In 2003, Scott County accepted 1,739 reports of child abuse. 547
of these reports were confirmed; these reports involved 861 confirmed abused children.
31% confirmation rate of child abuse in Scott County
The State Central Register (SCR) received 293,292 calls during the
2003 fiscal year; 304,945 calls were received in the previous 2002 fiscal year.
97,428 children were reported as being abused and neglected, with
27,626 of these being
indicated (confirmed). This is a 2.8% decrease in indicated cases
from the prior year.
7.9 children out of every 1,000 were victims of indicated abuse in
2003.
Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect in Illinois included-
