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Child deaths in New York State that allegedly resulted from abuse or maltreatment are reported to the Statewide Central Register (SCR) of Child Abuse and Maltreatment and investigated by the local department of social services (LDSS). By law, certain reports are investigated in coordination with law enforcement.

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is required by statute to conduct a review of each fatality investigation and issue a summary report within six months of the local investigation. OCFS reviews a family’s history three years before the fatality, including ongoing and prior and current child protective investigations and services a child or family may been receiving prior to the fatality. If OCFS determines that there were lapses in adhering to state regulation or policy, OCFS issues findings and monitors the implementation of the corrective action plan required of the LDSS. OCFS also reviews and issues fatality reports for children who die while in foster care, or while they are receiving preventive services, regardless of abuse or neglect allegations.

OCFS posts fatality reports (names and identifying information is withheld on all reports) when it is determined that disclosure would not harm the child’s surviving siblings or other children in the household. The OCFS Commissioner considers whether publishing a fatality report is contrary to the best interests of a child’s siblings or other children in the household, what effects publication may have on the privacy of children and family, and any potentially detrimental effects publication may have on reuniting and providing services to a family. This process is referred to as a “best interest determination” and is conducted by OCFS and, in certain instances, with the assistance of experts serving on the OCFS Statewide Child Fatality Review Team. This team is comprised of state and local professionals working together to research the causes of preventable child deaths and develops strategies to prevent them. OCFS also certifies 18 regional and local child fatality review teams.

The reports posted here are not the actual investigations conducted by the local departments of social services; they are OCFS’s review of the actual investigation and meet the standards for public release.

See the OCFS Prevention and Child Safety pages for information on keeping children safe.

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Child Fatality Reports : All Regions

Links Date Released Regional Office County
NY-23-003 Word | NY-23-003 PDF - Jun 30, 2023 NYC Regional Office Kings County
NY-23-034 Word | NY-23-034 PDF - Jun 30, 2023 NYC Regional Office Office of Special Investigations
SV-23-001 Word | SV-23-001 PDF - Jun 30, 2023 Westchester Regional Office Orange County
NY-23-009 Word | NY-23-009 PDF - Jun 29, 2023 NYC Regional Office Office of Special Investigations
SV-23-017 Word | SV-23-017 PDF - Jun 29, 2023 Westchester Regional Office Orange County
BU-23-006 Word | BU-23-006 PDF - Jun 27, 2023 Buffalo Regional Office Erie County
NY-23-013 Word | NY-23-013 PDF - Jun 27, 2023 NYC Regional Office New York County
SY-23-004 Word | SY-23-004 PDF - Jun 27, 2023 Syracuse Regional Office Onondaga County
SY-23-006 Word | SY-23-006 PDF - Jun 27, 2023 Syracuse Regional Office Onondaga County
SV-23-003 Word | SV-23-003 PDF - Jun 23, 2023 Westchester Regional Office Suffolk County
SY-23-002 Word | SY-23-002 PDF - Jun 23, 2023 Syracuse Regional Office Madison County
BU-22-037 Word | BU-22-037 PDF - Jun 21, 2023 Buffalo Regional Office Erie County
NY-23-002 Word | NY-23-002 PDF - Jun 21, 2023 NYC Regional Office New York County
RO-23-001 Word | RO-23-001 PDF - Jun 21, 2023 Rochester Regional Office Chemung County
SY-23-001 Word | SY-23-001 PDF - Jun 21, 2023 Syracuse Regional Office Oneida County
AL-23-001 Word | AL-23-001 PDF - Jun 15, 2023 Albany Regional Office Washington County
SV-22-050 Word | SV-22-050 PDF - Jun 15, 2023 Westchester Regional Office Suffolk County
BU-22-036 Word | BU-22-036 PDF - Jun 12, 2023 Buffalo Regional Office Erie County
NY-22-108 Word | NY-22-108 PDF - Jun 12, 2023 NYC Regional Office Kings County
NY-23-001 Word | NY-23-001 PDF - Jun 12, 2023 NYC Regional Office New York County
NY-23-005 Word | NY-23-005 PDF - Jun 12, 2023 NYC Regional Office Bronx County
SV-22-048 Word | SV-22-048 PDF - Jun 12, 2023 Westchester Regional Office Westchester County
SY-22-054 Word | SY-22-054 PDF - Jun 12, 2023 Syracuse Regional Office Cortland County
SY-22-058 Word | SY-22-058 PDF - Jun 12, 2023 Syracuse Regional Office Cortland County
BU-22-034 Word | BU-22-034 PDF - Jun 8, 2023 Buffalo Regional Office Erie County
SV-22-049 Word | SV-22-049 PDF - Jun 8, 2023 Westchester Regional Office Nassau County
SY-22-057 Word | SY-22-057 PDF - Jun 8, 2023 Syracuse Regional Office Oneida County
NY-22-112 Word | NY-22-112 PDF - Jun 2, 2023 NYC Regional Office New York County
RO-22-039 Word | RO-22-039 PDF - Jun 2, 2023 Rochester Regional Office Monroe County
SV-22-046 Word | SV-22-046 PDF - Jun 2, 2023 Westchester Regional Office Nassau County
NY-22-099 Word | NY-22-099 PDF - May 25, 2023 NYC Regional Office Bronx County
SY-22-053 Word | SY-22-053 PDF - May 25, 2023 Syracuse Regional Office Onondaga County
SY-22-056 Word | SY-22-056 PDF - May 25, 2023 Syracuse Regional Office Jefferson County
NY-22-100 Word | NY-22-100 PDF - May 16, 2023 NYC Regional Office Kings County
NY-22-109 Word | NY-22-109 PDF - May 16, 2023 NYC Regional Office New York County
AL-22-034 Word | AL-22-034 PDF - May 11, 2023 Albany Regional Office Fulton County
BU-22-031 Word | BU-22-031 PDF - May 11, 2023 Buffalo Regional Office Niagara County
AL-22-035 Word | AL-22-035 PDF - May 4, 2023 Albany Regional Office Greene County
BU-22-030 Word | BU-22-030 PDF - May 4, 2023 Buffalo Regional Office Chautauqua County
NY-23-010 Word | NY-23-010 PDF - May 4, 2023 NYC Regional Office Queens County
SY-22-055 Word | SY-22-055 PDF - May 4, 2023 Syracuse Regional Office Herkimer County
NY-22-103 Word | NY-22-103 PDF - Apr 28, 2023 NYC Regional Office Kings County
RO-22-038 Word | RO-22-038 PDF - Apr 28, 2023 Rochester Regional Office Monroe County
SV-22-042 Word | SV-22-042 PDF - Apr 28, 2023 Westchester Regional Office Sullivan County
SV-22-045 Word | SV-22-045 PDF - Apr 28, 2023 Westchester Regional Office Ulster County
AL-22-033 Word | AL-22-033 PDF - Apr 26, 2023 Albany Regional Office Fulton County
BU-22-033 Word | BU-22-033 PDF - Apr 24, 2023 Buffalo Regional Office Niagara County
NY-22-098 Word | NY-22-098 PDF - Apr 24, 2023 NYC Regional Office Bronx County
NY-22-111 Word | NY-22-111 PDF - Apr 24, 2023 NYC Regional Office Kings County