APS 4.3 Services Provided: Reasons by County FY2016-2025

The dataset reports the number of allegations (Reasons) in investigation stages closed with specific service-related outcomes from fiscal year 2016 to 2025. It is published by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) on the data.texas.gov platform. The data was last updated on February 10, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in service provision by Reason and County over Fiscal Year using time-series methods.
• Comparing the volume of allegations and service outcomes across different Regions and Counties for resource allocation planning.
• Modeling the relationship between Services Provided and Reason to understand common intervention types for specific allegations.

Strengths

• Covers a 10-year time range from fiscal year 2016 to 2025.
• Provides geographic granularity down to the County level within Texas.
• Includes specific closure reasons defined by the DFPS investigation process.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) via data.texas.gov

Collection Method

Administrative reporting from APS investigation stages closed within the fiscal year.

Time Range

Fiscal years 2016 to 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-02-10 16:42:47; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Texas, United States, broken down by Region and County