Substantiated Cases Of Child Abuse And Neglect (2016–2025)

Definition

An
investigation of suspected child abuse/neglect has revealed credible evidence
that the abuse/neglect occurred by Fiscal Year.

• Facility Reports: The alleged perpetrator of a report of suspected
  child abuse or neglect is a staff person in an institution, day care center,
  day care home, group home, foster home or school and is believed to have abused
  or neglected a child while acting in their professional capacity or a position
  of trust with the alleged victim.

• Family Reports: A single investigation of suspected
  abuse/neglect. A family report can contain multiple adult subjects and children
  but for statistical purposes the report is counted only once.

• Indicated: An investigation of suspected child abuse/neglect has
  revealed credible evidence that the abuse/neglect occurred.

• Subsequent Oral Reports: The family has previously been
  "indicated" for abuse/neglect or there is a previous
  "pending" report of suspected abuse/neglect on file in the SACWIS
  system.

Note:
All definitions are from the Six-Year Statistics on Child Protective Services
report from the Department of Children and Family Services (see data source
below).

Data Source

Illinois Department of Child and Family Services, Child Protective Services Report, available here.

Last Updated

2025-12