Foster Care Abuse Stats
- Every year, 678,000 children are neglected or abused
- 2.39 of every 100,000 die of abuse or neglect
- 7 of every 100 are sexually abused
- 10.7 of every 100 are physically abused
- 15.5 of every 100 are the victim of multiple maltreatments
- 60.8 of every 100 are the victim of sole neglect
Foster Care in Illinois
- Every month more than 300 children are placed in foster homes as a result of neglect and abuse
- In 2019 there were 17,481 children in foster care