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