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Child Abuse/Neglect Related Fatalities Fiscal Year 2009
| County | Child Abuse/Neglect Related Fatalities |
Child Abuse/Neglect Related Fatalities in Foster Care at Time* |
|---|---|---|
| Andrews | 1 | 0 |
| Angelina | 1 | 0 |
| Aransas | 1 | 0 |
| Atascosa | 1 | 0 |
| Bell | 10 | 0 |
| Bexar | 13 | 1 |
| Brazoria | 1 | 0 |
| Brazos | 2 | 0 |
| Burleson | 1 | 0 |
| Burnet | 1 | 0 |
| Caldwell | 2 | 0 |
| Cameron | 4 | 0 |
| Cass | 1 | 0 |
| Cherokee | 1 | 0 |
| Collin | 6 | 0 |
| Coryell | 2 | 0 |
| Dallas | 29 | 3 |
| Denton | 4 | 0 |
| Ector | 2 | 0 |
| Ellis | 2 | 0 |
| El Paso | 8 | 1 |
| Fayette | 1 | 0 |
| Fort Bend | 7 | 0 |
| Galveston | 2 | 0 |
| Gregg | 2 | 0 |
| Guadalupe | 1 | 0 |
| Hall | 1 | 0 |
| Harris | 67 | 2 |
| Hays | 1 | 0 |
| Henderson | 2 | 0 |
| Hidalgo | 10 | 0 |
| Hill | 1 | 0 |
| Hockley | 1 | 0 |
| Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Howard | 4 | 0 |
| Hunt | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 1 | 0 |
| Johnson | 1 | 0 |
| Lamar | 1 | 0 |
| Lampasas | 1 | 0 |
| Lee | 3 | 0 |
| Liberty | 1 | 0 |
| Limestone | 2 | 0 |
| Lubbock | 1 | 0 |
| Mason | 1 | 0 |
| Maverick | 1 | 0 |
| Mclennan | 1 | 0 |
| Medina | 2 | 0 |
| Menard | 1 | 0 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 0 |
| Nacogdoches | 2 | 1 |
| Orange | 1 | 0 |
| Palo Pinto | 1 | 0 |
| Parker | 1 | 0 |
| Potter | 4 | 0 |
| Randall | 2 | 0 |
| Rockwall | 1 | 0 |
| Rusk | 1 | 0 |
| San Patricio | 1 | 0 |
| Scurry | 2 | 0 |
| Smith | 4 | 0 |
| Starr | 1 | 0 |
| Stephens | 1 | 0 |
| Tarrant | 13 | 0 |
| Taylor | 2 | 0 |
| Titus | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Green | 2 | 0 |
| Travis | 5 | 0 |
| Val Verde | 1 | 0 |
| Victoria | 1 | 0 |
| Ward | 1 | 0 |
| Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Webb | 4 | 0 |
| Wichita | 3 | 0 |
| Wilbarger | 1 | 0 |
| Williamson | 7 | 0 |
| Wood | 1 | 0 |
| Zavala | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 280 | 8 |
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.
* This is a subset of Child Abuse/Neglect Related Fatalities
This table addresses Texas Family Code §261.004, Subsections (b) (6) and (7).