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Children & Youth

Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect

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Source: New York State Kids' Well-being Indicator Clearinghouse

What does this measure?

The number of children in indicated Child Protective Service reports, expressed as a rate per 1,000 children under age 18. Indicated reports are those in which there is credible evidence that a child has experienced abuse, neglect or maltreatment from a parent or legal guardian. This includes sexual abuse committed or allowed by a parent or guardian.

Why is this important?

Children who have been abused or neglected may experience long-term psychological and emotional/behavioral consequences. Victims of abuse are also at higher risk of abusing their own children when they become parents.

How is our region performing?

In 2020, there were 20 abused or neglected children for every 1,000 in the 9-county Rochester region, above the state rate of 15. The rate has increased 40% from 2000 and reached new highs in the last three years. The rate of child abuse was highest in Yates and Seneca counties at 36 and 35 per 1,000, respectively. The rate was lowest in Ontario and Monroe counties at 17 and 18, respectively. As a group, the counties surrounding Monroe had a higher rate than Monroe County at 24.

Notes about the data

Reports of abuse or neglect may be influenced by many factors such as outreach, education and media publicity. Additionally, it is unknown how many cases of abuse or neglect are never reported to authorities. Each child is counted only once in these data.

Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
NYS	13	14	14	13	14	13	16	16	17	19	19	17	16	15	17	14	16	17	17	17	15
NYS (excluding NYC)	14	14	15	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	14	16	16	16	17	17	18	16
Region	14	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	15	16	18	18	20	21	20
Monroe	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	12	13	13	11	11	10	9	11	12	14	15	17	18	18
Surrounding Counties	17	17	18	19	19	18	20	22	19	21	22	20	19	19	23	23	24	24	26	27	24
Genesee	17	16	17	13	18	16	19	23	15	15	20	18	20	21	24	25	24	30	30	28	24
Livingston	15	15	19	20	16	15	17	19	16	16	13	12	15	12	18	19	21	19	21	25	26
Ontario	19	21	21	22	23	20	22	20	18	21	23	20	17	18	21	21	23	23	23	22	17
Orleans	12	17	16	17	18	22	26	28	23	28	30	24	21	19	27	25	26	24	31	30	22
Seneca	27	20	24	26	23	26	27	28	29	29	25	22	25	36	30	51	45	27	40	34	35
Wayne	16	17	15	18	17	15	16	19	17	19	21	20	18	15	21	21	23	23	24	26	24
Wyoming	20	19	18	16	19	14	17	19	16	18	14	11	14	14	22	20	19	23	16	23	26
Yates	16	7	14	19	23	20	25	37	41	42	38	45	45	39	29	36	31	26	33	40	36

Source: New York State Kids' Well-being Indicator Clearinghouse
Notes: Rate is per 1,000 children under 18.

Number of Indicated Cases of Child Abuse and Neglect

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
NYS	63,075	65,023	65,121	62,172	63,877	63,290	76,797	76,014	79,356	80,707	79,668	73,966	71,388	68,931	71,416	69,403	71,182	75,328	73,282	70,754	58,988
NYS (excluding NYC)	37,364	39,345	40,096	39,260	41,215	40,735	41,913	42,286	44,011	44,983	44,146	40,897	39,695	38,985	41,013	40,374	40,788	42,411	42,394	42,006	37,141
Region	4,424	4,445	4,492	4,581	4,766	4,437	4,454	4,550	4,547	4,672	4,549	4,265	4,234	4,081	4,047	4,201	4,699	4,914	5,356	5,406	4,906
Monroe	2,372	2,426	2,405	2,451	2,601	2,461	2,246	2,144	2,307	2,222	2,010	1,908	1,867	1,754	1,752	1,915	2,366	2,497	2,765	2,902	2,706
Surrounding Counties	2,052	2,019	2,087	2,130	2,165	1,976	2,208	2,406	2,240	2,450	2,539	2,357	2,367	2,327	2,295	2,286	2,333	2,417	2,591	2,504	2,200
Genesee	267	245	257	195	261	236	271	318	234	243	323	298	331	348	304	321	312	387	390	332	282
Livingston	218	226	278	288	231	212	234	255	237	236	192	188	231	192	235	247	262	243	260	286	289
Ontario	492	525	535	546	558	480	529	478	427	496	550	479	430	451	477	485	528	519	522	493	377
Orleans	142	193	174	186	194	239	281	295	255	311	337	276	244	221	243	224	239	218	282	245	175
Seneca	225	166	196	203	180	203	201	211	248	253	218	196	220	319	219	180	157	201	297	243	237
Wayne	401	425	377	438	418	361	389	460	420	460	529	512	471	384	451	438	476	488	497	502	452
Wyoming	204	191	179	153	177	124	150	165	179	203	157	127	153	155	185	166	158	193	130	177	190
Yates	103	48	91	121	146	121	153	224	240	248	233	281	287	257	181	225	201	168	213	226	198

Source: New York State Kids' Well-being Indicator Clearinghouse

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INDICATORS - Grouped by Topic	REGIONAL VALUE	YEAR	NYS COMPARISON	TREND \| REGION
Prenatal Care	78%	2018	3	1 Increasing
Prenatal Care, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights	8.4%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Infant Mortality Rate	6.9	2017-19	2	0 Maintaining
Infant Mortality Rate, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	0.8%	2018	2	-1 Decreasing
Children in Poverty	19%	2016-20	3	1 Increasing
Children in Poverty, Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Single-Parent Families	39%	2016-20	2	1 Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	20	2020	2	1 Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	1.8	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Pregnancy	1.3%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Births	12	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Arts and Culture Attendance		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tourism Spending	$894	2020	1	-1 Decreasing
Recreation Spending	$52	2020	1	-1 Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate	83%	2020	2	1 Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	64%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Registered Library Borrowers	58%	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Library Visits	5.4	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Charitable Contributions as a Percentage of Income	0.8%	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	10%	2016-20	3	0 Maintaining
Total Population	1.9%	2020	2	1 Increasing
Population by Age		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Age and Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19	6%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income	$61,376	2016-20	1	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty	13%	2016-20	3	1 Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty, by Sex		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Public Assistance Recipients	1.7%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Approval Rate for Public Assistance Applications	24%	2020	0	-1 Decreasing
Females Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Seniors Living in Poverty, by Sex		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Households Receiving SNAP	13%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Female Seniors Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tax Filers Receiving Earned Income Tax Credit	15%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
EITC Dollars	$173	2019	1	-1 Decreasing
Change in Total Jobs	-8%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Change in Number of Business Establishments by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Jobs by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Sector Shares of Regional Total Employment		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Unemployment Rate	8.1%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Average Salary by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Average Salary Since 2000	12%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Employment-to-Population Ratio	60%	2016-20	2	-1 Decreasing
Prekindergarten Participation	58%	2020	3	1 Increasing
School Spending Per Student	$23,561	2020	1	1 Increasing
Instructional Spending Per Student	$16,983	2020	1	1 Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services		2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Grade 3 English	44%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 English by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 English by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math	49%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 Math by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English	39%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 8 English by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 Math	49%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Regents Algebra 1	73%	2019	3	1 Increasing
Regents English	83%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate	89%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Cohort Graduation Rate, Beyond Four Years	89%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Without Health Insurance	4%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Supply of Doctors	35.3	2019	1	1 Increasing
Mortality Rate	693	2019	1	-1 Decreasing
Chlamydia Rate	55	2018	3	1 Increasing
Chlamydia Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rate	18	2018	3	-1 Decreasing
Maternal Health, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-18	0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Early Syphilis Rates	1.8	2018	3	1 Increasing
Early Syphilis Rates within Monroe County, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with HIV	104	2019	0	1 Increasing
People Living with HIV by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with AIDS	132	2019	0	1 Increasing
People Living with AIDS by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Percent of Days with Good Air Quality			0	10 Not Applicable*
Alcohol-related Crashes	2.5	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Median Home Value	$143,640	2016-20	1	1 Increasing
Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment by Primary Substance		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Median Rental Prices	$896	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	2.3	2016-20	3	0 Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Homeowners by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Overall Housing Cost Burden	28%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters	32%	2016-20	3	10 Not Applicable*
Rent Burdened Households	47%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Homeownership Rate	68%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Homeownership Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Vacant Housing Units	9%	2016-20	3	1 Increasing
Homeless Persons			0	10 Not Applicable*
Serious Crimes	170	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Violent Crimes	24	2020	3	1 Increasing
Victims of Domestic Violence	57	2020	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates	8.7	2020	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2018	0	10 Not Applicable*
Arrest Rates	130.1	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Per-Capita Spending for Local Government	$3,731	2019	0	1 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio	0.68	2016-20	3	0 Maintaining

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