Statistics for Brevard County
Charts:
Statistics for Larger Regions: DCF Central Region, Eighteenth Circuit.
Tables:
| Brevard 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 | 9,537 | 71.4 per 10K | 51.1 per 10K | 25 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 7,747/9,537 | 81.2% | 85.5% | 60 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 6,947 | 52.0 per 10K | 37.2 per 10K | 24 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 34 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 21 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 21 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 2,569 | 19.2 per 10K | 13.7 per 10K | 30 |
| Victim Reports | 708 | 5.3 per 10K | 4.3 per 10K | 31 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 433 | 3.2 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 23.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 41 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 35 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 66 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 38.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 168 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 36 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 309/708 | 43.6% | 35.2% | 19 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 43/6,239 | 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 | 1/21 | 4.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 2/381 | 0.5% | 0.9% | 19 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 139/381 | 36.5% | 43.7% | 35 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 192/381 | 50.4% | 52.6% | 34 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 381 | 8.0 days | 7.0 days | 34.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 381 | 73.0 days | 60.0 days | 17 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 5/381 | 1.3% | 1.7% | 22.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 29/835 | 3.5% | 4.1% | 30.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 7/399 | 1.8% | 2.2% | 25 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 22/436 | 5% | 5.1% | 27.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 208/6,948 | 3% | 2.5% | 25 |
| 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 | 2/22 | 9.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
| Brevard 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 | 437 | 39.2 per 10K | 26.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 36.4 | 3.3 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 26 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 96/437 | 22% | 19.8% | 23.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 30/437 | 6.9% | 7% | 29 |
| Removals for Neglect | 266/437 | 61% | 58% | 25.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 262/437 | 60% | 50% | 32 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 46/437 | 11% | 13% | 38.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 118/437 | 27% | 17% | 11 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 78/437 | 18% | 18% | 20 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 72/437 | 16% | 8% | 13.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 4/437 | 1% | 2% | 35.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 31/437 | 7% | 12% | 36.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 16/437 | 4% | 4% | 30 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 89/288 | 31% | 35% | 40 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 188/288 | 65% | 61% | 28.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 4/288 | 1% | 1% | 13 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 2/288 | 1% | 2% | 24 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/288 | 0% | 0% | 37 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 3/288 | 1% | 0% | 2 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/288 | 0% | 0% | 35 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 2/288 | 1% | 1% | 19.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal | 5/417 | 1% | 2% | 32.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal | 173/534 | 32% | 32% | 30 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 69/241 | 29% | 39% | 55 |
| Brevard 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 | 111,715 | na | na | 11 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2022 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2021 | 865 | 78.0 per 10K | 55.0 per 10K | 27 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2022 | 818 | 73.0 per 10K | 52.0 per 10K | 29 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 824 | 74.0 per 10K | 52.8 per 10K | 26 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | 1,302 | na | na | 11 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | 302,286 | 27,149.0 per 10K | 19,362.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2021 through September 2022 | 149,781 | 13,452.0 per 10K | 10,158.0 per 10K | 28 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2022 | 411,194 | 36,807.0 per 10K | 30,369.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2021 through September 2022 | 1,871 | 168.0 per 10K | 4.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2022 | 48 | 4.3 per 10K | 4.8 per 10K | 36.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 185 | 16.6 per 10K | 14.0 per 10K | 34 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 24 | 2.1 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 23.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 351/818 | 43% | 44% | 38 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 368/818 | 45% | 40% | 17 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 18/818 | 2% | 1% | 17.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 40/818 | 5% | 8% | 44.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 8/818 | 1% | 2% | 40.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 3/818 | 0% | 0% | 35 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 8/818 | 1% | 1% | 17.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 22/818 | 3% | 4% | 26 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 | 103/1,342 | 7.68% | 7.77% | 29 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 | 18/1,342 | 1.34% | 1.41% | 27 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 by Parent | 2/1,342 | 0.15% | 0.46% | 34 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/1,342 | 0% | 0.01% | 34.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2022 | 33/48 | 69% | 76% | 47 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 368/75,732 | 4.9 Per 1K Days | 6.4 Per 1K Days | 45 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 75/381 | 20% | 21% | 37 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 237/381 | 62% | 59% | 27.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 69/381 | 18% | 19% | 38.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 280/818 | 34% | 38% | 45.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 0/818 | 0% | 0% | 34 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 865 | 11.3 months | 12.5 months | 46.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 818 | 13.5 months | 14.1 months | 30 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 376/865 | 43% | 41% | 41 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2021 | 96/173 | 55% | 50% | 37 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2022 | 290/818 | 35% | 39% | 36.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 | 173/818 | 21% | 27% | 41.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 | 138/818 | 17% | 20% | 36 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 88/138 | 64% | 66% | 42 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 135/258 | 52% | 42% | 24.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 77/161 | 48% | 40% | 33 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2020 through September 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 134/241 | 56% | 48% | 31 |
| Brevard County Children Discharged During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 462/111,345 | 41.5 per 10K | 27.6 per 10K | 27 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 201/462 | 44% | 43% | 26.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/462 | 0% | 0% | 36 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 145/462 | 31% | 33% | 41 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/462 | 0% | 0% | 35.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 24/462 | 5% | 6% | 34.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 89/462 | 19% | 17% | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/462 | 0% | 0% | 34 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/462 | 0% | 0% | 37 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 3/462 | 1% | 1% | 19 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption Linked October 2019 through September 2020 | 115/115 | 100% | 99% | 28.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Stepparent October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/115 | 0% | 0% | 34.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Relative October 2019 through September 2020 | 53/115 | 46% | 49% | 39.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Foster Parent October 2019 through September 2020 | 25/115 | 22% | 26% | 33.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Non-Relative October 2019 through September 2020 | 33/115 | 29% | 24% | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Unknown October 2019 through September 2020 | 5/115 | 4% | 2% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Family October 2019 through September 2020 | 53/115 | 46% | 49% | 39.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Same Race October 2019 through September 2020 | 90/115 | 78% | 90% | 65 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Family Or Same Race October 2019 through September 2020 | 104/115 | 90% | 92% | 52.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 462 | 16.1 months | 17.1 months | 44 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 201 | 9.5 months | 10.9 months | 48 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | 7.5 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 89 | 16.1 months | 16.3 months | 36 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 145 | 26.7 months | 28.8 months | 37 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/201 | 0% | 1% | 41 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 123/201 | 61% | 58% | 31 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 64/145 | 44% | 34% | 22 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 139/145 | 96% | 89% | 37.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 138 | 17.3 months | 17.7 months | 34 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 139 | 6.6 months | 10.0 months | 58.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 9/13 | 69% | 65% | 24 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/6 | 83% | 64% | 16 |
| Adoption Discharges | 145/111,345 | 13 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 33.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 27/111,345 | 2.4 per 10K | 2 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 3/155 | 2% | 4% | 34.5 |
| 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 | 12/523 | 2.3% | 1.4% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 15/217 | 6.9% | 7.5% | 31 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/157 | 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 | 0/27 | 0% | 5.3% | 36.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/111 | 2.7% | 2.3% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Brevard 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 | 9,537 | 71.4 per 10K | 51.1 per 10K | 25 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 708 | 5.3 per 10K | 4.3 per 10K | 31 |
| Removals During Period | 437 | 3.3 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 26 |
| In-care on September 30 2022 | 818 | 73.0 per 10K | 52.0 per 10K | 29 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 462 | na | na | 10 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 411/418 | 98.3% | 95.5% | 25 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1,302/1,302 | 100% | 99.99% | 33 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 120/198 | 61% | 57% | 30.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 198 | 10.1 months | 11.1 months | 46.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2021, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 49/222 | 22% | 26% | 44.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2021, Reentering within 12 Months | 22/226 | 9.7% | 11.2% | 32 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 64/145 | 44% | 34% | 22 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 145 | 26.7 months | 28.8 months | 37 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Adopted During Period | 94/203 | 46% | 36% | 32.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 40/104 | 38% | 29% | 24.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2020 through September 2021 , Adopted within 12 Months | 117/166 | 70% | 52% | 18 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2021, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 77/144 | 53% | 44% | 25.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 152/155 | 98% | 96% | 32.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 10/25 | 40% | 33% | 19 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 426/527 | 81% | 81% | 37 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 330/446 | 74% | 69% | 28.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 140/298 | 47% | 45% | 30 |
| Brevard 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 | 422/550 | 77% | 75% | 32 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal | 5/417 | 1% | 2% | 32.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal | 173/534 | 32% | 32% | 30 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 77/161 | 48% | 40% | 33 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 58/171 | 34% | 39% | 40 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 96/173 | 55% | 50% | 37 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 9/13 | 69% | 65% | 24 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/6 | 83% | 64% | 16 |