Chart 1

APS In-Home Completed Investigations, Validations & Potential Clients by Fiscal Year

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.

Chart 2

Incidence of Maltreatment per 1,000 Adults In Texas Adult Population by Region Fiscal Year 1998

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.

Chart 3

APS In-Home Intakes By Fiscal Year

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

Chart 4

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

Chart 5

APS Intake Reports by Priority Fiscal Year 1998

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%

Chart 6

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

Chart 7

Completed APS In-Home Investigations by Region Fiscal Year 1998

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.

Chart 8

In-home Clients in Completed Investigations by Age and Disability by Region

Fiscal Year 1998

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

Chart 9

APS Clients by Gender Fiscal Year 1998

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

Chart 10

Ethnicity of APS Clients In Completed In-Home Investigations Fiscal Year 1998

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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