Sacramento County Blue Ribbon Commission

Community Meeting

June 18, 2012

1990-2009 Child Deaths

0-17 Years of Age

3,633 Sacramento County Resident

Child Deaths: 2,587 (71%) Natural Deaths

945 (26%) Injury-Related Deaths

101 (3%) Deaths of Undetermined Manner

Child Death Rate = 53.20 per 100,000 children

1990-2009 Leading Causes of All Child Deaths

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of child deaths

were in five categories: 1. 1,041 Perinatal Conditions (29%) 2. 581 Congenital Anomalies (16%) 3. 420 Infant Sleep-Related Deaths (12%)* 4. 296 Homicides (8%) 5. 272 Motor Vehicle Collisions (7%) *(SIDS/SUIDS/Undetermined)

1990-2009 All Child Deaths

Child Death Demographics - Age

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500

5-9

10-14

15-17

1-4

Infants

240

291

419

475

2111

# of Child Deaths

Age

Cat

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ry

1990-2009 Child Deaths - Age Demographics

# of Decedents

Infants represent 60% percent of all child deaths and represent only 6% of the child population

1990-2009 All Child Deaths

Child Death Demographics - Race African American children represent 22% percent of all child

deaths and represent only 12% of the child population

1990-2009 Kernel Density

Distribution Map All

Sacramento County Child

Deaths

1990-2009 Child Death Demographics

African American Disproportionality 0-17 Years of Age

African American children die at a rate two times

higher than Caucasian children in Sacramento County

Sacramento County’s child death rate from 1990-2009 is 53.20 per 100,000 children. African American children died at a death rate of 102.0 per

100,000 children, compared to Caucasian children of 48.5 per 100,000 children.

African American children comprised 12% of population and 22% (816 of 3,633) of child deaths.

1990-2009 Comparison of All Child Deaths and Child Population by Race

1990-2009 All Child Deaths

Over/Under Representation by Race Compared to Child Population

1990-2009 African American Child Death

Disproportionality by Cause of Death 0-17 Years of Age

12%: African American Child Population of 0-17 Year Olds in Sacramento County

1990-2009 African American Child Death

Disproportionality by Cause of Death

Let’s look closer at the top 4

Causes of Death where

African American Children

comprise 25% of the deaths,

and 12% of the child

population.

1990-2009 Sacramento County

Child Homicides 8% (296 of 3,633) of all child deaths were

Homicides 53% (158 of 296) of All Child Homicides were Child

Abuse and Neglect Homicides. 47% (138 of 296) of All Child Homicides were Third

Party Homicides

31% (92 of 296) of All Child Homicides were African American

Kernel Density Distribution of Sacramento County Resident Child Homicides Map 1990 - 2009

1990 - 2009 All Child Homicides: Top Five Sacramento Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Total # Child Homicides

1990-2009

South Sacramento

(Valley Hi/ Meadowview/ Florin) 62

Fruitridge/Stockton Blvd 38

North Sacramento/

Del Paso Heights 31

North Highlands 26

Citrus Heights/ Orangevale/

Fair Oaks 22

Total 179

Of the 296 Child Homicides from 1990 - 2009,

179 (60%) are from five neighborhoods.

1990-2009 Third Party Homicides

4% (138 of 3,633) of all child deaths were Third Party Homicides

89% (123 of 138) of Third Party Homicide decedents were 10 – 17 years of age 19.5% (27 of 138) were 10 – 14 years of age 69.5% (96 of 138) were 15 – 17 years of age

32 % (44 of 138) of Third Party Homicide

decedents were African American

Kernel Density Distribution of Sacramento County Resident Third Party Homicides Map 1990 - 2009

1990 - 2009 Third Party Homicides: Top Six Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Total # Third-Party 1990-2009

South Sacramento

(Valley Hi/ Meadowview/ Florin) 29

Fruitridge/Stockton Blvd 25

North Sacramento/

Del Paso Heights 15

Elk Grove/ Laguna/ Sheldon/

Bruceville 10

Citrus Heights/ Orangevale/

Fair Oaks 8

North Highlands 6

Total 93

Of the 138 Third Party Homicides from 1990 - 2009,

93 (67%) are from six neighborhoods.

1990-2009 Child Abuse and Neglect

(CAN) Homicides 4% (158 of 3,633) of all child deaths were CAN

Homicides

80% (126 of 158) of CAN Homicide decedents were 5 years of age or younger 26% (41 of 158) were infants 49.5% (78 of 158) were children 1-4 years of age 4.5% (7 of 158) were children 5 years of age

30% (48 of 158) of CAN Homicide decedents were

African American

Kernel Density Distribution of Sacramento County Resident CAN Homicides Map 1990 - 2009

1990-2009 CAN Homicides: Top Six

Neighborhoods and Zip Codes

Neighborhood Total # of CAN 1990-2009

South Sacramento

(Valley Hi/ Meadowview/ Florin) 33

North Highlands 20

North Sacramento/

Del Paso Heights 16

Citrus Heights/ Orangevale/

Fair Oaks 14

Fruitridge/ Stockton Blvd 13

Arden Arcade 13

Total 109

Of the 158 CAN Homicides from 1990 - 2009,

109 (69%) are from six neighborhoods.

1990-2009 Infant Sleep Related Deaths

58% (2111 of 3633) of deaths of children 0-17

years of age were infants

20% (420 of 2111) of all infant deaths were

Infant Sleep-Related

32% (134 of 420) of all Infant Sleep-Related

deaths were African American

Kernel Density Distribution of Sacramento County Resident Infant Sleep-Related Deaths Map 1990 - 2009

1990-2009 Perinatal Conditions Deaths

71% (2578 of 3633) of deaths of children 0-17

years of age were from natural causes

40% (1041 of 2578) of all natural deaths were

from Perinatal Conditions

25% (260 of 1041) of all Perinatal Conditions

deaths were African American

For More Information and Opportunities to Provide Input

Go to Supervisor Serna’s Website

www.philserna.net