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State crimes‑against‑children division reports nearly 17,000 hotline calls in quarter; substantiation rate 37%
Summary
Major Jeff Drew told the Senate Children and Youth Committee the Crimes Against Children Division logged roughly 16,954 hotline calls in the quarter, assigned 1,501 to CACD and 4,869 to DCFS, closed 1,220 of 1,515 cases with 451 substantiated (37%), and submitted 245 cases to prosecutors.
Major Jeff Drew, commander of the Crimes Against Children Division, told the Senate Children and Youth Committee the division handled roughly 16,954 hotline calls in the third quarter and assigned investigations across agencies.
Drew said 1,501 of those calls were assigned to the division while 4,869 were referred to the Department of Children and Family Services and 1,346 received a differential response. Within the quarter the division opened 1,515 cases and closed 1,220; of the closed cases 451 were found “true,” a…
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