

4.4

2.2

CLINTON

4.7

INDIANA

WESTMORELAND

1.5

WASHINGTON

FF

LIN

2.8

J

3.1

4.2

FAYETTE

2.3

SOMERSET

1.5

PERRY

3.8

3.0

BEDFORD FULTON

2.8

FRANKLIN

1.6

MONROE

2.7

SCHUYLKILL

2.0

2.2

MO

BUCKS

NT GO

0.5

0.4

ME

RY

LANCASTER

1.1

YORK ADAMS

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.6

BERKS

LEBANON

NORTHAMPTON

LEHIGH

DAUPHIN

1.6

2.1

2.3

3.3

AND

RL

MBE

THU NOR

CUMBERLAND

1.5

GREENE

A AT

I UN

MI

2.3

IN

1.0

0.6

NT

BLAIR

HU

CAMBRIA

ALLEGHENY

GD

ON

2.2

3.3

2.9

1.2

CARBON

SNYDER

2.8

PIKE

2.6

2.0

1.3

2.2

LUZERNE

UNION

CENTRE

ARMSTRONG

2.0

0.3

COLUMBIA

1.4

BEAVER

2.4

MONTOUR

2.9

CLEARFIELD

BUTLER

1.0

3.7

LACKAWANNA

2.7

SULLIVAN

LYCOMING

JEFFERSON

LAWRENCE

1.3

3.0

VENANGO

3.1

1.2

ELK

CAMERON

6.3

WAYNE

2.7

WYOMING

FOREST

MERCER

0.7

4.3

4.7

2.4

SUSQUEHANNA

BRADFORD

TIOGA

POTTER

2.1

CHESTER

0.7

PHILADELPHIA

2.5 DELAWARE

0.8

SUBSTANTIATED CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

This map uses the number of children with substantiated reports of child abuse for every 1,000 children in each county. This approach takes into account different population sizes and allows for counties to be examined in comparable terms. Almost 75% of the state population under 18 years old lives in urban counties, and conversely, just under one quarter live in rural counties. The average rate of substantiated reports was significantly higher for rural counties (2.6) than for urban counties (1.6). The average substantiated rate in both types of counties rose slightly from 2015: from 1.5 to 1.6 in urban counties; and from 2.4 to 2.6 in rural counties. 9

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NOTE: Urban and rural county classifications are from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania (www.rural.palegislature.us/demographics_rural_urban_counties.html) and are based on population density.

1,300

900

700

1,312

Mother

1,260

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

668 368

Child care employee/ volunteer Employee/volunteer responsible Resource parent

27

Residential facility staff

20

41

TOTAL PERPETRATORS

26

LIVING ARRANGEMENT OF VICTIMS AT TIME OF ABUSE

1,200 1,000

10

59 Legal guardian

89 Other

Relative

Foster care/ group home/ residential care

Two parents

Single parent

200

192

400

Parent and parent’s paramour

352

600

232

800

NOTE: Living arrangement was not reported on 676 reports.

1,142

1,600 1,400

Sexual abuse

539 (8.3%) Serious physical neglect

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS 1,800

3,078 (47.5%)

1,920 (29.6%) Physical abuse/bodily injury

1,855

122

Causing serious mental injury to child

NOTE: A report may have more than one perpetrator; therefore, the total number of perpetrators will be greater than the total number of reports.

18

Caretaker/guardian

5,341

Creating a likelihood of sexual abuse/ exploitation

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487 (7.5%)

Reasonable likelihood of bodily injury

259 (4%)

Engaging in a per se act

99 (1.5%) Serious mental injury 98 (1.5%)

Likelihood of sexual abuse/exploitation

6 (0.1%)

Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy/medical abuse DEFINITION: Per se act — The definition of child abuse also includes certain acts in which the act itself constitutes abuse without any resulting injury or condition.

MSBP/Medical child abuse

119 6

NOTE: A report may have more than one perpetrator with more than one allegation; therefore, the total number of perpetrators and allegations will be greater than the total number of reports.

REPORTS OF REPEAT ABUSE SUSPECTED VS. SUBSTANTIATED

1,952

261

SUSPECTED

SUBSTANTIATED

BREAKDOWN

REPORTS OF REPEAT ABUSE BY VICTIMS’ AGE 800 600 400 200

6

Under 1-4 1 year years

5-9 years

468

68

763

Other

Father Mother Parent’s paramour/ Former paramour Kin/relative Unrelated Sibling Parent’s spouse/ Former spouse Babysitter Other Unknown

317

105

72

Engaging in per se acts

506

School employee

565

81

184

Babysitter

678

Creating a reasonable likelihood of bodily injury

310 243

Sibling Parent’s spouse/ former spouse

2,142

180

Unrelated

Physical abuse/ Causing bodily injury Causing serious physical neglect

642

Kin/relative

2,000

TYPE OF ALLEGATIONS

3,256

Causing sexual abuse

36

Father Parent’s paramour/ former paramour

6,486

BY RELATIONSHIP OF PERPETRATOR

24

500

300

100

1,100

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

10-14 years

33

RELATIONSHIP OF PERPETRATOR

15-17 years

9 0

20

Older Unknown than 17

CHILD ABUSE FATALITY AND NEAR FATALITY REVIEW AND ANALYSIS THE FATALITY OR NEAR FATALITY OF A CHILD under suspicious circumstances impacts the wider community, with everyone left wondering what could have been done differently to prevent the incident from occurring. The department is required to review circumstances surrounding cases where suspected child abuse might have occurred, which helps the community better understand what led to the fatality or near fatality, and to help initiate a discussion on how Pennsylvanians can help prevent future occurrences. Act 33 became effective December 30, 2008, and required that child fatalities and near fatalities where abuse was suspected be reviewed at the state and county levels. The review of child fatalities was not new to the field of child welfare, but rather codified and built upon the existing review process for fatalities to include the review of near fatalities. Act 44 of 2014 further addressed public disclosure provisions by permitting the investigating CCYA to release information to the public prior to the completion of its fatality or near fatality review team report. Act 33 of 2008 and Act 44 of 2014 increase child-serving systems’ transparency and accountability related to child fatalities and near fatalities by granting public access to information related to each child fatality or near fatality when abuse is suspected. Upon receipt of a report of suspected child abuse 11

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involving a fatality or near fatality, two types of reviews are immediately initiated: • The first level of review occurs at the local level in accordance with an established protocol and involves the county agency convening a team broadly representative of the community, consisting of at least six individuals who have expertise in the prevention and treatment of child abuse. County Child Abuse Fatality and Near Fatality Review Teams are required to review cases when it has been determined that abuse occurred, or when a final status determination has not been made within 30 calendar days from the date of the report to ChildLine. • The department is responsible for conducting the second level of review for all child fatalities and near fatalities when abuse is suspected, regardless of the status determination. This means that both substantiated and unfounded cases will be reviewed. The department has convened a Statewide Child Fatality and Near Fatality Trend Analysis Team consisting of cross-system partners and external stakeholders. The team’s purpose is to analyze data and information gathered to determine the contributing factors and symptoms of abuse and to form recommendations for policy and practice changes at the state and local levels. The team will use the analyses to promote and support the implementation of effective prevention efforts in Pennsylvania that may prevent similar future occurrences. These reviews seek to identify areas that require systemic change in order to improve the delivery of services to children and families, and develop data-driven and research-informed recommendations, which will ultimately enhance the commonwealth’s ability to protect children. Findings and recommendations will be posted to www.KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov.

CHILD ABUSE FATALITY AND NEAR FATALITY REVIEW AND ANALYSIS

60

4 (5%)

40

Ages 1-4

15

1

4

1

4

1 0 0

4

31

Unknown

28

5

Not Reported

46

Unknown

8

Sibling

3

Caretaker/guardiannonparent

5

Parent’s spouse/ former spouse

7

5

Kin/relative

3 (4%)

Employee/volunteer

13

20

Unrelated

41

10

Ages 5-9

Ages 15-17

36

25

16

60

3

PREVIOUS INVOLVEMENT 35

20

31 (39%)

Over Age 49

?

42 0

Known to agency prior to or at time of incident

Under Age 1

13 10

15 3

5

15

37 (47%)

80

59 26

29

0

3

15

57

NEAR FATALITIES

32

5

RELATIONSHIP TO VICTIM

4 (5%) Ages 10-14

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20

Ages 20-29 Ages 30-39 Ages 40-49

Ages 15-17

20

Never known to agency

2 (4%)

40

Under Age 20

Ages 10-14

38 NOTE: Child fatality and near fatality data provided was extracted on 3/7/2017.

12

3 (7%)

60

74

79

7 (15%) Ages 5-9

40

Parent’s paramour/ former paramour

SUBSTANTIATED NEAR FATALITIES

21 (46%) Ages 1-4

60

41

29

Under Age 1

AGE

GENDER

Parent

17

13 (28%)

FATALITIES

46

PERPETRATOR

NOTE: A report may have more than one perpetrator; therefore, the total number of perpetrators will be greater than the total number of reports.

SUBSTANTIATED FATALITIES

Upon completion of the department’s review, a final redacted report is posted at KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov/resources/childfatalitynearfatalityreports unless the district attorney certifies that the release of the report may compromise a pending criminal investigation or proceeding. After verification from the district attorney that there is no longer a certification barring the report’s release, the department’s redacted report is posted to facilitate the release of information to the public.

CHILD ABUSE FATALITY AND NEAR FATALITY REVIEW AND ANALYSIS TOTAL CHILD FATALITIES | 5-YEAR ANALYSIS 10

2012

2

20

30

17 17 16

4

50

2013

62

2014

22

5

62

29

5

2015

35

1

2016

45

1 0

94

30

18

2012

22 0 0

2013

21

25

30

40

2014

17 1 0

2015

8 0

3

50

60

70

Lack of supervision

Lack of supervision

Co-sleeping, substance impaired

Ingestion

94

3 (7%) Unsecured guns

44

94

32

2 (4%)

49

77

2016

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54

141

17 (22%) 8 (10%)

8 (10%) Delay/failure to provide medical care for illness or injury 6 (8%) Malnutrition/Dehydration 3 (4%) Unsecured guns 3 (4%)

Suffocation

Poisoning

Malnutrition/Dehydration

Co-sleeping, substance impaired

2 (4%)

98

38

2

4 (9%) Ingestion

3 (7%) Delay/failure to provide medical care for illness or injury

32 41

46 (58%) Violent act

5 (11%)

72

25

0 0

0 13

20

17 (37%) Violent act

16 (35%)

TOTAL NEAR FATALITIES | 5-YEAR ANALYSIS 10

DETERMINED CAUSE

70

72

29

6

60

SUBSTANTIATED NEAR FATALITIES

Indicated Founded Unfounded Pending criminal or juvenile court action Indicated for injury only

56 21

1 1

1

DETERMINED CAUSE

32

7

1

40

SUBSTANTIATED CHILD ABUSE FATALITIES

0 (0%) Poisoning

0 (0%)

0 (0%) Suffocation

NOTE: A child abuse fatality or near fatality may have more than one determining cause; therefore, the total number of determining causes will be greater than the total number of fatalities or near fatalities.

INVESTIGATIONS

INVESTIGATIONS

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS

CHILD ABUSE FATALITY AND NEAR FATALITY REVIEW AND ANALYSIS

Age of child None of the factors on this list were identified as contributing to the abuse Other medical condition-Child Domestic violence between caretakers Emotionally disturbed-Caretaker Financial problems

79

SUBSTANTIATED NEAR FATALITIES

NEAR FATALITIES

SUBSTANTIATED FATALITIES

FATALITIES

46

Illegal drug abuseCaregivers Illegal drug abusePerpetrator Impaired judgment of the perpetrator Inadequate housing Insufficient family/ social support Learning disability-Caregiver(s) Prescription drug abuse-Perpetrator Public assistance Perpetrator abused as a child Alcohol abuse-Caregiver Alcohol abuse-Perpetrator Learning disability-Child Intellectual disabilityChildren Emotionally disturbed-Child Physically disabled-Child Other medical condition-Caregiver Prescription drug abuse-Caregiver(s)

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SERVICES PLANNED AND PROVIDED TO FAMILY 11 40 29 27 3 13 3 1 2 5 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 9 2 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

Case management services No services planned or provided Parenting education Foster care/ placement services Counseling services Behavioral health services Family support services Home-based services Information and referral services Juvenile court petition Other services Substance abuse services Legal services Court-appointed representative Family preservation services Housing services Educational and training services Family planning services Health-related and home health services Child care servicesChild Pregnancy/parenting services for young parents Transportation services Respite care services Special servicesPersons with disabilities Employment services

14 35 25 12 7 25 7 20 8 17 7 17 6 11 0 10 2 6 4 6 1 5 1 5 3 4 2 4 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 3 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1

REGIONAL OFFICE INVESTIGATIONS

In 2016, regional office staff investigated 2,172 reports of suspected child abuse involving agents of a county agency, a decrease of 3.7% from 2015 (2,272 reports). The overall regional office substantiation rate was 4.9%, an increase of 1.5% from 2015. In three regions (Northeast, Southeast, and Western), most incidents occurred in residential services; in the Central region, most incidents occurred in foster family care.

TOTAL REPORTS by setting of incident BERKS •0 • 101

NT GO

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REGIONAL OFFICE INVESTIGATIONS BY LOCATION OF ABUSE Substantiated reports Total suspected reports

•2 • 101

417 (47.4%) Residential services

BUCKS •1 • 70

MO

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

10 (55.6%) Foster family care

213 (24.2%) Foster family care

5 (27.8%) Residential services

149 (17.0%)

ME

RY

2 (11.1%)

Other family care services

Other family care services

87 (9.9%) Adoption services

CHESTER •1 • 149

1 (5.6%)

Adoption services

13 (1.5%)

DELAWARE • 0 • 77

0 (0.0%) Other/unknown

Other/unknown

PHILADELPHIA • 14 • 381

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SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS BY ALLEGATION

SOUTHEAST 879 REGION 18

20

TOTAL REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

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14

13

8

4

2

Sexual abuse

Physical abuse/ bodily harm

2 Serious physical neglect

0

1

Engaging Reasonable in per se likelihood of act bodily harm

0 Serious mental injury

1 Likelihood of sexual abuse/ exploitation

NOTE: A report may have more than one substantiated allegation; therefore, the total number of allegations will be greater than the total number of substantiated reports.

TOTAL REPORTS by setting of incident TIOGA •1 •4

SUSQUEHANNA •0 •3

BRADFORD •0 •9

WYOMING •0 • 10

SULLIVAN •0 •0

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Substantiated reports Total suspected reports

NORTHEAST REGION TOTAL REPORTS

344 23

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

16

WAYNE •0 •4

89 (25.9%)

Other family care services

LACKAWANNA •3 • 22

LUZERNE •2 • 42

150 (43.6%) Residential services

70 (20.3%) Foster family care

PIKE •2 •6

32 (9.3%) Adoption services

MONROE •3 • 28

3 (0.9%)

Other/unknown

CARBON •0 •7 NORTHAMPTON • 3 • 43

SCHUYLKILL •4 •8

LEHIGH •5 • 158

7 (30.4%) Foster family care 5 (21.7%)

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS BY ALLEGATION

Adoption services

20

14

8

4

4

Physical abuse/ bodily harm

Serious physical neglect

2

Sexual abuse

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8 (34.8)

Other family care services

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SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

2 (8.7%) Residential services 0

1

Engaging Reasonable in per se likelihood of act bodily harm

1 Serious mental injury

0

Likelihood of sexual abuse/ exploitation

NOTE: A report may have more than one substantiated allegation; therefore, the total number of allegations will be greater than the total number of substantiated reports.

1 (4.3%) Other/unknown

CENTRAL REGION

TOTAL REPORTS by setting of incident

8 (25.0%)

Other family care services

67 (23.3%) Adoption services

8 (25.0%) Adoption services

64 (22.3%) Residential services

287 32

0 (0%) Residential services

59 (20.6%)

0 (0%) Other/Unknown

Other family care services

3 (1.0%)

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

CLINTON •1 •4

CENTRE •0 •1

UNION

LIN MI FF

ON GD TIN

BLAIR •0 • 12

HU N

CAMBRIA •1 • 14

•0 SNYDER • 1

NI

JU

•0 •3 BEDFORD •0 •3

FULTON •0 •1

A AT

COLUMBIA •2 •3

•0 •2 PERRY •0 •2

•0 •9 THU NOR

DAUPHIN •9 • 44

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ADAMS •0 • 29

YORK •7 • 63

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SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS BY ALLEGATION 20

16

14

ND

RLA MBE

CUMBERLAND •3 • 12 FRANKLIN •0 • 14

Other/unknown

LYCOMING •5 • 10 MONTOUR •0 •1

•0 •1

•2 • 12

17

16 (50.0%) Foster family care

94 (32.8%) Foster family care

TOTAL REPORTS

SOMERSET •0 •2

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

10

7

8

•1 • 11

LEBANON

LANCASTER •1 • 33

3

2

2

Sexual abuse

Physical abuse/ bodily harm

Serious physical neglect

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Engaging Reasonable in per se likelihood of act bodily harm

REGIONAL OFFICE INVESTIGATIONS BY LOCATION OF ABUSE Substantiated reports Total suspected reports

0 Serious mental injury

0

Likelihood of sexual abuse/ exploitation

NOTE: A report may have more than one substantiated allegation; therefore, the total number of allegations will be greater than the total number of substantiated reports.

•0 ERIE • 68

CRAWFORD •0 • 30

LAWRENCE •0 •3

TOTAL REPORTS

662 34

FOREST

VENANGO •2 • 15

MERCER •9 • 97

BUTLER •1 • 36

BEAVER •0 •6

CLARION •0 •4

ARMSTRONG •0 •3

WASHINGTON •0 • 29

108 (16.3%) Adoption services

CLEARFIELD •0 •5

72 (10.9%)

Other family care services

3 (0.5%) Other/unknown SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

16 (47.1%)

Foster family care

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9 (26.5%) Residential services

Substantiated reports Total suspected reports

8 (23.5%) Adoption services

BREAKDOWN

1 (2.9%)

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS BY ALLEGATION 20

Other family care services

20

14

0 (0.0%) Other/unknown

10

8

4

2

Sexual abuse

18

353 (53.3%) Residential services 126 (19.0%) Foster family care

INDIANA •0 •3

WESTMORELAND • 5 • 45

FAYETTE •2 • 15

GREENE •0 •3

JEFFERSON •1 •6

POTTER •0 •0

•0 •0

ELK •0 •2

•0 •4

ALLEGHENY • 13 • 256

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

McKEAN •1 • 29

CAMERON

WESTERN REGION

WARREN •0 •3

TOTAL REPORTS by setting of incident

Physical abuse/ bodily harm

Serious physical neglect

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3

1

Engaging Reasonable in per se likelihood of act bodily harm

1 Serious mental injury

0

Likelihood of sexual abuse/ exploitation

NOTE: A report may have more than one substantiated allegation; therefore, the total number of allegations will be greater than the total number of substantiated reports.

64

7

6

6

4

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

Emergency medical services

Home-based services

Information and referral services

Parenting education

Child care servicesChild

Independent and transitional living services

Juvenile court petition

Special servicesDisabled

Special servicesJuvenile delinquent

Substance abuse services

Foster care/ placement services

10

Other services

27

31

50

NOTE: More than one service may be provided; therefore, the total number of services will be greater than the number of reports.

FOR CHILD, PARENT, AND/OR PERPETRATOR 100

Behavioral health services

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SERVICES PROVIDED AND PLANNED

Family support services

19

186

Reports substantiated by county agency or OCYF regional investigation of those referred to law enforcement

TOTAL SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

Case management services

Social services were planned and/or provided to alleged victims, parents, and/or perpetrators involved in the investigated reports, when appropriate. In 932 reports, 36 percent, information was referred to law enforcement officials for criminal investigation and prosecution; 134 of these reports were substantiated by the CCYA or OCYF regional office investigation.

134

SUSPECTED REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE IN CHILD CARE SETTINGS

Counseling services

In 2016, there were 2,602 reports for suspected abuse of children in child care settings. A total of 186, seven percent, were substantiated. The department investigated 89 of the substantiated reports because the alleged perpetrators were agents of county agencies.

Reports referred to law enforcement officials for possible criminal investigation and prosecution

2,602

71

THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAW requires the department to report on the services provided to children who were abused in child care settings and the action taken against the perpetrators. Child care settings include family child care homes, child care centers, foster homes, boarding homes for children, juvenile detention centers, residential facilities, and institutional facilities. It does not include baby sitters (paid or unpaid) arranged by parents.

No service planned or provided

CHILD ABUSE IN CHILD CARE SETTINGS

932

case if either party disagrees with the decision of the OCYF Administrative Review Panel.

2,102

At the hearing, the individual named as the perpetrator has the opportunity to present testimony and evidence to the BHA administrative law judge, as does the CCYA. All parties are notified of the scheduled hearing and outcome of the hearing by BHA. In addition, both parties may request that the Commonwealth Court hear the appeal if the party does not agree with the BHA ruling.

TOTAL APPEALS

185 (9%)

HEARINGS AND APPEALS

RESULTS

34

454

48

86

1

58 66

Withdrawn

0 18 0

1,000

997

43 50

5

800

600

400

200

Dismissed

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The CPSL also gives the Secretary the authority to amend or expunge a report, upon the request of the perpetrator, based good cause shown. Good cause shown can include, but is not limited to:

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Overturned

20

823 (39%) Directly to Bureau of Hearings and Appeals

Pending

The person named as the perpetrator can request an administrative review or bypass the administrative review and request a hearing before the department’s Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (BHA). The administrative review is performed by a panel of professionals within the OCYF. If the person who is named as a perpetrator is granted the appeal, the individual’s name and identifying information is removed from the statewide database. The person named as the perpetrator and the investigating CCYA also have the right to request a hearing with BHA on the merits of the

1,094 (52%) ChildLine administrative review panel

Upheld

THE NAME AND KNOWN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION of an individual named as a perpetrator of a substantiated report of child abuse is maintained in the statewide database. The department’s ChildLine and Abuse Registry provides notice of the findings of the investigation to all subjects of the report, including the person named as the perpetrator. The notice to the person named as the perpetrator includes information regarding their right to file an appeal of an indicated report within 90 days of being notified. Only the person who has been named as a perpetrator has the right to file an appeal.

Secretary review

242

• Newly discovered evidence that an indicated report is inaccurate or is not being maintained consistent with the CPSL; or • A determination the perpetrator no longer presents a risk of child abuse and there is no public purpose for maintaining the individual’s name on the statewide database. Lastly, individuals may request reconsideration by the secretary if they disagree with the findings at the conclusion of a BHA hearing. This request must be made in writing within 15 calendar days of the mailing of the final BHA order.

CLEARANCES FOR EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAW (CPSL) ESTABLISHES requirements enumerating individuals that must obtain clearances (statutorily referred to as certifications) in order to be employed, to be a resource parent (foster or adoptive), or volunteer with children. In some circumstances, a resource parent or an individual residing in the resource family home may be required to obtain additional clearances if they have lived out-ofstate within the past five years. The CPSL also outlines the grounds for which these individuals would be prohibited from working or volunteering with children. The child abuse history clearance will only contain a record of indicated, founded, pending criminal court, pending juvenile court, or pending child abuse investigation. The term “pending” on the results of a child abuse history clearance means that the applicant is currently under investigation as a perpetrator of suspected child abuse. Clearances will not include information on general protective services assessments, which are non-abuse cases where services are provided to prevent potential harm to a child. The purpose of requiring clearances is to provide employers and those selecting volunteers with information to use as part of a larger decision-making process when determining whether to hire someone as 21

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an employee or select them as a volunteer. A clearance does not replace a thorough interview and selection process. Clearances are required for an employee when the individual will: • Be responsible for a child’s welfare; or • Have direct contact with children, meaning they are providing care, supervision, guidance, or control to children or they have routine interaction with children. Clearances are required for an unpaid adult volunteer when the individual will: • Be responsible for a child’s welfare; or • Have direct volunteer contact with children, meaning they are providing care, supervision, guidance, or control to children and they have routine interaction with children. These clearances may include the following: • Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification; • Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check; and • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Background Check (required for employees and some volunteers). An agency or organization is prohibited from hiring employees or selecting volunteers for a position involving children if the individual was named as a perpetrator in a founded report of child abuse committed within five years preceding when the clearance was verified. Conviction C O N T I N U E S O N PAG E 2 2

C O N T I N U E D F R O M PAG E 2 1

CLEARANCES FOR EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS

of certain crimes also prohibits working or volunteering with children.

CLEARANCES

2,272

CHILD ABUSE HISTORY CLEARANCE APPLICATIONS

INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED AS SUBSTANTIATED OR ALLEGED PERPETRATORS

951,414

TOTAL APPLICATIONS

943,381

8,033

APPLICATIONS PROCESSED

APPLICATIONS RETURNED/ INCOMPLETE

BREAKDOWN

CLEARANCE APPLICATIONS PROCESSED BY CATEGORY

1,933 (85%)

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383 Rape crisis center

1 Employment with contact with children

759 Domestic violence shelter

2,406

6,853

Over 18 years and in community family home

9,336 Adoption

14,045

299 (13%) Alleged perpetrators in reports pending investigations

Big Brother/ Big Sister

16,931

DHS employee and training program

35,937

Foster care

School employment

Child care employment

Volunteer

22

Over 14 years old employed by program/service

100,000

School employment/ non-public code

127,166

Substantiated perpetrators 156,965

200,000

207,641

300,000

364,958

400,000

40 (2%) Alleged perpetrators where the outcome was pending criminal or juvenile court

NOTE: Clearance data provided was extracted on 2/23/2017.

Over the course of 2016, the average processing time for a Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification was six days, about one day less than in 2015. The CPSL mandates that requests for these certifications be completed within 14 calendar days. Agencies and organizations must ensure that clearances are obtained in accordance with the CPSL. To determine whether you, your staff or your volunteers are required to obtain clearances, please see the fact sheets at www.KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov. The website also has information on how often employees and volunteers need to submit updated clearances, and the fees associated with clearances. Information on how to obtain the required clearances is also available, including the ability to submit and pay for the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification online.

FBI RECORDS REQUESTS

INDIVIDUAL BACKGROUND CHECKS AND RESULTS

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORDS REQUESTS INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK OR VOLUNTEER with children in certain circumstances are required to obtain a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background check before working with or volunteering with children. The data in this section reflects a compilation of all individuals who have applied for the fingerprintbased federal criminal background check. The following individuals are required to obtain an FBI background check as part of the clearance process: child care services employees; school employees; foster parents; adult household members in foster homes; prospective adoptive parents; individuals providing child care services under contract with a child care facility or program; and adult household members of family living homes, community homes for individuals with an intellectual disability, and host homes for children. Adult volunteers who have not lived in Pennsylvania for the last 10 years must also obtain FBI background checks. Adult volunteers who have lived in Pennsylvania for the last 10 years and swear or affirm in writing that they have not been convicted of any of the prohibitive crimes listed in Section 6344 of the CPSL are not required to obtain the FBI background check. For more information on FBI and other required clearances, please visit www.KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov. 23

324,259 RESULTS WITH NO RECORD

359,802

768

TOTAL REQUESTS

40

RESULTS WHOSE FINGERPRINTS WERE REJECTED THE FIRST TIME AND WERE NOT REPRINTED

OUTSTANDING

RESULTS: CRIMINAL HISTORIES

836

of the 34,735 total results with a record were crimes that would disqualify an applicant from working or volunteering with a child in accordance with Section 6344 (c) of the CPSL or an equivalent crime under federal law or the law of another state.

34,735

RESULTS WITH A RECORD

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PURPOSE OF FBI RECORD REQUESTS 300,000

200,000

256,839

Employment with a significant likelihood of regular contact with children

60,558

Child care employment 100,000

20,060

9,497

Foster parents or household member

7,077

Foster to adopt or household member

5,771

Adoptive parent or household member

Volunteer

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ASSESSED REPORTS

151,087 STATEWIDE GENERAL ,00

2015

VALID REPORTS

60,000

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76,384

75,724

CHILDREN ASSESSED 120,000

113,786

100,000 80,000 60,000

46,525

40,000 40,000

20,000

TOTAL 20,000

VALID

ASSESSED CHILDREN 1,838

REPORTS AWAITING OUTCOME

REPORTS SCREENED OUT

2016

TOTAL 2015

2016

2015 250

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

REPORTS ASSESSED

VALID

40

24

72,865

80,000

30

C O N T I N U E S O N PAG E 2 5

31,649

2016

10

As with CPS reports, upon receiving a GPS report, the CCYA must see the child immediately if emergency protective custody has been taken, emergency protective custody is needed, or it cannot be determined from the report whether or not

0

20

GPS reports can be made by mandated or permissive reporters. While mandated reporters are only required to report suspected child abuse, they continue to make the majority of reports alleging GPS concerns of children. When reports are received at ChildLine, staff assess the allegations, categorize the report, and send the report to the appropriate CCYA for assessment.

,00

0

141,938

• Provide or arrange for and monitor the provision of those services necessary to safeguard and ensure the child’s well-being and development; and • Preserve and stabilize family life wherever appropriate.

160

,00

0

TOTAL REPORTS

41.8 17.1

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed; therefore, the total number of assessed children exceeds the number of valid reports.

50

100

2016

• Provide services to prevent abuse or neglect to children;

TOTAL REPORTS

65,964

GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES (GPS) reports are those reports that do not rise to the level of suspected child abuse but allege a need for intervention to prevent serious harm to children. The department is responsible for receiving and transmitting reports where GPS concerns are alleged. The CCYA is responsible for receiving and assessing reports of children in need of GPS in order to:

76,384

GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

2015

PROTECTIVE SERVICES

VALID REPORTS

VALID GPS ALLEGATIONS BY TYPE

TOTAL ALLEGATIONS Parent substance abuse

64,135 13,206

STATEWIDE GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

Conduct by parent that places child at risk

6,301

Experiencing homelessness/ inadequate shelter Child behavior problems/ behavioral health concerns

6,225

C O N T I N U E D F R O M PAG E 2 4

5,456

emergency protective custody is needed.

Truancy/educational neglect

5,393

Parental behavioral health concerns/ Inability to cope

4,359

Lack of supervision

3,370

Domestic violence

3,179

Inadequate basic needs

3,032

Inappropriate discipline

2,464

Other

2,379

Inadequate health care

1,730

Inadequate caregivers

1,517

Parent/child conflict

1,139

Child acting out sexually

1,002

Abandonment/lack of caretaker

994

Child under 1 year old who has withdrawal symptoms/born affected by drug exposure

972

Child substance abuse

547

Exposure to hazards

388

Sexual abuse (Unknown if CPSL perpetrator)

324

Injury caused by other person

125

Adoption disruption/dissolution

11

Isolation

9

Placed for care/ Adoption in violation of law

7

Not reported

6

NOTE: A report may have more than one allegation for each report; therefore, the total number of allegations will be greater than the total number of reports.

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Otherwise, the CCYA prioritizes the response time to assure that children who are most at risk receive an assessment first. CCYAs must complete their assessment within 60 days of receipt of a report. As with CPS reports, the CCYA must also provide or arrange for services necessary to protect the child and any other children in the home. Upon completion of the assessment, the CCYA must immediately notify the department: • If the report was determined to be valid or invalid; and • If the family was accepted for services, referred to community services, or the case was closed. Determining that a report was valid means there was merit to the allegations. Conversely, determining that a report was invalid means there was no merit to the allegations. If the family was accepted for services, the CCYA must also immediately notify the department upon the closure of services. Unlike CPS reports, the determination made on a GPS report is not used when processing

a Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification, nor does submission of the outcome after the 60-day timeframe impact the final outcome determination. Timely submission of GPS outcomes is monitored and reviewed as part of the department’s licensure of CCYAs. CCYAs also have the ability to screen-out GPS reports. The decision to screen-out a GPS report is made on a case-by-case basis by the CCYA and could be due to a number of different factors including, but not limited to: • Information Only – The child/family requested information only and no other concerns exist warranting an assessment; • Referral to Other Community Services – A child/family will benefit from other services in the community, which can best address the child/family’s needs; • Referral Did Not Allege Abuse or Neglect Concerns – The referral did not allege concerns that warrant the CCYA performing an assessment and there are no child safety concerns; • Courtesy Visit – Another state or agency has requested an assessment; however, C O N T I N U E S O N PAG E 2 6

RELATIONSHIP OF PERSON RESPONSIBLE VALID GPS REPORTS C O N T I N U E D F R O M PAG E 2 5

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591

74,059 Parent substance abuse

Other

175

Child behavioral problems/ behavioral health concerns

Resource parent

118

Truancy/educational neglect

Babysitter Employee/ volunteer responsible Child care employee/ volunteer School employee Self Residential facility staff

53

52,881

10

TOTAL PERSONS RESPONSIBLE

Conduct by parent that places child at risk

6,179

Parental behavioral health concerns/Inability to cope

4,564

5

Lack of supervision

3,858

Inadequate basic needs

3,789

3

AGE OF VICTIMS

Inappropriate discipline

2,720

Other

2,634

Inadequate health care

2,086

Inadequate caregivers

18,000

Parent/child conflict

9,018 390

2,000

6,450

4,187

2

6,000

7,221

Domestic violence

VALID GPS ALLEGATIONS

10,000

7,640

9

NOTE: In some reports, more than one person was identified as being responsible for the allegations; therefore, the number of responsible persons exceeds the number of valid reports.

14,000

14,745

Experiencing homelessness/ inadequate shelter

318 302

BY PERSONS RESPONSIBLE

Shown below are allegation categories that contain over 500 allegations and categories of persons that contain over 500 individuals. Data for other categories of allegations and persons are available online.

Caretaker/ guardian Sibling

Un kno wn

26

891

A and ge 15 ove r

GPS reports maintained in the statewide database at ChildLine must be expunged within certain timeframes based on the outcome and whether the family was accepted for services. Invalid GPS reports must be expunged one year and 120 days after the date the report was received by the department. Valid GPS reports not accepted for services must be expunged five years and 120 days following the date the report was received by the department. Valid GPS reports accepted for services must be expunged five years and 120 days after the closure of services by the CCYA.

1,175

14,884

• Other Reason – A reason that does not fall in the above categories, which requires the agency to record the specific reason.

1,811

Kin/relative Parent’s paramour/ former paramour Parent’s spouse/ former spouse Unrelated

Ag e 10 -14

• Face-to-Face Contact/No Further Action Needed – The CCYA made one face-to-face contact with child/family and no further action is required; or

8,240

Father

17,073

• No Face-to-Face Contact/No Further Action Needed – The CCYA contacted the child/family or other professionals via phone and no further action is required;

16,978

Ag e5 -9

• Insufficient Information/Unable to Assess — The child/family is unable to be identified/ located;

Not reported

14,246

• Law Enforcement Only – A referral was made to law enforcement officials because the alleged perpetrator is not a perpetrator under the CPSL and there are no child safety concerns;

22,200

Ag e 14

the child/family is not in need of service;

Mother

VALID GPS ALLEGATIONS BY TYPE

1,780 1,230

Child acting out sexually

1,221

Abandonment/ lack of caretaker

1,119

Child under 1 year old who has withdrawal symptoms/ born affected by drug exposure

971

Child substance abuse

641

Exposure to hazards

506

Mother Not reported Father Kin/relative Other Parent’s spouse/ former spouse Unrelated

NOTE: A report may have more than one allegation for each report; therefore, the total number of allegations will be greater than the total number of reports.

TOTAL CHILDREN WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS PER 1,000 CHILDREN

2.1-10.5 10.6-18.2

18.3-28.6 28.7-45.2

45.3-69.4

ERIE

26.8 WARREN

McKEAN

18.8

CRAWFORD

34.8

29.7

15.8

CLARION

CAMERON

35.4

58.6

18.7

CLINTON

33.0

WESTMORELAND

15.8

32.4

LIN FF

A AT

I UN

J

47.2

PERRY

61.1

FAYETTE

30.4

SOMERSET

21.6

FULTON

21.2

FRANKLIN

30.7

16.5

MONROE

15.5

15.5

SCHUYLKILL

38.1

22.9

11.2

5.0

12.3

8.4

BERKS

LEBANON

NORTHAMPTON

LEHIGH

DAUPHIN

MO

BUCKS

NT GO

4.3

10.5

ME

RY

LANCASTER

6.2

YORK ADAMS

AND

RL

MBE

THU NOR

19.9

23.1

7.3

CARBON

38.3

BEDFORD

PIKE

14.6

69.4

CUMBERLAND

20.9

GREENE

28.6

38.8

MI

IN

16.1

NT

42.9

13.9

BLAIR

HU

CAMBRIA

GD

ON

16.6

ALLEGHENY

SNYDER

52.2

INDIANA

WASHINGTON

21.5

22.5

37.0

LUZERNE

UNION

CENTRE

ARMSTRONG

6.3

MONTOUR

COLUMBIA

37.3

BEAVER

45.2

2.1

44.3

CLEARFIELD

BUTLER

7.9

18.2

LACKAWANNA

14.6

SULLIVAN

LYCOMING

JEFFERSON

LAWRENCE

7.9

6.4

VENANGO

33.8

15.0

ELK

WAYNE

22.5

WYOMING

FOREST

MERCER

8.0

12.3

51.7

18.0

SUSQUEHANNA

BRADFORD

TIOGA

POTTER

21.8

CHESTER

3.9

PHILADELPHIA

22.6 DELAWARE

8.4

GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE REPORTS BY COUNTY

This map uses the number of children with valid allegations for every 1,000 children in each county. This approach takes into account different population sizes and allows for counties to be examined in comparable terms. There was a wide range in the number of children with valid allegations, with Columbia (69.4) and Northumberland (61.1) having the highest rates and Montour (2.1) and Chester counties (3.9) with the lowest rates. The average for rural counties was almost double the average for urban counties: the rural rate was 27.6 and the urban rate was 13.9. 27

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NOTE: Urban and rural county classifications are from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania (www.rural.palegislature.us/demographics_rural_urban_counties.html) and are based on population density.

NOTE: The total number of reports will not match the calls answered because reports can be submitted from county children and youth agencies, electronically, and by calling the hotline.

CHILDLINE

REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE 160,000

75

3,534

40,000

Complaint

80,000

14,956

120,000

Protective Services Alert

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TOTAL CALLS DEFLECTED

Law Enforcement Officials

28

103

20,733

1. NOTE: This figure reflects the total number of substantiated reports since the database was established in 1975.

TOTAL CALLS ABANDONED

Supplemental Report

DEFINITION: Protective services alert — A request from another state to determine if a family received child welfare services in Pennsylvania.

10,957

22,035

• 18,702 records checks were performed and provided to CCYAs or law enforcement officials to verify that other people participating in safety plans or caring for a child have no record of child abuse that would place the child at risk.

TOTAL CALLS ANSWERED

Information Only

• In 2016, 6,695 children were moved from the setting where the alleged or actual abuse occurred. This represents a decrease of 4.4% from the 2015 number, 7,001.

155,911

44,359

• Copies of 1,195 founded or indicated reports on 940 perpetrators were provided to the Sexual Offenders Assessment Board as required by Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law; this was an 11.5% increase over 2015. These reports were provided to aid the courts in determining whether the perpetrator should be classified as a sexually violent predator.

TOTAL CALLS RECEIVED

Child Protective Services

As of December 31, 2016, there were a total of 142,469 substantiated reports in the statewide database1, an increase of 3% over 2015. ChildLine answered approximately 155,911 calls, an increase of 6.5% over 2015. Calls involved suspected child abuse, reports of general protective services,

• In 2016, ChildLine received 14,956 law enforcement-only reports. These reports are for incidents that involve a criminal act against a child where the individual who allegedly committed the act does not meet the definition of perpetrator in accordance with the CPSL. Law enforcement referrals are provided by ChildLine to the county district attorney’s office where the incident occurred.

166,971

151,087

THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES’ CHILDLINE AND ABUSE REGISTRY is the central clearinghouse for all reports of suspected child abuse and general protective services reports. The toll-free hotline, 1-800-932-0313, is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to receive reports of suspected child abuse by phone and electronic submission. ChildLine staff ensure that reports are transmitted to county children and youth agencies, law enforcement officials, or the appropriate OCYF regional office for investigation or assessment. If the report is made directly to the county, the county is required to transmit those reports to ChildLine. Additionally, county children and youth agencies and OCYF regional offices submit the outcome of child abuse investigations and general protective services assessments to ChildLine. Substantiated reports of child abuse and valid general protective services reports are recorded in the statewide database.

• Of the 44,359 reports for suspected abuse, 68% were made by phone, 11% were received by county agencies and electronic transmission, and 21% were received directly through the online reporting system.

General Protective Services

CHILDLINE

referral to local services, complaints for licensing agency review and investigation, and referrals to law enforcement officials.

FUNDING AND EXPENDITURES FOR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES

$1.811 Billion

TOTAL FUNDING FOR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES

$1.063 B $398 M $350 M

STATE FUNDS

COUNTY FUNDS

FEDERAL FUNDS

$232.727 Million

TOTAL SPENT BY THE STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES TO INVESTIGATE CHILD ABUSE REPORTS AND ASSESS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORTS

$15.648 M

STATE PERSONNEL COSTS

$217.079 M

COUNTY INVESTIGATIONS 29

$11.793 M

OCYF headquarters staff and ChildLine staff that performed child abuse work

$3.855 M

Personnel costs for OCYF regional staff who performed child abuse investigations

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PENNSYLVANIA’S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM is responsible for a wide range of services to abused and neglected children, and dependent and delinquent children. Funding provided by the state and county agencies for all services annually is $1.461 billion; $1.063 billion state funds and $398 million county funds. While an additional $350 million in federal funds were spent on services, none of those funds were used for investigations and assessments. More than $232.727 million was spent by state and county agencies to investigate reports of suspected child abuse, assess general protective services reports and related activities. Of the $232.727 million, $217.079 million was spent by counties. The state government spent the remaining $15.648 million to fund personnel costs (salaries, benefits, and operating costs) for the percentage of time OCYF headquarters staff and ChildLine staff performed child abuse and general protective services related work ($11.793 million), and personnel costs for OCYF’s regional staff who performed child abuse investigations ($3.855 million). Personnel costs for OCYF headquarters staff were $936,571. ChildLine personnel costs were $10.856 million. To obtain the total expenditures for county agencies to conduct alleged child abuse investigations, refer to the individual county pages in this report. These numbers do not reflect total expenditures for all services provided by the county agencies. NOTE: The expenditure data reported in the 2015 Annual Protective Services Report did not include expenditures for General Protective Services. As a result, it will appear that there is an increase in expenditures from the prior year. ALL DATA PROVIDED WAS EXTRACTED ON 04/10/17.

The CCYA is required to do the following when a newborn is relinquished through Safe Haven: • Make diligent efforts within 24 hours to identify the newborn’s parent, guardian, custodian, or other family members and to notify them of the whereabouts of the newborn and the reasons that the newborn was taken into protective custody; and • Assume responsibility for making decisions regarding the newborn’s medical care, unless otherwise provided by court order.

SAFE HAVEN OF PENNSYLVANIA 1.866.921.SAFE (7233) | www.secretsafe.org THE DEATH OF BABY MARY, a newborn infant who was murdered by her mother and left in a dumpster in 2001, prompted the enactment of the commonwealth’s Newborn Protection Act and the Safe Haven Program. Safe Haven’s purpose is to protect newborns who might otherwise be abandoned or harmed. The Newborn Protection Act allows a parent to relinquish a newborn up to 28 days old at any hospital or police station. As not all police stations are staffed 24/7, parents should only relinquish newborns at police stations when staff are present. The parent is not criminally liable if the newborn has not been a victim of suspected child abuse or another crime. A newborn who is relinquished through Safe Haven is placed into foster care in a pre-adoptive home through the CCYA. 30

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In addition, CCYAs are required to provide outreach and counseling services to prevent newborn abandonment. CCYAs and the department conduct continuing publicity and education programs aimed at the prevention of newborn abandonment. To ensure that accurate information about Safe Haven is available, the department maintains a statewide, toll-free helpline, 1-866-921-SAFE (7233), and the Safe Haven website, www.secretsafe.org. Additional information regarding the Safe Haven program and educational materials can be found on this website. The statewide helpline provides information about Safe Haven and also allows callers to speak directly with someone to find the location of the nearest hospital or police station. In 2016, the helpline received 48 calls, with the highest number of calls received in June immediately after a public awareness campaign. In 2016, two newborns were relinquished: one in Union County (Central region) and one in Warren County (Western region). Since the law was enacted in 2002, a total of 29 newborns have been received as Safe Haven infants by Pennsylvania hospitals and police stations. These infants have come from 22 counties, with most relinquishments occurring in the Western region of the state (14 infants); half of those were from Washington County alone (seven infants). The Central region had the second highest number of infants relinquished at nine, followed by five in the Southeast and one in the Northeast.

FEDERAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT SUBSTANCE-EXPOSED INFANTS

SINCE 2003, THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT (CAPTA) has included requirements to ensure appropriate notification is given to child protective services agencies to address the needs of substance-exposed infants. On July 22, 2016, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) was enacted to expand the requirement for the development of a plan of safe care for infants born and identified as being affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms from prenatal substance exposure or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. This is to ensure the safety and well-being of infants following release from the care of health care providers, including addressing the health and substance use disorder treatment needs of the infant and affected family or caregiver. CARA also added requirements relating to data collection and monitoring. The opioid epidemic does not discriminate — it affects Pennsylvanians from all walks of life. Pennsylvania has established Centers of Excellence, which will serve as a central, efficient hub to assist people with opioid-related substance use disorders, ensuring individuals receive behavioral and physical health care, including any evidence-based medication-assisted treatment needed.

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Pennsylvania successfully expanded its Medical Assistance program. As a result, there has been a recent increase in demand for all treatment services. Pennsylvania is committed to ensuring the availability and accessibility of a continuum of services to meet individual needs. As such, Pennsylvania leads the country with the first women and children’s residential treatment program ever established and 17 such programs are available statewide. Additionally, 19 specialized women’s recovery houses exist statewide. Eight non-hospital residential facilities are capable of admitting pregnant women and women with children. Pennsylvania is committed to the development of a single policy agenda supported by multiple system partners that addresses primary prevention, substance use screening and referral to treatment, coordination of care for the infant and mother, development of protocols for plans of safe care for the infant, and tracking of referral outcomes. The overarching goal is to take a public health and child safety approach to our coordinated response, ensuring there is community-based family-centered care to increase access; that follow-up is provided for the mother, infant, and family; and that plans of safe care are individualized and treatment focused. A cross-system stakeholder team has been convened and efforts are underway to issue policy guidance that ensures that appropriate screening tools are used to identify infants and caregivers affected by substance use disorder, to support the required notice to the child welfare system, and, most importantly, to ensure that plans of safe care are developed based upon child and family needs with services provided through a coordinated service delivery system.

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Each county’s children and youth agency is responsible for administering a program of children and youth services to children and their families. The county children and youth program includes services designed to: • Protect children from abuse and neglect and enable children to remain safely in their own homes and communities;

COUNTIES BY THE NUMBERS The child welfare system in Pennsylvania is state-supervised and county-administered with both agencies having vital roles in the protection of children. The department is responsible for assuring the availability and provision of public child welfare services, providing oversight and technical assistance to each county agency, and establishing and enforcing policies and regulations that support the achievement of child welfare goals and outcomes. Additionally, the department is responsible for the licensure of public and private child welfare agencies and the investigation of complaints received regarding these agencies.

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• Prevent dependency and delinquency of children and help them overcome problems that result in dependency and delinquency; • Provide permanency and stability for children in their homes or in placement and preserve relationships and connections for children with their families and communities; • Enhance the family’s capacity to provide for their children’s educational, physical, and behavioral health needs; • Provide balanced attention to the protection of the community, the imposition of accountability for offenses, and the development of competencies to enable youth to become responsible and productive members of the community. The following pages provide a snapshot of child abuse and neglect, and expenditures for investigations and assessments by county.

NOTE: Child fatality and near fatality data provided within the county pages was extracted on 3/7/2017.

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

41

1,000

1,500

2,000

381

2016

84

$2,092,244

16.5

42.1

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

0

11

Unknown

0 50 5,

8

90

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0 50

12

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

Law enforcement only

4,

89

0

MALE 19.1%

354 VALID

14 25

50 3,

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9

Referral to other community service

903 TOTAL

85

50

NEAR FATALITIES

1 | 46 0 | 79

Insufficient information

4

0

FATALITIES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

226

50 2,

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

30

2.2

Other reason

00

20.0

53

10

33

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

1,5

FEMALE 80.9%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

0

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

22

38

20

10

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

571 600

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

40

30

218 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

47 428

1,172

1

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 101,767 / POPULATION UNDER 18 • 21,433

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

ADAMS

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

2,000

3,000

111

4,000

2,760

2016

7

0.6

0

$49,451,075

28.9

TOTAL

13.9 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

11

3

VALID

90

Law enforcement only

TOTAL

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

5

50

13.4

211

Referral to other community service

0

3,290

4

30

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MALE 43.3%

6,824

1,509

10

NEAR FATALITIES

55

15

0 7,0

Insufficient information

3,200

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0 00 6, 0 00 5, 0 00 4, 0 00 3, 0 00 2, 00 1,0

34

FEMALE 56.7%

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Unknown

3 | 46 13 | 79

361

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

1,313

Other reason

Information only

INVALID 0

0

Previously assessed for same concern

72

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 50

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

3,

20

SUBSTANTIATED

86

SCREENED OUT

0

4

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

50

40

4,294 6,628

2,

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

2,059 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

BREAKDOWN

1,5

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

0

127 3,174

10,965

43

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

1,000

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 1,231,145 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 236,269

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

ALLEGHENY

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

29

1,000

1,500

2,000

256

2016

Previously assessed for same concern

42

Other reason

43

0 50 5,

90

11

33.0

62.4 TOTAL VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

2.8

0 50

4,

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

$779,018

0

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MALE 26.3%

0

50 3,

35

NEAR FATALITIES

0

444 VALID

50

0

10

16

839 TOTAL

30

Law enforcement only

5

0

11

Referral to other community service

50 2,

Insufficient information

3

00

3

Unknown

1 | 46 0 | 79

28

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

FATALITIES

89

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

INVALID

1,5

FEMALE 73.7%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

19

28

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20.8

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

5

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

585 240

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

40

30

298 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

38 280

825

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 67,979 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 13,450

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

ARMSTRONG

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

58

1,000

1,500

2,000

439

2016

0 50 5,

90

11

0 0

$5,834,859

29.2 TOTAL

6.3 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

2.0

0 50

4,

13

70

MALE 33.8%

0

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23

50 3,

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 3 | 79 FATALITIES

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

Unknown

0

0

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

212 VALID

10

30

Law enforcement only

985 TOTAL

27 41

50 2,

Referral to other community service

2

00

Insufficient information

220

1,5

15.8

178

10

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0

36

27

FEMALE 66.2%

Information only

INVALID

240

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

45

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

50

0

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

10

SCREENED OUT

1,6

20

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

7

30

828 731

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

186 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

68 532

1,559

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 169,785 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 33,728

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

BEAVER

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

29 180

2016

18

$427,172

237 VALID

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 48.3 TOTAL

23.1 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

0

11

Unknown

0 50 5,

1

90

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0 50

10

4,

MALE 18.2%

0

495 TOTAL

70

4

14

0

Law enforcement only

24

50 3,

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Referral to other community service

94

50

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

Insufficient information

5

0

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

50 2,

FEMALE 81.8%

Information only

19

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

30

2.1

Other reason

00

17.6

51

1,5

37

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

10

0

15

18

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20

1

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

351 236

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

170 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

22 181

587

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 49,086 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 10,257

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

BEDFORD

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

132

1,500

2,000

1,234

2016

1.6

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

TOTAL

11

90

14.1

0 50 5,

0 50

4,

11.2

30.8

70

$4,105,506

0

0

50 3,

2

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

66

0

1,071 VALID

30

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 33.8%

2,938 TOTAL

178 373

50 2,

56

00

Insufficient information

Unknown

NEAR FATALITIES

2,295 17

Law enforcement only

50

27

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

4 | 46 3 | 79

99

Information only

Referral to other community service

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 1,5

38

FEMALE 66.2%

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

244

Other reason Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

INVALID

10

0

Previously assessed for same concern

98

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20

SUBSTANTIATED

59

SCREENED OUT

0

6

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

50

40

1,966 3,357

2,

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

712 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

BREAKDOWN

1,5

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

0

148 1,349

5,323

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 413,965 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 95,442

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

BERKS

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

58

1,000

1,500

2,000

610

2016

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 22.0 TOTAL 16.1 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

2.3

11

22.8

0 50 5,

90

$1,881,617

0 50

0

4,

6

423 VALID

70

16

0

MALE 32.8%

1

50 3,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

20

18

576 TOTAL

50

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 2 | 79 FATALITIES

30

0

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

1,067

30

Law enforcement only

5

50 2,

Referral to other community service

95

00

39

342

1,5

Insufficient information

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Unknown

0

206

0

FEMALE 67.2%

Information only

INVALID

50

29

41

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

6

SCREENED OUT

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

412 1,786

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

300 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

61 598

2,200

2

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 126,448 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 26,215

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

BLAIR

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

46

1,000

1,500

2,000

311

2016

11

844 8 15

0

$1,210,459

15.4 TOTAL 12.3 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

19

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

28

170 VALID

50

4.3

0 50 5,

90

28.0

0 50

4,

0

50 3,

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

50 2,

40

MALE 33.3%

213 TOTAL

179

30

0

00

Law enforcement only

20

124

1,5

Referral to other community service

Unknown

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 2 | 79

89

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

FATALITIES

53

Information only

Insufficient information

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

116

0

FEMALE 66.7%

INVALID

50

31

40

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

9

SCREENED OUT

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

30

172 1,475

1,6

40

136 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

60 386

1,648

1

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 62,228 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 13,809

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

BRADFORD

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

56

1,500

2,000

1,204

2016

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

33.0 TOTAL

11

$11,488,413

10.5

90

9.1

0 50 5,

0 50

4,

MALE 37.5%

0

70

7

0

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

50 3,

15

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

Law enforcement only

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

21

7

TOTAL

1,436 VALID

143

30

1 | 46 3 | 79

4,499

78 37

50 2,

Referral to other community service

89

00

Insufficient information

129

1,5

0.4

572

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

41

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Unknown

NEAR FATALITIES

249

0

0

Information only

INVALID

50

FEMALE 62.5%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

30

35

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

20

10

SCREENED OUT

1,6

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1

30

2,983 1,326

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

944 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

56 1,237

4,332

23

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 626,583 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 136,321

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

BUCKS

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

30

1,000

1,500

2,000

422

2016

11

14.9 TOTAL 7.9 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

1.0

0 50 5,

90

$2,419,674

0 50

MALE 36.6%

4,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

14

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79

0

0

Unknown

22

50 3,

8

VALID

50

Law enforcement only

TOTAL

30

5

311

0

39

Referral to other community service

588

50 2,

Insufficient information

17

00

10

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

FATALITIES

99

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

1,5

SUSPECTED CASES

336

10

12.8

168

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0

42

25

FEMALE 63.4%

Information only

INVALID

103

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

24

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

50

0

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

10

SCREENED OUT

1,6

20

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

6

30

496 807

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

264 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

38 502

1,304

1

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 185,689 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 39,371

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

BUTLER

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

39

1,000

1,500

2,000

521

2016

1.0

78.5

TOTAL

EXPENDITURES

0

11

18.0

0 50 5,

42.9 VALID

90

$2,699,287

0 50

0

4,

Unknown

70

1

0

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

50 3,

25

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

MALE 34.6%

1,162 VALID

38 0

0

21

50 2,

Insufficient information

2,125 TOTAL

30

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

4

Law enforcement only

9

347

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

00

NEAR FATALITIES

1 | 46 2 | 79

1

1,5

FATALITIES

19

Information only

Referral to other community service

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

6

0

43

FEMALE 65.4%

INVALID

50

0

14

17

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

20

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

1,316 462

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

730 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

26 488

1,788

10

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 139,381 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 27,055

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

CAMBRIA

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

2 | 18

2016

Previously assessed for same concern

2

Other reason

3

0 50 5,

90

11

15.0

88.9

0

1.2

0 50

$218,685

4,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 0%

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

44

0

0

0

0

50 3,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

VALID

50

0

13

0

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79

0

Law enforcement only

Unknown

FATALITIES

0

TOTAL

50 2,

20

Referral to other community service

1

77

30

SUSPECTED CASES

Insufficient information

1

00

FEMALE 100%

0

10

0

3

1

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

3

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 1,5

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

Information only

INVALID

0

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIATED

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

27.7

SCREENED OUT

00

30

ASSESSED

1,6

40

63 10

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

9

VALID ASSESSED REPORTS

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

BREAKDOWN

1,0

1 24

AWAITING OUTCOME

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

73

0

RURAL | POPULATION • 4,869 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 866

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

CAMERON

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

25 175

2016

60

Other reason

63

11

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

15.5

0

3.3

0 50 5,

$229,983

90

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 34.9%

0 50

45

15

0

4,

12

VALID

70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0

28

201

50

Law enforcement only

933 TOTAL

30

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

3

50 3,

47

Referral to other community service

0

Insufficient information

50 2,

37

72

00

SUSPECTED CASES

56

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

1,5

FEMALE 65.1%

Information only

109

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

17.3

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

0

12

28

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20

1

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

661 487

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

151 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

43 225

1,259

111

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 64,634 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 12,973

71.9 TOTAL VALID

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

CARBON

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

38

1,000

1,500

2,000

343

2016

11

TOTAL

22.5 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

1.3

0 50 5,

90

15.5

0 50

$997,392

4,

MALE 21.2%

0

44.9

70

0

0

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

50 3,

3

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

Law enforcement only

0

4

TOTAL

550 VALID

8 26

50 2,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

7

1,099

0

30

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79

11

Referral to other community service

Unknown

FATALITIES

98

00

Insufficient information

113

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 1,5

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

181

10

17

FEMALE 78.8%

Information only

INVALID

0

46

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

26

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

50

0

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

10

SCREENED OUT

1,6

20

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

2

30

793 444

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

401 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

33 379

1,237

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 157,823 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 24,476

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

CENTRE

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

58

1,500

2,000

932

2016

0 50 5,

90

11

10.1 TOTAL 3.9 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

8.1

0 50

4,

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

$1,939,187

0

MALE 34.2%

0

50 3,

27

23

468 VALID

50

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

107

Law enforcement only

1,229 TOTAL

30

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 1 | 79

25

0

54

Referral to other community service

50 2,

Insufficient information

297

00

37

Unknown

FATALITIES

248

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

1,5

SUSPECTED CASES

336

Information only

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0.7

561

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

47

213

0

FEMALE 65.8%

INVALID

50

41

52

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

0

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

20

10

SCREENED OUT

1,6

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

0

30

791 1,901

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

314 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

79 983

2,692

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 509,797 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 121,231

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

CHESTER

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

38 | 139

2016

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 107.9 TOTAL 58.6 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

4.4

11

21.5

0 50 5,

90

$1,324,692

0 50

0

4,

Unknown

VALID

70

1

0

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

437

50

12

50 3,

56

0

4

Referral to other community service

50 2,

Insufficient information

6

804 TOTAL

30

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

4

00

48

MALE 42.4%

70

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Law enforcement only

14

26

1,5

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

25

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

7

0

FEMALE 57.6%

Information only

INVALID

50

13

19

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

5

SCREENED OUT

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

544 211

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

300 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

33 160

755

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 39,454 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 7,454

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

CLARION

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

43

1,000

1,500

2,000

383

2016

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

37.3

98.4

11

1.4

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 90

22.3

0 50 5,

0 50

$1,498,182

4,

1

VALID

70

1

0

MALE 33.3%

31

50 3,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

7

2

577

50

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 1 | 79 FATALITIES

6

0

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

2

1,522 TOTAL

30

Law enforcement only

0

50 2,

Referral to other community service

1

00

Insufficient information

190

1,5

49

186

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Unknown

0

61

0

FEMALE 66.7%

Information only

INVALID

50

23

14

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

2

SCREENED OUT

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

1,092 481

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

422 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

21 345

1,574

1

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 81,343 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 15,463

TOTAL

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

CLEARFIELD

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

20 | 122

2016

2.9

VALID

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 107.5

TOTAL

44.3 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

23.2

11

$548,986

0 50 5,

0

90

Unknown

0 50

1

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

361

70

1

0

Law enforcement only

877 TOTAL

50

0

50 3,

5

Referral to other community service

0

21

50 2,

65

30

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 60.9%

0

00

50

14

13

1,5

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

Insufficient information

13

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

39

0

FEMALE 39.1%

Information only

INVALID

50

13

9

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

0

SCREENED OUT

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

577 158

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

240 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

23 189

738

3

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 39,614 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 8,156

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

CLINTON

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

35

1,000

1,500

2,000

224

2016

2.6

0

17.9

11

$543,265

0 50 5,

1

90

2

0 50

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

4,

0

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

Law enforcement only

0

0

50 3,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 51.7%

8

VALID

50

51

15

839

2

30

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

1,336 TOTAL

72

Referral to other community service

0

Insufficient information

50 2,

0

00

Information only

1,5

2

10

SUSPECTED CASES

13

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0

FEMALE 48.3%

8

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

INVALID

50

11

14

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

20

SCREENED OUT

1,6

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

0

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

868 108

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

558 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

29 216

977

1

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 66,912 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 12,087

110.5 TOTAL 69.4 VALID

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

COLUMBIA

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

42

1,000

1,500

2,000

435

2016

VALID

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

29.7 VALID

0

3.0

11

27.2

0 50 5,

$2,181,171

90

0

0 50

Unknown

4,

1

561

70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

1,404 TOTAL

50

16

0

4

50 3,

72

0

MALE 30.4%

41

50 2,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

17

58

30

Law enforcement only

48

00

52

Referral to other community service

92

1,5

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

Insufficient information

76

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

106

0

FEMALE 69.6%

Information only

INVALID

50

54

39

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

5

SCREENED OUT

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

30

911 514

1,6

40

391 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

56 515

1,426

1

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 87,343 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 18,908

74.3 TOTAL

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

CRAWFORD

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

104

1,000

1,500

2,000

773

2016

0 50

0 50 5,

90

11

4,

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

2 0

$1,562,958

38.8 TOTAL

19.9 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

44

70

MALE 44.6%

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

33

50 3,

NEAR FATALITIES

1 | 46 1 | 79

1

VALID

50

FATALITIES

982

210 58

0

Unknown

1,910 TOTAL

70

30

Law enforcement only

51

50 2,

Referral to other community service

283

00

Insufficient information

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

1.6

142

1,5

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

14.5

266

0

53

FEMALE 55.4%

Information only

INVALID

50

0

39

41

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

20

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

5

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

1,211 1,127

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

641 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

74 713

2,340

2

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 241,427 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 49,253

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

CUMBERLAND

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS 2015

TOTAL REPORTS 1,000

207

1,500

2,000

1,323

2016

3.8

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

56.6

11

22.8

0 50 5,

$3,520,121

22.9

90

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 42.9%

0

0 50

15

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

70

29

50

Law enforcement only

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 30

54

NEAR FATALITIES

12

TOTAL

1,404 VALID

36

10

0

96

3,471

12 45

0

Referral to other community service

50 3,

Insufficient information

1,472

0

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

50 2,

Information only

Unknown

3 | 46 4 | 79

39

00

FEMALE 57.1%

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

178

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 1,5

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

INVALID

556

Other reason

128

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON Previously assessed for same concern

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

0

16

SUBSTANTIATED

70

SCREENED OUT

50

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

40

2,539 2,394

1,6

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1,028 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

BREAKDOWN

1,0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

0

224 1,396

4,933

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 271,094 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 61,290

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

DAUPHIN

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

98

1,500

2,000

1,446

2016

0 50 5,

90

11

1

$9,410,430

14.9 TOTAL 8.4 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

1

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

11.7

0 50

4,

0

50 3,

67

VALID

50

Law enforcement only

0

38

50 2,

147

30

MALE 39.6%

1,068

699

Referral to other community service

00

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

38

1,897 TOTAL

258

Insufficient information

1,5

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79

260

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Unknown

FATALITIES

993

Information only

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0.8

408

10

55

SUSPECTED CASES

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0

0

36

FEMALE 60.4%

INVALID

262

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

58

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

50

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

20

SCREENED OUT

1,6

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1

30

1,238 3,134

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

712 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

96 1,481

4,382

10

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 561,683 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 126,935

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

DELAWARE

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS 1,000

1,500

2,000

2015 16 127 2016

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

6.4

27.5

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

3.0

11

18.8

0 50 5,

90

$309,820

0 50

0

4,

1

VALID

70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0

6

50 3,

Law enforcement only

TOTAL

50

1

0

36

Referral to other community service

40

50 2,

MALE 31.6%

11

172

30

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

6

2

00

56

NEAR FATALITIES

1 | 46 0 | 79

3

10

0

FATALITIES

92

1,5

Insufficient information

11

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

22

50

FEMALE 68.4%

Information only

INVALID 00

12

13

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

20

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

124 185

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

27

VALID ASSESSED REPORTS

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

19 118

309

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 31,370 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 6,262

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

ELK

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

102

1,500

2,000

1,236

2016

1.5

EXPENDITURES

0

40.1 TOTAL 26.8 VALID

11

90

19.9

0 50 5,

0 50

$4,480,224

4,

0

VALID

70

6

0

54

50 3,

Law enforcement only

TOTAL

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

50

0

275

Referral to other community service

50 2,

MALE 48.9%

1,658

37

30

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

46

00

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 1 | 79

2,476

20

Insufficient information

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

FATALITIES

206

1,5

SUSPECTED CASES

1,629

10

57

406

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0

FEMALE 51.1%

Unknown

0

755

Information only Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

INVALID

50

80

48

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

6

SCREENED OUT

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

1,900 3,438

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

1,255 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

94 1,231

5,338

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 279,858 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 61,807

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

ERIE

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

69

1,000

1,500

2,000

609

2016

0 50 5,

90

11

0 0

$1,496,998

30.4

56.9

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

2.3

0 50

4,

45

70

MALE 32.6%

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

19

50 3,

NEAR FATALITIES

1 | 46 0 | 79

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

FATALITIES

9

TOTAL

808 VALID

11 42

1,512

0

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

15

30

Law enforcement only

26

50 2,

Referral to other community service

546

10

58

808

00

Insufficient information

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 1,5

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Unknown

0

169

0

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

INVALID

50

FEMALE 67.4%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

21

39

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

23.6

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

1,032 1,671

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

550 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

58 626

2,703

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 134,851 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 26,550

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

FAYETTE

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

3 | 11

2016

Other reason

2

$276,073

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

15.8

63.1

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

MALE 50.0%

11

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

2

0 50 5,

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

0

90

Unknown

0 50

0

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

VALID

70

0

0

Law enforcement only

10

50

2

50 3,

0

Referral to other community service

0

Insufficient information

4

40 TOTAL

30

SUSPECTED CASES

1

50 2,

FEMALE 50.0%

0

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

00

2

2

Information only

4

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 1,5

0

SUBSTANTIATED

6.3

3

10

23.7

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

0

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

50

59

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

0

SCREENED OUT

1,6

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

20

10

ASSESSED

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

40

30

35 16

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

9

VALID ASSESSED REPORTS

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

BREAKDOWN

1,0

4 15

AWAITING OUTCOME

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

51

0

RURAL | POPULATION • 7,581 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 634

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

FOREST

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

64

1,000

1,500

2,000

569

2016

14.9 1.6

EXPENDITURES

0

$1,334,789

30.7 VALID

64.7 TOTAL

11

0

0 50 5,

26

90

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

33

TOTAL

VALID

50

Law enforcement only

0 50

1,086

4,

2,286

41 7

0

45

Referral to other community service

50 3,

Insufficient information

0

52

50 2,

MALE 35.1%

303

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

30

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

20

107

00

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 1 | 79

74

Information only

Unknown

FATALITIES

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 1,5

SUSPECTED CASES

14

10

14

FEMALE 64.9%

INVALID

0

60

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

37

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

50

0

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

10

SCREENED OUT

1,6

20

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

4

30

1,588 702

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

773 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

57 528

2,290

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 152,285 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 35,333

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

FRANKLIN

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

5 | 65

2016

Other reason

2

$213,149

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

21.2

72.4

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

0

VALID

11

Unknown

0 50 5,

1

TOTAL

90

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0 50

0

232

70

Law enforcement only

4,

0

0

MALE 33.3%

1

50 3,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

3

68

1

50

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 1 | 79 FATALITIES

Referral to other community service

0

0

SUSPECTED CASES

Insufficient information

5

50 2,

FEMALE 66.7%

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

30

4

6

Information only

11

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUBSTANTIATED

2.8

3

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

0

18.7

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

1,5

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

61

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

0

SCREENED OUT

00

10

ASSESSED

1,6

20

182 24

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

40

30

53

VALID ASSESSED REPORTS

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

9 60

206

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 14,694 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 3,204

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

FULTON

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

25 162

2016

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

$787,591

32.4

13

0

125.1

0

Unknown

0 50 5,

3

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 11

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0 50

14

VALID

90

MALE 51.6%

0

238

4,

16

8

TOTAL

70

Law enforcement only

7

918

0

Referral to other community service

5

50 3,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

Insufficient information

3

50

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 2 | 79 FATALITIES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

0

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

39

30

4.2

59

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 50 2,

28.1

Other reason

00

62

63

10

0

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

1,5

FEMALE 48.4%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

14

15

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

2

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

30

631 201

1,6

40

178 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

31 206

832

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 37,938 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 7,339

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

GREENE

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

22 | 149

2016

11

0

$1,684,053

47.2

90.6

0

3.1

0 50 5,

90

16.9

0 50

4,

4

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0

6

VALID

50

Law enforcement only

50 3,

3

0

413

29 5

50 2,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 51.9%

793 TOTAL

73

30

63

14

6

10

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

21

00

Referral to other community service

22

1,5

Insufficient information

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

5

50

FEMALE 48.1%

Information only

INVALID 00

4

13

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

20

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

471 174

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

240 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

27 148

649

4

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 45,906 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 8,756

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

HUNTINGDON

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

25

1,000

1,500

2,000

203

2016

16.6

52.4

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

2.2

11

16.1

0 50 5,

90

$1,392,896

0 50

0

4,

0

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0

0

VALID

50

Law enforcement only

268

30

MALE 38.9%

3

TOTAL

50 3,

8

Referral to other community service

846

0

Insufficient information

64

50 2,

13

00

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

14

22

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

1,5

64

NEAR FATALITIES

1 | 46 1 | 79

42

10

0

FATALITIES

30

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0

SUSPECTED CASES

100

50

FEMALE 61.1%

Information only

INVALID 00

8

22

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

20

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

0

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

640 282

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

199 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

36 260

923

1

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 87,895 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 16,140

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

INDIANA

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

22 185

2016

93

Other reason

49

11

18.7 VALID

69.6

0

2.2

0 50 5,

$703,493

90

0

0 50

0

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

2

0

Law enforcement only

50 3,

0

178 VALID

50

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 50.0%

5

Referral to other community service

0

65

10

13

662 TOTAL

30

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

4

50 2,

Insufficient information

3

00

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

1,5

FEMALE 50.0%

Information only

92

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

18.6

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

0

17

10

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20

2

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

470 261

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

126 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

20 177

731

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 44,756 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 9,514

TOTAL

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

JEFFERSON

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

4 | 73

2016

12

0

$276,365

219 VALID

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 61.4 TOTAL

38.8 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

Unknown

11

1

0 50 5,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

90

3

347 TOTAL

70

Law enforcement only

0 50

1

4,

1

0

MALE 50.0%

7

50 3,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

8

Referral to other community service

6

50

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

Insufficient information

3

0

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

50 2,

FEMALE 50.0%

Information only

15

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

30

2.8

Other reason

00

17.7

11

1,5

66

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

10

0

9

8

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

275 60

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

40

30

178 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

16 100

335

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 24,829 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 5,649

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

JUNIATA

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

107

1,000

1,500

2,000

685

2016

62

Other reason

92

$4,550,859

0

0

89.3

11

2.2

0 50 5,

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 90

5

0 50

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

4,

13

TOTAL

VALID

70

Law enforcement only

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 37.7%

1,591

50

67

35

3,834 367

52

50 3,

23

Referral to other community service

0

Insufficient information

50 2,

32

30

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 1 | 79 FATALITIES

66

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

00

SUSPECTED CASES

122

1,5

FEMALE 62.3%

Information only

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

17.0

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

0

42

58

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20

4

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

2,346 834

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

947 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

93 730

3,186

6

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 213,459 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 42,956

TOTAL

37.0 VALID

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

LACKAWANNA

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS 2015

TOTAL REPORTS

1,000

1,500

2,000

132

2,500

2,001

2016

1.1

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

$4,706,353

6.2

TOTAL

11

0

25.6

90

15.1

0 50 5,

0 50

4,

30

70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0

56

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

Law enforcement only

50 3,

6

0

168

50 2,

799 VALID

1,515

30

MALE 35.6%

3,298 TOTAL

734

Insufficient information

00

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

52

421

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

1,5

68

NEAR FATALITIES

1 | 46 3 | 79

115

Information only

Referral to other community service

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

770

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

291

Other reason

FEMALE 64.4%

INVALID

10

0

Previously assessed for same concern

94

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

0

20

SUBSTANTIATED

59

SCREENED OUT

50

5

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

40

2,224 4,106

1,6

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

551 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

BREAKDOWN

1,0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

0

146 1,938

6,331

1

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 530,216 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 128,664

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

LANCASTER

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

26

1,000

1,500

2,000

262

2016

0 50 5, 11

VALID

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

7.9

55.3 TOTAL VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

$554,435

90

0

0 50

0

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

145

70

2

0

Law enforcement only

50 3,

0

1,008 TOTAL

50

MALE 8.7%

15

Referral to other community service

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

2

35

50 2,

NEAR FATALITIES

1 | 46 1 | 79

1

30

FATALITIES

0

00

Insufficient information

29

1,5

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Unknown

1.3

194

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

13.6

67

0

69

FEMALE 91.3%

Information only

INVALID

50

0

18

21

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

20

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

626 343

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

95

VALID ASSESSED REPORTS

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

23 248

970

1

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 89,162 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 18,243

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

LAWRENCE

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

71

1,000

1,500

2,000

568

2016

153

Other reason

130

0 50 5,

90

11

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 12.7 TOTAL 5.0 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

1.9

0 50

4,

$682,206

VALID

70

MALE 32.8%

0

0

19

7

50 3,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

102

156

50

70

NEAR FATALITIES

3

394 TOTAL

30

0

1 | 46 0 | 79

46

Law enforcement only Courtesy visit (Out of state)

FATALITIES

69

0

Referral to other community service

784

50 2,

Insufficient information

36

00

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

172

1,5

FEMALE 67.2%

Information only

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

17.1

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

0

18

39

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

4

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

269 1,502

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

40

30

112 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

58 532

1,771

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 135,776 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 31,078

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

LEBANON

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

103

1,500

2,000

1,296

2016

1.6

8.4

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

TOTAL

11

$5,048,028

39.8

90

17.9

0 50 5,

0 50

4,

0

70

Unknown

0

3

50 3,

MALE 36.3%

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

23

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

TOTAL

VALID

50

45

689

0 133

0

Law enforcement only

3,262

3 66

50 2,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

Referral to other community service

4

30

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 4 | 79

Insufficient information

345

00

71

FEMALE 63.7%

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

630

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

975

Other reason

Information only

INVALID

1,5

0

Previously assessed for same concern

79

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

10

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

0

20

5

SUBSTANTIATED

46

SCREENED OUT

50

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

40

2,244 2,182

1,6

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

482 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

BREAKDOWN

1,0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

0

124 1,469

4,448

22

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 356,756 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 81,919

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

LEHIGH

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS 2015

TOTAL REPORTS 1,000

137

1,500

2,000

988

2016

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

$6,666,887

7.3

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

1

35.1

11

9

90

50

70

2.3

0 50 5,

0 50

4,

0

50 3,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 38.5%

TOTAL

VALID

50

72

NEAR FATALITIES

461

30

0

2,219

78 161

0

20

Referral to other community service

50 2,

Insufficient information

00

7

Law enforcement only

55

32

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

1 | 46 1 | 79

201

1,5

FEMALE 61.5%

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

170

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

60

Other reason

Information only

INVALID

10

17.6

Previously assessed for same concern

88

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

0

20

13

SUBSTANTIATED

67

SCREENED OUT

50

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

40

1,660 789

1,6

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

364 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

BREAKDOWN

1,0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

0

143 1,113

3,837

1,388

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 320,095 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 63,237

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

LUZERNE

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

60

1,000

1,500

2,000

500

2016

0 50 5,

90

11

0

$1,824,987

34.4

TOTAL

18.2 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

3.7

0 50

4,

2

70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

6

0

13

50 3,

31

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 42.4%

438 VALID

202

30

73

NEAR FATALITIES

36

827 TOTAL

410

10

0

1 | 46 1 | 79

4

Law enforcement only

Unknown

FATALITIES

321

50 2,

Referral to other community service

81

00

Insufficient information

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 1,5

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

120

0

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

INVALID

50

FEMALE 57.6%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

24

49

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

22.0

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

6

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

647 1,190

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

341 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

85 529

1,837

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 116,656 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 24,063

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

LYCOMING

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

18

1,000

1,500

2,000

287

2016

Previously assessed for same concern

84

Other reason

48

11

34.8

85.7

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

4.5

0 50 5,

90

$1,166,505

0 50

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 36.8%

0

4,

19

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0

14

305 VALID

50

Law enforcement only

751 TOTAL

30

74

14

55

50 3,

5

Referral to other community service

0

Insufficient information

50 2,

0

16

00

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79

48

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Unknown

FATALITIES

231

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

INVALID

1,5

FEMALE 63.2%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

16

24

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

4

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

30.5

437 520

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

178 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

38 267

957

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 42,884 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 8,764

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

McKEAN

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

81

1,000

1,500

2,000

444

2016

11

80.7

TOTAL

TOTAL

VALID

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

0

$1,326,055

33.8

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

3.1

0 50 5,

90

19.3

0 50

0

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

70

11

1,918

50

Law enforcement only

0

1

50 3,

33

0

Insufficient information

804

0

50 2,

0

30

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 53.1%

156

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

00

75

34

158

1,5

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 1 | 79 FATALITIES

21

Information only

Referral to other community service

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

40

0

36

FEMALE 46.9%

INVALID

50

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

30

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

20

6

SCREENED OUT

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

1,177 420

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

513 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

64 459

1,597

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 115,320 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 23,765

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

MERCER

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

31

1,000

1,500

2,000

267

2016

$1,655,835

0

0

11

Unknown

0 50 5,

1

90

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

12

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0 50

MALE 33.3%

2

4,

16

554 VALID

9

70

Law enforcement only

957 TOTAL

356 8

0

Referral to other community service

50 3,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

Insufficient information

4

50

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

0

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

13

50 2,

4.7

52

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

30

76

Other reason

00

0

20

1,5

FEMALE 66.7%

20

10

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

10

22

32

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

2

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

SCREENED OUT

50

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

32.5

602 477

1,6

40

350 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

48 345

1,079

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 46,675 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 10,614

90.2 TOTAL 52.2 VALID

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

MIFFLIN

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

69

1,000

1,500

2,000

483

2016

0 50 5, 11

VALID

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

15.5

46.1 TOTAL VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

$2,215,734

90

MALE 45.3%

0 50

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

43

0

4,

20

566

70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0

11

TOTAL

50

Law enforcement only

1,687

30

NEAR FATALITIES

2 | 46 0 | 79

2

50 3,

34

Referral to other community service

0

Insufficient information

50 2,

41

93

00

FATALITIES

79

1,5

SUSPECTED CASES

116

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Unknown

2.7

142

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

14.5

327

0

77

FEMALE 54.7%

Information only

INVALID

50

0

27

52

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

20

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

4

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

1,145 865

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

389 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

95 530

2,018

8

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 167,881 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 36,576

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

MONROE

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

95

1,500

2,000

1,240

2016

11

0

$2,759,389

6.8 TOTAL 4.3 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

0.5

0 50 5,

90

3

70

7.9

0 50

4,

0

50 3,

135

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

Law enforcement only

0

130

50 2,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 30.9%

148

Referral to other community service

TOTAL

770 VALID

1,452

30

78

NEAR FATALITIES

1,226

682

Insufficient information

Unknown

29

216

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

10

0

Information only

00

FEMALE 69.1%

383

1,5

65

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

262

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

1 | 46 3 | 79

INVALID

376

Other reason

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON Previously assessed for same concern

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

0

SUBSTANTIATED

59

SCREENED OUT

50

5

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

40

774 3,787

1,6

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

488 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

BREAKDOWN

1,0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

0

94 1,420

4,562

1

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 812,970 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 180,315

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

MONTGOMERY

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

6 | 75

2016

SCREENED OUT

11

2.1

37.4

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

0.3

0 50 5,

90

$$95,281 367,258

0 50

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 0%

0

4,

0

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0

3

8 VALID

50

Law enforcement only

145 TOTAL

30

79

0

1

50 3,

10

Referral to other community service

0

Insufficient information

10

50 2,

1

00

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

37

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

10

SUSPECTED CASES

18

1,5

FEMALE 100%

26

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0

SUBSTANTIATED

1

1

8

50

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

Information only

INVALID 00

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

Other reason

0

19.3

ASSESSED

1,6

20

119 114

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

5

VALID ASSESSED REPORTS

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

1 75

235

2

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 18,508 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 3,877

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

MONTOUR

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

127

1,500

2,000

1,070

2016

1.9

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

51

MALE 42.9%

0

$4,782,241

12.3

30.2

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

17

11

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

9

VALID

50

Law enforcement only

773

30

9

0 50 5,

60

1,891 TOTAL

296

Referral to other community service

90

Insufficient information

0 50

45

4,

96

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

0

Information only

50 3,

97

0

FEMALE 57.1%

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 50 2,

68

BREAKDOWN

1,163

Other reason

00

80

120

1,5

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 2 | 79

INVALID

10

17.3

Previously assessed for same concern

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

0

20

5

SUBSTANTIATED

37

SCREENED OUT

50

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

40

1,275 1,912

1,6

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

530 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

BREAKDOWN

1,0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

0

119 1,084

3,189

2

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 299,616 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 62,627

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

NORTHAMPTON

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

52

1,000

1,500

2,000

444

2016

3.3

0

13

0

11

25.0

0 50 5,

0 50

$1,624,291

61.1

90

0

4,

3

0

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

2

50 3,

Law enforcement only

TOTAL

VALID

50

MALE 31.7%

21

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

19

1,124

91

30

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

2,508

88 27

50 2,

Referral to other community service

00

Insufficient information

425

1,5

SUSPECTED CASES

211

10

81

132

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0

FEMALE 68.3%

Unknown

0

119

Information only Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

INVALID

50

39

41

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

8

SCREENED OUT

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

1,485 1,119

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

698 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

60 460

2,609

5

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 94,006 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 18,408

136.2 TOTAL VALID

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

NORTHUMBERLAND

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

21

1,000

1,500

2,000

232

2016

3.0

38.3 VALID

0

22.2

11

$477,436

0 50 5,

0

90

Unknown

0 50

2

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

2

388 VALID

50

Law enforcement only

0

4

TOTAL

50 3,

4

743

0

120

50 2,

5

30

MALE 23.3%

30

00

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

7

Referral to other community service

40

1,5

NEAR FATALITIES

2 | 46 0 | 79

Insufficient information

14

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

82

FATALITIES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

9

0

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

INVALID

50

FEMALE 76.7%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

0

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

16

23

20

10

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

3

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

518 230

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

273 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

30 225

748

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 45,677 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 10,137

73.3 TOTAL

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

PERRY

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS 0

2015

0

2,00

TOTAL REPORTS 0

3,00

0

4,00

0

0 5,00

805

6,00

5,300

2016

603

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

142 0

$33,837,429

22.6

62.4 TOTAL VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

183

11

Law enforcement only

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 90

2.5

995

Insufficient information

70

15.5

00

,0 20

0

0 ,0 15

7,808 VALID

7

50

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 40.7%

21,551 TOTAL

15

Referral to other community service

00 ,0

NEAR FATALITIES

344

721

10

Information only

Unknown

9 | 46 11 | 79

2,398

30

83

FEMALE 59.3%

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

618

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

306

Other reason

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

INVALID

0

0

Previously assessed for same concern

503

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

10

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00 5,

20

SUBSTANTIATED

267

SCREENED OUT

0

45

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

50

40

14,575 5,988

2,

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

5,460 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

BREAKDOWN

1,5

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

0

847 5,367

20,587

24

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

1,00

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 1,555,072 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 345,394

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

PHILADELPHIA

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

11

1,000

1,500

2,000

147

2016

31

1.2

MALE 41.7%

$396,120

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 26.3 TOTAL 14.6 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

5

0

11

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 1 | 79 FATALITIES

36

0 50 5,

Unknown

3

170 VALID

70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

1

306 TOTAL

50

Law enforcement only

13

90

Referral to other community service

130

0 50

Insufficient information

193

4,

2

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

0

Information only

50 3,

6

0

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 50 2,

13.9

Other reason

30

SUSPECTED CASES

18

00

84

FEMALE 58.3%

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

1,5

0

6

7

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

10

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

0

20

SCREENED OUT

50

1

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

203 433

1,6

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

30

121 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

12 161

644

8

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 56,632 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 11,622

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

PIKE

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

14 14 | 83

2016

11

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

18.0 VALID

58.8 TOTAL

EXPENDITURES

0

2.4

0 50 5,

$464,511

90

0

0 50

0

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

VALID

70

3

0

Law enforcement only

50 3,

0

68

50

MALE 55.6%

1

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

5

5

222 TOTAL

30

85

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

1

50 2,

Referral to other community service

8

00

SUSPECTED CASES

Insufficient information

1

1,5

FEMALE 44.4%

18

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUBSTANTIATED

2

4

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

3

0

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

Information only

INVALID

50

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

0

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

Other reason

0

17.2

SCREENED OUT

Unknown 10

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

20

141 40

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

49 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

9 65

181

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 17,377 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 3,778

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

POTTER

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS 2015

63

TOTAL REPORTS 1,000

1,500

2,000

607

2016

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

$3,342,530

38.1

95.5

11

0

90

2.0

0 50

0 50 5,

4,

0

70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0

5

50 3,

Law enforcement only

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

7

0

1,098 VALID

46 27

50 2,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 36.4%

2,750 TOTAL

273

30

86

NEAR FATALITIES

20

0

10

0

1 | 46 2 | 79

26

Referral to other community service

Unknown

FATALITIES

139

00

Insufficient information

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 1,5

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

88

0

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

INVALID

50

FEMALE 63.6%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

39

35

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

19.7

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

10

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

1,816 611

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

743 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

55 568

2,428

1

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 146,360 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 28,783

TOTAL

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

SCHUYLKILL

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

27 | 132

2016

Other reason

31

2.9

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50.8 TOTAL

28.6 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

$556,577

11

MALE 36.0%

0 50 5,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

9

90

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79

0

0 50

0

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

249 VALID

70

4

442 TOTAL

50

Law enforcement only

Unknown

FATALITIES

2

0

7

Referral to other community service

50 3,

Insufficient information

3

0

4

30

SUSPECTED CASES

20

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

50 2,

FEMALE 64.0%

Information only

31

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 00

12.7

23

1,5

87

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

10

0

2

16

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

0

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

317 125

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

40

30

188 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

25 111

442

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 40,046 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 8,709

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

SNYDER

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

16

1,000

1,500

2,000

199

2016

11

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

21.6

62.5 TOTAL VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

$991,464

0 50 5,

0

90

Unknown

0 50

1

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

307 VALID

70

11

0

MALE 38.1%

8

50 3,

8

16

890 TOTAL

50

Law enforcement only

3

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

Referral to other community service

9

50 2,

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

Insufficient information

11

30

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

90

00

1.5

257

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 1,5

18.1

62

10

88

12

FEMALE 61.9%

Information only

INVALID

0

0

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

13

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

50

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

20

3

SCREENED OUT

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

598 468

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

210 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

21 258

1,066

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 76,617 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 14,237

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

SOMERSET

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

4 | 20

1,000

1,500

2,000

4

2016

3

0

13

45.2

0

$197,332

0 50 5,

0

11

Unknown

0 50

1

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 90

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

4,

0

0

Law enforcement only

38 VALID

70

MALE 0%

0

50 3,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

0

1

Referral to other community service

114 TOTAL

50

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

Insufficient information

0

0

SUSPECTED CASES

3

50 2,

FEMALE 100%

0

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

30

3

2

Information only

0

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 00

0

2.4

Other reason

1,5

29.7

0

10

89

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

0

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

50

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

20

0

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIATED

10

SCREENED OUT

00

30

ASSESSED

1,6

40

80 8

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

27

VALID ASSESSED REPORTS

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

BREAKDOWN

1,0

2 25

AWAITING OUTCOME

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

88

0

RURAL | POPULATION • 6,381 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 841

135.6 TOTAL VALID

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

SULLIVAN

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

27 | 131

2016

0.7

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

8.0

43.8 TOTAL VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

16.5

11

$630,758

0 50 5,

0

90

Unknown

0 50

2

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

VALID

70

0

TOTAL

50

Law enforcement only

0

3

50 3,

6

68

0

14

373

50 2,

MALE 33.3%

24

30

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

2

3

00

NEAR FATALITIES

1 | 46 0 | 79

Referral to other community service

33

1,5

FATALITIES

Insufficient information

29

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

5

0

90

FEMALE 66.7%

Information only

INVALID

50

0

10

4

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

20

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

0

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

230 119

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

41

VALID ASSESSED REPORTS

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

6 140

444

95

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 42,369 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 8,507

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

SUSQUEHANNA

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

31 179

2016

Other reason

37

4.7

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 37.5%

$1,493,184

85.8 TOTAL 51.7 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

91

14

0

11

11

0 50 5,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

90

3

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

Law enforcement only

440 VALID

50

9

730 TOTAL

30

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79

23

Referral to other community service

Unknown

FATALITIES

17

0 50

Insufficient information

163

4,

12

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

0

Information only

50 3,

11

0

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 50 2,

26.7

21

00

SUSPECTED CASES

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

1,5

FEMALE 62.5%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

10

20

25

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

0

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

4

SCREENED OUT

50

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

30

442 307

1,6

40

258 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

39 227

749

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 42,284 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 8,504

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

TIOGA

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

18 | 102

2016

Other reason

12

11

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 34.8 TOTAL 21.5 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

2.0

0 50 5,

$418,656

90

MALE 11.8%

0

0 50

3

4,

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

179 VALID

70

6

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

2

2

290 TOTAL

50

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 1 | 79

8

Law enforcement only

Unknown

FATALITIES

57

50 3,

Referral to other community service

53

0

Insufficient information

24

30

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

50 2,

FEMALE 88.2%

Information only

10

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 00

14.6

10

1,5

92

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

10

0

6

15

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

0

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

191 185

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

40

30

127 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

17 122

376

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 44,958 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 8,335

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

UNION

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

22

1,000

1,500

2,000

249

2016

59

$1,005,359

35.4

0

0

11

Unknown

0 50 5,

7

90

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0 50

4

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

Law enforcement only

4,

5

0

393 VALID

18 14

50 3,

MALE 39.1%

Referral to other community service

821 TOTAL

288

50

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

18

Insufficient information

2

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

79

50 2,

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

30

4.3

Other reason

00

93

25

10

0

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

1,5

FEMALE 60.9%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

32

28

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

1

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

30

29.8

532 501

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

265 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

46 331

1,033

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 53,906 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 11,097

74.0 TOTAL VALID

EXPENDITURES

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

VENANGO

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

16 147

2016

1.7

18.8 VALID

52.3 TOTAL

EXPENDITURES

0

20.5

11

$704,682

0 50 5,

0

90

Unknown

0 50

1

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

154 VALID

50

0

428 TOTAL

30

Law enforcement only

4,

0

0

3

50 3,

24

0

19

50 2,

1

00

MALE 21.4%

Referral to other community service

104

1,5

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

3

Insufficient information

33

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

94

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

80

0

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

INVALID

50

FEMALE 78.6%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON 00

0

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

1,6

3

11

20

10

SCREENED OUT

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

331 265

Previously assessed for same concern

40

30

121 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

14 168

596

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 40,962 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 8,177

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

WARREN

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

63

1,000

1,500

2,000

565

2016

0 50 5,

90

11

4 0

$4,359,208

40.2 TOTAL

20.9 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

1.5

0 50

4,

14

70

MALE 33.9%

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

21

50 3,

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 1 | 79 FATALITIES

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 50

Unknown

6

0

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

870 VALID

66

30

Law enforcement only

1,671 TOTAL

44 46

50 2,

Referral to other community service

31

00

Insufficient information

262

1,5

15.1

510

10

SUSPECTED CASES

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 0

95

23

FEMALE 66.1%

Information only

INVALID

160

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

41

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

50

0

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

00

10

SCREENED OUT

1,6

20

SUBSTANTIATED

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

Other reason

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

3

30

1,215 1,143

Previously assessed for same concern

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

40

639 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

62 627

2,358

0

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 208,226 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 41,592

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

WASHINGTON

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

17

1,000

1,500

2,000

172

2016

Previously assessed for same concern

15

Other reason

18

0 50 5,

90

11

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN

22.5

60.1 TOTAL VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

2.7

0 50

4,

VALID

70

$710,986

0

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

1

50 3,

96

MALE 60.0%

23

209

50

0

15

2

559 TOTAL

30

Law enforcement only

4

0

4

Referral to other community service

50 2,

Insufficient information

42

00

9

Unknown

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79

29

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

FATALITIES

22

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

SUSPECTED CASES

Information only

INVALID

1,5

FEMALE 40.0%

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

0

9

10

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20.0

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

1,6

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

391 169

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

40

30

147 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

25 186

581

21

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 51,642 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 9,308

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

WAYNE

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

64

1,500

2,000

898

2016

1.5

$4,534,199

TOTAL

15.8 VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

0

34.6

11

Unknown

0 50 5,

2

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 90

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

VALID

70

59

0 50

4

4,

1,087

162 65

0

Referral to other community service

50 3,

Insufficient information

2,387 TOTAL

195

50

MALE 48.4%

1,074

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

0

Information only

Law enforcement only

46

831

50 2,

15.5

171

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

30

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

Other reason

00

97

NEAR FATALITIES

1 | 46 3 | 79

141

INVALID

1,5

0

FEMALE 51.6%

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

Previously assessed for same concern Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

49

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

10

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

0

20

SUBSTANTIATED

38

SCREENED OUT

50

4

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

40

1,672 2,704

1,6

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

784 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

BREAKDOWN

1,0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

0

95 1,070

4,379

3

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 361,251 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 68,930

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

WESTMORELAND

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

TOTAL REPORTS

2015

1,000

1,500

2,000

29 | 113

2016

13

Other reason

21

14.6

49.7

TOTAL

VALID

EXPENDITURES

0

2.7

11

$376,079

0 50 5,

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

MALE 18.8%

90

98

3

0 50

0

0 | 46 NEAR FATALITIES 0 | 79 FATALITIES

0

4,

0

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 70

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

0

9

85 VALID

50

Law enforcement only

290 TOTAL

30

0

50 3,

15

Referral to other community service

0

Insufficient information

7

50 2,

19

00

SUSPECTED CASES

27

Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

1,5

FEMALE 81.3%

Information only

29

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS

10

15.9

Previously assessed for same concern

INVALID

0

5

13

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON

Unknown 10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

50

20

SCREENED OUT

00

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

2

ASSESSED

1,6

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED

193 140

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect

40

30

61

VALID ASSESSED REPORTS

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

BREAKDOWN

0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

1,0

16 93

365

32

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

RURAL | POPULATION • 28,147 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 5,834

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

WYOMING

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS 2015

TOTAL REPORTS

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

1,840

167

2016

2.1

TOTAL

EXPENDITURES

0

54.8

11

90

20.0

0 50

0 50 5,

4,

21.8 VALID

70

$3,331,512

0

0

50 3,

MALE 44.1%

14

50

2016 PENNSYLVANIA CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT

119

CHILDREN ASSESSED PER 1,000 CHILDREN 30

99

NEAR FATALITIES

38

10

0

90

2,174 VALID

27

Law enforcement only

Unknown

5,466 TOTAL

20 110

0

Referral to other community service

50 2,

Insufficient information

224

00

Information only

Courtesy visit (Out of state)

6 | 46 2 | 79

1,501

BREAKDOWN

CHILDREN ASSESSED WITH VALID ALLEGATIONS 1,5

FEMALE 55.9%

SUSPECTED CASES

FATALITIES

915

Referral did not allege abuse/neglect Face-to-face contact/ no abuse or neglect No face-to-face contact/no further action

INVALID 670

Other reason

114

VALID

REPORTS SCREENED OUT BY REASON Previously assessed for same concern

20

10

TOTAL

BREAKDOWN

0

9

SUBSTANTIATED

74

SCREENED OUT

50

30

ASSESSED REPORTS

ASSESSED

00

40

3,299 3,638

1,6

SUBSTANTIANTED REPORTS

1,320 VALID

00

PER 1,000 CHILDREN

CASES OF REPEAT ABUSE

BREAKDOWN

1,0

CHILD ABUSE REPORTS

AWAITING OUTCOME

0

204 1,994

6,940

3

50

NOTE: This data depicts the reports that were investigated and substantiated by the county children and youth agency.

500

BY GENDER OF VICTIM

2016 REPORTS REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE

SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS

URBAN | POPULATION • 439,660 // POPULATION UNDER 18 • 99,713

NOTE: In some reports, more than one child was assessed with valid allegations; therefore, the number of children assessed exceeds the number of valid assessed reports.

YORK

TOTAL REPORTS

2016 REPORTS GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSESSMENTS

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