| Region | Child Population | Children in Investigations* | Children in Confirmed Investigations* | Children in Need of Services** | Children Receiving Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock (1) | 214,782 |
14,239 |
3,957 |
1,916 |
1,768 |
| Abilene (2) | 137,142 |
7,306 |
2,659 |
1,250 |
1,055 |
| Arlington (3) | 1,420,185 |
61,212 |
16,491 |
10,288 |
7,325 |
| Tyler (4) | 241,490 |
17,115 |
4,094 |
1,485 |
1,199 |
| Beaumont (5) | 176,497 |
10,292 |
3,525 |
1,503 |
1,061 |
| Houston (6) | 1,280,424 |
53,083 |
15,688 |
6,698 |
6,012 |
| Austin (7) | 529,624 |
32,777 |
9,045 |
4,608 |
2,532 |
| San Antonio (8) | 585,099 |
30,544 |
9,238 |
6,284 |
5,329 |
| Midland (9) | 162,372 |
7,221 |
1,604 |
1,405 |
1,322 |
| El Paso (10) | 246,062 |
7,386 |
2,626 |
1,567 |
1,431 |
| Edinburg (11) | 546,534 |
27,275 |
6,728 |
6,745 |
5,864 |
| Other | N/A |
78 |
18 |
23 |
17 |
| State Total | 5,540,211 |
268,528 |
75,673 |
43,772 |
34,915 |
*Includes child victims as well as other children in home who are not victims of abuse or neglect.
**In Need of Services - Determined from completed CPS investigations of child abuse/neglect in which risk was indicated and there are not sufficient family strengths and available resources to provide for the safety to the child in the foreseeable future.
| State Total 5,540,211 |
|---|
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Population data source: Texas State Data Center, Texas A&M University
| Services | Families | Children |
|---|---|---|
| Intakes Assigned | 12,950 |
31,210 |
| Investigations | 9,262 |
22,377 |
| Family Preservation | 3,759 |
13,964 |
| Intensified Services | 1,348 |
5,008 |
| Temporary Substitute Care | 5,560 |
7,994 |
| Family Reunification | 673 |
2,162 |
| Plan is Adoption | N/A |
2,706 |
| Long-Term Substitute Care | 2,757 |
3,721 |
| Total Cases | 36,309 |
89,142 |
| Region | Cases |
|---|---|
| Lubbock (1) | 33.0 |
| Abilene (2) | 23.6 |
| Arlington (3) | 18.4 |
| Tyler (4) | 34.0 |
| Beaumont (5) | 33.1 |
| Houston (6) | 37.0 |
| Austin (7) | 34.6 |
| San Antonio (8) | 31.1 |
| Midland (9) | 15.2 |
| El Paso (10) | 17.2 |
| Edinburg (11) | 18.1 |
| State Total | 27.1 |
| Year | Cases |
|---|---|
| FY 1994 | 28.8 |
| FY 1995 | 29.5 |
| FY 1996 | 28.0 |
| FY 1997 | 27.5 |
| FY 1998 | 27.1 |
| Region | In-home Care | Substitute Care |
|---|---|---|
| Lubbock (1) | 12.2 |
41.1 |
| Abilene (2) | 74.1 |
28.4 |
| Arlington (3) | 14.9 |
27.2 |
| Tyler (4) | 17.2 |
34.8 |
| Beaumont (5) | 26.05 |
19.6 |
| Houston (6) | 10.9 |
11.2 |
| Austin (7) | 10.2 |
18.8 |
| San Antonio (8) | 10.2 |
19.3 |
| Midland (9) | 44.8 |
23.3 |
| El Paso (10) | 14.1 |
35.7 |
| Edinburg (11) | 4.2 |
25.1 |
| State | 13.1 |
21.2 |
| Region | Information & Referral | Case-related Special Request | Non-case-related Special Request | Reports of Alleged Abuse/Neglect | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock (1) | 3,256 |
102 |
55 |
8,785 |
12,198 |
| Abilene (2) | 7,769 |
55 |
84 |
7,663 |
15,571 |
| Arlington (3) | 29,916 |
592 |
19 |
22,025 |
52,552 |
| Tyler (4) | 9,362 |
119 |
33 |
4,268 |
13,782 |
| Beaumont (5) | 2,101 |
372 |
8 |
6,253 |
8,734 |
| Houston (6) | 20,743 |
408 |
58 |
10,409 |
31,618 |
| Austin (7) | 25 |
263 |
4 |
371 |
663 |
| San Antonio (8) | 895 |
496 |
4 |
3,039 |
4,434 |
| Midland (9) | 1,904 |
82 |
17 |
7,865 |
9,868 |
| El Paso (10) | 7,487 |
61 |
850 |
5,678 |
14,076 |
| Edinburg (11) | 6,289 |
265 |
221 |
10,871 |
17,646 |
| Unknown | 8 |
394 |
0 |
40 |
442 |
| State-Wide Intake | 229,363 |
888 |
284 |
127,987 |
358,522 |
| State Total | 319,118 |
4,097 |
1,637 |
215,254 |
540,106 |
* Includes Adult Protective, Child Protective, and Licensing programs.
| Region | Assigned * | Not assigned ** |
|---|---|---|
| Lubbock (1) | 5,678 |
2,320 |
| Abilene (2) | 3,084 |
2,128 |
| Arlington (3) | 31,034 |
6,475 |
| Tyler (4) | 7,436 |
1,256 |
| Beaumont (5) | 4,717 |
1,726 |
| Houston (6) | 22,557 |
4,782 |
| Austin (7) | 14,932 |
1,726 |
| San Antonio (8) | 12,670 |
3,728 |
| Midland (9) | 3,568 |
1,891 |
| El Paso (10) | 3,493 |
1,884 |
| Edinburg (11) | 10,593 |
3,348 |
| Other*** | 38 |
330 |
| State | 119,800 |
31,594 |
* Reports meeting the statutory definition of abuse and/or neglect that include sufficient identifying information are assigned.
** Not assigned category includes reports that do not meet statutory definition or do not have sufficient identifying information to locate the family
*** Region unknown
Note: Information and referral requests, written or verbal, are not included in the data in these charts
| Year | Assigned * | Not assigned ** |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 124,843 |
45,757 |
| 1995 | 125,613 |
42,999 |
| 1996 | 106,458 |
41,386 |
| 1997 | 112,766 |
40,517 |
| 1998 | 119,800 |
31,594 |
| 1999 Projected | 135,218 |
35,660 |
| 2000 Projected | 143,655 |
37,885 |
* Reports meeting the statutory definition of abuse and/or neglect that include sufficient identifying information are assigned.
** Not assigned category includes reports that do not meet statutory definition or do not have sufficient identifying information to locate the family
Note: Information and referral requests, written or verbal, are not included in the data in these charts
| The categories used to record the findings of an initial assessment/investigation of child abuse or neglect are defined as: |
|---|
Confirmed Investigations Reason to believe. Based on some credible or preponderance of evidence, staff concluded that abuse or neglect occurred. |
Unconfirmed Investigations Ruled-out. Staff determined, based on available information, that it is reasonable to conclude that abuse or neglect has not occurred. Moved. Before staff could reach a conclusion, the persons involved in the report moved and could not be located. Unable-to-determine. Staff concluded that none of the other dispositions were appropriate. |
| Region | Total | Confirmed | Percent Confirmed | Unconfirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock (1) | 5,756 |
1,556 |
27.0% |
4,200 |
| Abilene (2) | 3,114 |
1,038 |
33.3% |
2,076 |
| Arlington (3) | 26,373 |
6,831 |
25.9% |
19,542 |
| Tyler (4) | 7,316 |
1,637 |
22.4% |
5,679 |
| Beaumont (5) | 4,235 |
1,390 |
32.8% |
2,845 |
| Houston (6) | 22,166 |
6,244 |
28.2% |
15,922 |
| Austin (7) | 13,427 |
3,530 |
26.3% |
9,897 |
| San Antonio (8) | 11,964 |
3,420 |
28.6% |
8,544 |
| Midland (9) | 3,042 |
636 |
20.9% |
2,406 |
| El Paso (10) | 3,216 |
1,085 |
33.7% |
2,131 |
| Edinburg (11) | 10,501 |
2,389 |
22.8% |
8,112 |
| Other** | 37 |
10 |
27.0% |
27 |
| Total | 111,147 |
29,766 |
26.8% |
81,381 |
* PRS licensing staff investigations of child abuse/neglect in licensed child-care facilities and registered family homes are not included in the above totals.
** Region unknown
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