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neglect. That year, 28,516 cases of abuse and neglect were indicated, an increase of 4 percent
from the 27,338 cases indicated in FY02. In FY07, DCFS indicated a rate of 891 cases of abuse
and neglect per 100,000 youth ages 0 to 17.
The rate of reported cases of abuse and neglect increased 15 percent from 2002 to 2007, and
during that same time period, the rate of indicated cases increased 6 percent.
Sexual abuse
In FY07, 8,682 cases of sexual abuse of children in Illinois were reported to DCFS, a 6 percent
increase from the 8,182 cases reported in 2002. From FY97 to FY07 the statewide rate of reports
of child sexual abuse to DCFS decreased. However, there was an 8 percent increase in the rate of
child sexual abuse reports between FY02 and FY07, from 252 per 100,000 youth age 0 to 17 to
271, respectively. Figure 6 shows the rate of reported sexual abuse of children by region from
FY97 through FY07.
Figure 6
Rate of reported cases of child sex abuse per 100,000 youth
ages 0 to 17 by region, FY97- FY07
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Rate per 100,000 youth age 0 - 17
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400
300
200
100
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fiscal year
Cook Northern Central Southern Illinois
Source: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
In FY07, 2,480 indicated cases of child sex abuse were recorded, a decrease of 12 percent from
the 2,804 cases in 2002. In FY07, DCFS indicated 29 percent of reported cases of child sexual
abuse. The rate of indicated child sexual abuse reports was 78 cases per 100,000 youth age 0 to
17 in FY07.
While the rate of reported cases of child sex abuse increased 8 percent from 2002 to 2007, during
that same time period the rate of indicated cases decreased 9 percent.
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