| APS In-Home Completed Investigations, Validations & Potential Clients by Fiscal Year |
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|---|---|---|---|
Fiscal Year |
Completed Investigations |
Validated Investigations |
Potential Clients |
1994 |
43,524 |
36,215 |
166,985 |
1995 |
46,574 |
38,593 |
171,249 |
1996 |
49,237 |
39,668 |
174,858 |
1997 |
50,677 |
38,426 |
178,144 |
1998 |
52,152 |
37,277 |
181,761 |
1999 (Projected) |
53,711 |
38,391 |
185,413 |
2000 (Projected) |
56,033 |
40,051 |
189,305 |
2001 (Projected) |
58,478 |
41,799 |
193,035 |
Potential Clients: 4% of aged and disabled people are generally estimated as a vulnerable group of victims; national research indicated that 4% of the elderly among the U.S. population may be victims of some type of abuse. |
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Incidence of Maltreatment per 1,000 Adults In Texas Adult Population by Region Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Region |
Confirmed Victims |
Region |
Confirmed Victims |
Lubbock (1) |
12.30 |
Austin (7) |
7.40 |
Abilene (2) |
20.30 |
San Antonio (8) |
8.70 |
Arlington (3) |
4.10 |
Midland (9) |
21.90 |
Tyler (4) |
8.90 |
El Paso (10) |
8.80 |
Beaumont (5) |
18.40 |
Edinburg (11) |
9.00 |
Houston (6) |
5.60 |
State Average |
8.20 |
Note: Calculations based on percent of confirmed APS In-Home investigations. Does not reflect unreported incidence. |
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APS In-Home Intakes By Fiscal Year |
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Fiscal Year |
Intakes |
Fiscal Year |
Intakes |
FY 1986 |
10,555 |
FY 1993 |
30,247 |
FY 1987 |
13,391 |
FY 1994 |
38,323 |
FY 1988 |
15,647 |
FY 1995 |
46,569 |
FY 1989 |
18,896 |
FY 1996 |
49,237 |
FY 1990 |
22,216 |
FY 1997 |
50,766 |
FY 1991 |
24,513 |
FY 1998 |
53,958 |
FY 1992 |
25,393 |
FY 1999 (Projected) |
54,972 |
APS In-Home Intake Reports By Region Fiscal Year 1998 |
|
Region |
Cases |
Lubbock (1) |
3,025 |
Abilene (2) |
4,007 |
Arlington (3) |
7,786 |
Tyler (4) |
3,437 |
Beaumont (5) |
4,457 |
Houston (6) |
8,201 |
Austin (7) |
5,252 |
San Antonio (8) |
6,626 |
Midland (9) |
3,806 |
El Paso (10) |
2,083 |
Edinburg (11) |
5,242 |
Unknown |
36 |
State Total |
53,958 |
APS Intake Reports by Priority Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Priority Level |
Cases |
Percentage |
One |
8,951 |
16.6% |
Two |
23,419 |
43.4% |
Three |
19,011 |
35.2% |
Four |
2,572 |
4.8% |
Unknown |
5 |
0.0% |
State Total |
53,958 |
100.0% |
Duration of APS In-Home Cases (Investigation and Service Delivery) Fiscal Year 1998 |
|
Length |
Cases |
Under 30 days |
12,920 |
31 - 60 days |
7,921 |
61 -90 days |
3,633 |
91 -120 days |
1,818 |
121 - 180 days |
1,302 |
181 - 365 days |
651 |
Over 1 year |
89 |
State Total |
28,334 |
Completed APS In-Home Investigations by Region Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Region |
Validated Investigations |
Invalid Investigations |
Unable to Determine |
Other* |
Total |
Lubbock (1) |
2,430 |
320 |
70 |
53 |
2,873 |
Abilene (2) |
3,085 |
705 |
91 |
167 |
4,048 |
Arlington (3) |
4,679 |
1,432 |
413 |
953 |
7,477 |
Tyler (4) |
2,534 |
401 |
171 |
206 |
3,312 |
Beaumont (5) |
3,545 |
720 |
108 |
99 |
4,472 |
Houston (6) |
5,286 |
1,769 |
244 |
427 |
7,726 |
Austin (7) |
3,443 |
1,112 |
116 |
320 |
4,991 |
San Antonio (8) |
4,393 |
1,187 |
163 |
543 |
6,286 |
Midland (9) |
3,067 |
590 |
96 |
126 |
3,879 |
El Paso (10) |
1,438 |
434 |
71 |
31 |
1,974 |
Edinburg (11) |
3,360 |
1,334 |
133 |
262 |
5,089 |
Region Unknown |
17 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
25 |
State Total |
37,277 |
10,006 |
1,677 |
3,192 |
52,152 |
*"Other" category refers to those investigations that workers could not complete for some reason e.g. clients died or cases were misclassified. |
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In-home Clients in Completed Investigations by Age and Disability by Region Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Region |
Aged (60.5%) |
Disabled (39.5%) |
Lubbock (1) |
1,681 |
1,192 |
Abilene (2) |
2,088 |
1,960 |
Arlington (3) |
4,920 |
2,557 |
Tyler (4) |
2,168 |
1,144 |
Beaumont (5) |
2,503 |
1,969 |
Houston (6) |
4,642 |
3,084 |
Austin (7) |
2,871 |
2,120 |
San Antonio (8) |
3,864 |
2,422 |
Midland (9) |
2,158 |
1,721 |
El Paso (10) |
1,309 |
665 |
Edinburg (11) |
3,346 |
1,743 |
Unknown |
13 |
12 |
State Total |
31,563 |
20,589 |
APS Clients by Gender Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Region |
Female (63%) |
Male (36%) |
Unknown (1%) |
Lubbock (1) |
1,806 |
1,049 |
18 |
Abilene (2) |
2,593 |
1,433 |
22 |
Arlington (3) |
4,916 |
2,458 |
103 |
Tyler (4) |
2,098 |
1,210 |
4 |
Beaumont (5) |
2,889 |
1,560 |
23 |
Houston (6) |
5,004 |
2,703 |
19 |
Austin (7) |
3,201 |
1,776 |
14 |
San Antonio (8) |
4,010 |
2,264 |
12 |
Midland (9) |
2,407 |
1,466 |
6 |
El Paso (10) |
1,195 |
765 |
14 |
Edinburg (11) |
2,906 |
2,148 |
35 |
Unknown |
11 |
14 |
0 |
State Total |
33,036 |
18,846 |
270 |
Ethnicity of APS Clients In Completed In-Home Investigations Fiscal Year 1998 |
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| Region |
Anglo |
African-American |
Hispanic |
American Indian |
Asian-American |
Unknown |
Other |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock (1) |
1,441 |
484 |
678 |
9 |
1 |
251 |
9 |
2,873 |
| Abilene (2) |
2,422 |
532 |
521 |
6 |
12 |
538 |
17 |
4,048 |
| Arlington (3) |
4,271 |
1,637 |
348 |
6 |
27 |
1,147 |
41 |
7,477 |
| Tyler (4) |
1,926 |
1,022 |
51 |
2 |
2 |
303 |
6 |
3,312 |
| Beaumont (5) |
2,034 |
1,597 |
60 |
6 |
21 |
745 |
9 |
4,472 |
| Houston (6) |
3,643 |
2,574 |
660 |
9 |
34 |
770 |
36 |
7,726 |
| Austin (7) |
2,744 |
1,207 |
565 |
14 |
24 |
417 |
20 |
4,991 |
| San Antonio (8) |
2,282 |
639 |
2,683 |
9 |
15 |
618 |
40 |
6,286 |
| Midland (9) |
1,909 |
460 |
1,345 |
6 |
1 |
141 |
17 |
3,879 |
| El Paso (10) |
534 |
111 |
1,235 |
1 |
2 |
81 |
10 |
1,974 |
| Edinburg (11) |
1,161 |
108 |
3,424 |
0 |
3 |
383 |
10 |
5,089 |
| Region Unknown |
12 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
25 |
Total |
24,379 |
10,374 |
11,576 |
68 |
142 |
5,398 |
215 |
52,152 |
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