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 | 138 | 134 | 28 |
Kentucky | 44 | 44 | 4 |
Arkansas | 25 | 25 | 5 |
Ohio | 13 | 13 | 0 |
Tennessee | 12 | 12 | 1 |
New Mexico | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Arizona# | 7 | 5 | – |
Alabama | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Mississippi | 4 | 4 | 0 |
West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 0 |
North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Florida | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Pennsylvania | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Missouri | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Idaho | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Texas | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown State | – | – | 1* (3) |
Totals | 275 | 269 | 46*(51) |
#One SHBB has been installed in Arizona, while six other boxes were installed in the past and are not affiliated with SHBB. It is not known if any infants have been boxed in these sixt boxes, two of which are no longer in service.
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 October 1, 2024 We are working on cataloging other cases.