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
- 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
- Tennessee 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 | 137 | 133 | 28 |
Kentucky | 39 | 39 | 4 |
Arkansas | 25 | 25 | 5 |
Ohio | 13 | 13 | 0 |
Tennessee | 11 | 11 | 1 |
New Mexico | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Arizona# | 6 | 4 | – |
Alabama | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Mississippi | 3 | 3 | 0 |
West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 0 |
North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Florida | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Pennsylvania | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Missouri | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Idaho | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Texas | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown State | – | – | 1* (3) |
Totals | 265 | 259 | 46*(51) |
#Outside of SHBB Inc network. It is not known if any infants have been boxed in Arizona.
Occasionally, when SHBB Inc announces a case, it skips a number with no explanation; Currently, we have 46 cases verified. According to SHBB Inc, the number is 51, as of August 15, 2024 We are working on cataloging other cases