County | Child Protective Services Child Abuse/Nelgect Related Fatalities |
---|---|
ANDERSON | 1 |
ARANSAS | 1 |
BANDERA | 1 |
BASTROP | 1 |
BELL | 4 |
BEXAR | 16 |
BRAZORIA | 1 |
BRAZOS | 2 |
BROOKS | 1 |
CAMERON | 1 |
COOKE | 1 |
DALLAS | 23 |
DE WITT | 1 |
ECTOR | 1 |
EL PASO | 3 |
FORT BEND | 2* |
FRIO | 1 |
GONZALES | 3 |
GREGG | 2 |
GUADALUPE | 2 |
HALE | 1 |
HARRIS | 30** |
HAYS | 3 |
HENDERSON | 3 |
HIDALGO | 4 |
HILL | 1 |
HOOD | 1 |
JASPER | 1 |
JEFFERSON | 1 |
JOHNSON | 1 |
KLEBERG | 4 |
LAMPASAS | 1 |
LEE | 1 |
LIBERTY | 2 |
LIMESTONE | 1 |
LUBBOCK | 4 |
MADISON | 2 |
MCLENNAN | 1 |
MONTGOMERY | 1 |
MOORE | 1 |
MORRIS | 1 |
NUECES | 2 |
ORANGE | 1 |
PECOS | 1 |
RANDALL | 2 |
ROBERTSON | 1* |
SAN PATRICIO | 2 |
SHELBY | 1 |
SMITH | 4* |
TARRANT | 10 |
TAYLOR | 1 |
TRAVIS | 5 |
VAL VERDE | 1 |
WHARTON | 1 |
WILLIAMSON | 1 |
WISE | 1 |
WOOD | 3 |
ZAPATA | 1 |
TOTAL | 171*** |
* Count includes one child in foster care at time of death.
** Count includes three children in foster care at time of death
Note: Child fatalities in foster care may be the result of injuries inflicted prior to the child's entry into foster care and are not necessarily a reflection on the current caretaker.
*** PRS confirmed the abuse/neglect related deaths of an additional five children in child care or mental health/mental retardation facilities for which PRS has investigatory responsibility.
This table addresses Texas Family Code 261.004, Subsections (b) (6) and (7).