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
- Mississippi 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 | 49 | 49 | 4 |
Arkansas | 25 | 25 | 5 |
Ohio | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Tennessee | 18 | 18 | 1 |
New Mexico | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Arizona# | 8 | 1/7 | – |
Alabama | 14 | 14 | 3 |
Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown State | – | – | 7 |
Totals | 311 all boxes | 299 decommissioned/AZ | 48*(55) |
*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., We are working on cataloging other cases,. and if we learn anything, we will add the information on appropriate pages.