Data and Reports
Fatalities & Near Fatalities Reported to CDSS
Fatality and near fatality numbers presented in the charts below reflect the Statement of Findings and Information (SOC 826) forms submitted to CDSS by county child welfare agencies and have been reconciled with all California counties through quarterly reconciliations. Numbers may fluctuate each quarter as updates are provided to the state by California counties.
| 2008-2024 Child Fatality Incidents By Placement and Calendar Year
|
| Placement Type
|
| Calendar Year
|
In Home
|
Out-of-Home
|
3PHs
|
Total Fatalities
|
| CY 2008
|
114
|
6
|
*
|
120
|
| CY 2009
|
119
|
5
|
*
|
124
|
| CY 2010
|
128
|
4
|
*
|
132
|
| CY 2011
|
120
|
2
|
*
|
122
|
| CY 2012
|
138
|
1
|
2
|
141
|
| CY 2013
|
101
|
3
|
31
|
135
|
| CY 2014
|
101
|
3
|
24
|
128
|
| CY 2015
|
107
|
6
|
40
|
153
|
| CY 2016
|
110
|
5
|
36
|
151
|
| CY 2017
|
114
|
0
|
32
|
146
|
| CY 2018
|
114
|
4
|
36
|
154
|
| CY 2019
|
119
|
3
|
34
|
156
|
| CY 2020
|
119
|
1
|
38
|
158
|
| CY 2021
|
137
|
6
|
38
|
181
|
| CY 2022
|
137
|
4
|
29
|
170
|
| CY 2023
|
100
|
5
|
30
|
135
|
| CY 2024 (Q3)
|
45
|
2
|
13
|
60
|
- Chart 1: CY 2012 is the first year CIOS unit started to receive SOC826s for Third Party Homicides of children 17 years of age and under, referred to in these charts as “3PHs”.
- A third party homicide fatality is defined by CDSS as “situations wherein a child was a victim of homicide by a perpetrator other than a parent/guardian or a person acting as a caregiver and there was no contributory abuse or neglect by a parent, guardian or caregiver.”
| 2008-2024 Child Near Fatality Incidents By Placement and Calendar Year
|
| Placement Type
|
| Calendar Year
|
In Home
|
Out-of-Home
|
Total Near Fatalities
|
| CY 2008
|
89
|
3
|
92
|
| CY 2009
|
86
|
0
|
86
|
| CY 2010
|
121
|
3
|
124
|
| CY 2011
|
132
|
6
|
138
|
| CY 2012
|
129
|
2
|
131
|
| CY 2013
|
115
|
5
|
120
|
| CY 2014
|
104
|
2
|
106
|
| CY 2015
|
79
|
2
|
81
|
| CY 2016
|
87
|
5
|
92
|
| CY 2017
|
96
|
2
|
98
|
| CY 2018
|
76
|
2
|
78
|
| CY 2019
|
71
|
4
|
75
|
| CY 2020
|
78
|
4
|
82
|
| CY 2021
|
94
|
4
|
98
|
| CY 2022
|
95
|
4
|
99
|
| CY 2023
|
89
|
3
|
92
|
| CY 2024 (Q3)
|
50
|
0
|
50
|
| Calendar Year
|
Grand Total of Fatalities and Near Fatalities
|
| CY 2008
|
212
|
| CY 2009
|
210
|
| CY 2010
|
256
|
| CY 2011
|
260
|
| CY 2012
|
272
|
| CY 2013
|
255
|
| CY 2014
|
234
|
| CY 2015
|
234
|
| CY 2016
|
243
|
| CY 2017
|
244
|
| CY 2018
|
232
|
| CY 2019
|
230
|
| CY 2020
|
240
|
| CY 2021
|
279
|
| CY 2022
|
269
|
| CY 2023
|
227
|
| CY 2024 (Q3)
|
110
|
- Chart 3: The numbers reflect all SOC826s officially accepted by the CDSS as of September 30, 2024. Data will be updated as needed per reporting requirements and through quarterly county reconciliations.
California Child Fatality and Near Fatality Annual Reports
Annual Progress and Service Reports
- Analysis of child fatalities and near fatalities that occurred and were submitted to CDSS January 1-December 31, 2007, pages 208-215: Federal Fiscal Year 2008