Statistics for Illinois

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Statewide Children Removed to Foster Care
During April 2015 through March 2016
CountRateState RateRank
(high=1 to low=23)
Total Removals to Foster Care4,71515.0 per 10K15.0 per 10Kna
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care392.91.3 per 10K1.3 per 10Kna
Reentries to Foster Care617/4,71513.1%13.1%na
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge324/4,7156.9%6.9%na
Removals for Neglect3,949/4,71584%84%na
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use396/4,7158%8%na
Removals for Physical Abuse657/4,71514%14%na
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope327/4,7157%7%na
Removals for Inadequate Housing13/4,7150%0%na
Removals for Incarceration36/4,7151%1%na
Removals for Child Behavior317/4,7157%7%na
Removals for Abandonment35/4,7151%1%na
Removals for Sexual Abuse117/4,7152%2%na
Discharged within 1 Month of Removal206/4,3725%5%na
Permanence within 12 months of April 2014 through March 2015 Removal795/5,33415%15%na
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)1,012/2,50840%40%na