Statistics for Bay County
Charts:
Statistics for Larger Regions: DCF Northwest Region, Fourteenth Circuit.
Tables:
| Bay County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,679 | 86.2 per 10K | 51.1 per 10K | 15 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,099/3,679 | 84.2% | 85.5% | 39 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,691 | 63.0 per 10K | 37.2 per 10K | 15 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 34 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 14 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 13.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 974 | 22.8 per 10K | 13.7 per 10K | 15 |
| Victim Reports | 368 | 8.6 per 10K | 4.3 per 10K | 10 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 174 | 4.1 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 16 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 29 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 43 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 122 | 2.9 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 94/368 | 25.5% | 35.2% | 57 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 17/2,323 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 28 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/14 | 0% | 0.8% | 27 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 3/116 | 2.6% | 0.9% | 6.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 49/116 | 42.2% | 43.7% | 27 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 62/116 | 53.4% | 52.6% | 30 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 116 | 10.0 days | 7.0 days | 27 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 116 | 50.0 days | 60.0 days | 46.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 3/116 | 2.6% | 1.7% | 16.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 14/433 | 3.2% | 4.1% | 37 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 3/126 | 2.4% | 2.2% | 21.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 11/307 | 3.6% | 5.1% | 41 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 74/2,682 | 2.8% | 2.5% | 29.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 0/22 | 0% | 1.1% | 28.5 |
| Bay County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 158 | 44.4 per 10K | 26.0 per 10K | 20 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 13.2 | 3.7 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 20.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 38/158 | 24.1% | 19.8% | 19.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 18/158 | 11.4% | 7% | 14 |
| Removals for Neglect | 74/158 | 47% | 58% | 42.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 110/158 | 70% | 50% | 11 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 25/158 | 16% | 13% | 25 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 4/158 | 3% | 17% | 58 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 16/158 | 10% | 18% | 42.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 20/158 | 13% | 8% | 18.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 3/158 | 2% | 2% | 26 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 24/158 | 15% | 12% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 6/158 | 4% | 4% | 30 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 35/89 | 39% | 35% | 21 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 50/89 | 56% | 61% | 47 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 2/89 | 2% | 1% | 9 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 1/89 | 1% | 2% | 24 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/89 | 0% | 0% | 37 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/89 | 0% | 0% | 35 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/89 | 0% | 0% | 35 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 1/89 | 1% | 1% | 19.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal | 6/129 | 5% | 2% | 9 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal | 56/184 | 30% | 32% | 37 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 22/60 | 37% | 39% | 40 |
| Bay County Children in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2022 | 35,767 | na | na | 29 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2022 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2021 | 372 | 105.0 per 10K | 55.0 per 10K | 12.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2022 | 304 | 85.0 per 10K | 52.0 per 10K | 20 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 328 | 92.2 per 10K | 52.8 per 10K | 16 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | 530 | na | na | 18 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | 120,788 | 33,930.0 per 10K | 19,362.0 per 10K | 16 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2021 through September 2022 | 55,802 | 15,675.0 per 10K | 10,158.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2022 | 180,279 | 50,404.0 per 10K | 30,369.0 per 10K | 15 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2021 through September 2022 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 4.0 per 10K | 34.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2022 | 31 | 8.7 per 10K | 4.8 per 10K | 19 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 127 | 35.5 per 10K | 14.0 per 10K | 11 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 11 | 3.1 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 12 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 116/304 | 38% | 44% | 54 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 144/304 | 47% | 40% | 12 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 4/304 | 1% | 1% | 29 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 25/304 | 8% | 8% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 6/304 | 2% | 2% | 23 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/304 | 0% | 0% | 35 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/304 | 0% | 1% | 47 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 9/304 | 3% | 4% | 26 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 | 37/537 | 6.89% | 7.77% | 39 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 | 9/537 | 1.68% | 1.41% | 12.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 by Parent | 2/537 | 0.37% | 0.46% | 23 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/537 | 0% | 0.01% | 34.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2022 | 28/31 | 90% | 76% | 19.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 130/19,974 | 6.5 Per 1K Days | 6.4 Per 1K Days | 26.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 43/148 | 29% | 21% | 7 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 71/148 | 48% | 59% | 59 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 34/148 | 23% | 19% | 22 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 113/304 | 37% | 38% | 39 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 0/304 | 0% | 0% | 34 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 372 | 15.2 months | 12.5 months | 15 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 304 | 13.6 months | 14.1 months | 29 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 171/372 | 46% | 41% | 30 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2021 | 57/116 | 49% | 50% | 46 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2022 | 123/304 | 40% | 39% | 25.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 | 93/304 | 31% | 27% | 18 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 | 50/304 | 16% | 20% | 40 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 44/50 | 88% | 66% | 16 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 78/157 | 50% | 42% | 32.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 63/120 | 52% | 40% | 21.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2020 through September 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 54/98 | 55% | 48% | 32 |
| Bay County Children Discharged During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 224/35,599 | 62.9 per 10K | 27.6 per 10K | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 108/224 | 48% | 43% | 17.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/224 | 0% | 0% | 36 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 87/224 | 39% | 33% | 25.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/224 | 0% | 0% | 35.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 12/224 | 5% | 6% | 34.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 11/224 | 5% | 17% | 59 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/224 | 0% | 0% | 34 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/224 | 0% | 0% | 37 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 6/224 | 3% | 1% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption Linked October 2019 through September 2020 | 84/84 | 100% | 99% | 28.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Stepparent October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/84 | 0% | 0% | 34.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Relative October 2019 through September 2020 | 39/84 | 46% | 49% | 39.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Foster Parent October 2019 through September 2020 | 19/84 | 23% | 26% | 31 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Non-Relative October 2019 through September 2020 | 16/84 | 19% | 24% | 45.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Unknown October 2019 through September 2020 | 11/84 | 13% | 2% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Family October 2019 through September 2020 | 39/84 | 46% | 49% | 39.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Same Race October 2019 through September 2020 | 84/84 | 100% | 90% | 15 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Family Or Same Race October 2019 through September 2020 | 84/84 | 100% | 92% | 16.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 224 | 21.4 months | 17.1 months | 11.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 108 | 12.0 months | 10.9 months | 20 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | 7.5 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 11 | 21.2 months | 16.3 months | 8.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 87 | 28.8 months | 28.8 months | 29 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/108 | 0% | 1% | 41 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 54/108 | 50% | 58% | 49 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 23/87 | 26% | 34% | 39.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 68/87 | 78% | 89% | 62 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 86 | 19.7 months | 17.7 months | 17.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 87 | 8.2 months | 10.0 months | 45 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 8/12 | 67% | 65% | 27 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/8 | 62% | 64% | 28.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 87/35,599 | 24.4 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 8 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 18/35,599 | 5.1 per 10K | 2 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 6/95 | 6% | 4% | 13.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2022 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 0.0 per 1M | 34 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2021 through February 2022 | 5/247 | 2% | 1.4% | 16 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 12/107 | 11.2% | 7.5% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/114 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/10 | 0% | 5.3% | 36.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 2.3% | 41 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Bay County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During Period | 3,679 | 86.2 per 10K | 51.1 per 10K | 15 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 368 | 8.6 per 10K | 4.3 per 10K | 10 |
| Removals During Period | 158 | 3.7 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 20.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2022 | 304 | 85.0 per 10K | 52.0 per 10K | 20 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 224 | na | na | 17 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 202/210 | 96.2% | 95.5% | 37 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 530/530 | 100% | 99.99% | 33 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 54/108 | 50% | 57% | 46.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 108 | 12.0 months | 11.1 months | 23 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2021, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 17/82 | 21% | 26% | 47 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2021, Reentering within 12 Months | 15/111 | 13.5% | 11.2% | 16 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 23/87 | 26% | 34% | 39.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 87 | 28.8 months | 28.8 months | 29 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Adopted During Period | 63/139 | 45% | 36% | 35.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 32/45 | 71% | 29% | 6 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2020 through September 2021 , Adopted within 12 Months | 91/152 | 60% | 52% | 29.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2021, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 63/118 | 53% | 44% | 25.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 89/95 | 94% | 96% | 53.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 6/12 | 50% | 33% | 13.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 146/179 | 82% | 81% | 33 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 118/155 | 76% | 69% | 23 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 80/185 | 43% | 45% | 42 |
| Bay County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2020 through June 2021 Removal | 140/163 | 86% | 75% | 12 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal | 6/129 | 5% | 2% | 9 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal | 56/184 | 30% | 32% | 37 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 63/120 | 52% | 40% | 21.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 25/105 | 24% | 39% | 55.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 57/116 | 49% | 50% | 46 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 8/12 | 67% | 65% | 27 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/8 | 62% | 64% | 28.5 |