Information on baby box cases comes from news reports, SHBB Inc reports on social media, and Blessed to Have Been Abandoned: the Story of the Baby Box Lady by Monica Kelsey. From public reports, these babies were in no danger of discard or death.
- Alabama Safe Haven Baby Box Cases
- Arkansas Safe Haven Baby Box Cases
- Florida Safe Haven Baby Box Cases
- Idaho Safe Haven Baby Box Cases
- Indiana Safe Haven Baby Box Cases
- Kentucky Safe Haven Baby Box Cases
- Missouri Safe Haven Baby Box Cases
- New Mexico Safe Haven Baby Box Cases
- Ohio Safe Haven Baby Box Cases
- Tennessee Safe Haven Baby Box Cases
- Unknown Safe Haven Baby Box Cases
Numbers
Statistics for states where there are installed baby boxes or drawers (e.g., Arizona).
State | Installed * | In Use | Boxed Babies |
Indiana | 141 | 137 | 28 |
Kentucky | 46 | 46 | 4 |
Arkansas | 25 | 25 | 5 |
Ohio | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Tennessee | 18 | 18 | 1 |
New Mexico | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Arizona# | 8 | 1/7 | – |
Alabama | 14 | 14 | 3 |
Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 0 |
West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 0 |
North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Florida | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Pennsylvania | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Missouri | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Idaho | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Texas | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown State | – | – | 7 |
Totals | 306 all boxes | 295 decommissioned/AZ | 47*(54) |
*Includes similar devices not installed by Safe Haven Bab Boxes Inc
#One SHBB has been installed in Arizona, while seven “shelves: were installed in the past and are not affiliated with SHBB. It is not known if any infants have been boxed in these seven boxes,
Occasionally, when SHBB Inc announces a case, it skips a number with no explanation; Currently, we have 47 cases with some type of documentation or verification. . According to SHBB Inc, the number is 514 as of December 3, 2024, We are working on cataloging other cases,. and if we learn anything, we will add the information on appropriate pages.