Statistics for Orange County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: DCF Central Region, Ninth Circuit.
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Orange 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 | 19,182 | 53.2 per 10K | 51.1 per 10K | 52 |
Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 16,324/19,182 | 85.1% | 85.5% | 28.5 |
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 13,781 | 38.2 per 10K | 37.2 per 10K | 50 |
Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 34 |
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 47 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 32 |
Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 5,354 | 14.9 per 10K | 13.7 per 10K | 50 |
Victim Reports | 1,216 | 3.4 per 10K | 4.3 per 10K | 51.5 |
Victim Reports of Neglect | 550 | 1.5 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 56 |
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 110 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 35 |
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 207 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 26.5 |
Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 349 | 1.0 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 49.5 |
Victims Removed to Foster Care | 333/1,216 | 27.4% | 35.2% | 53 |
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 58/12,565 | 0.5% | 0.8% | 42 |
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/47 | 0% | 0.8% | 27 |
Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/429 | 0.2% | 0.9% | 24 |
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 119/429 | 27.7% | 43.7% | 46 |
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 162/429 | 37.8% | 52.6% | 50 |
Median Days from Report to Removal | 429 | 14.5 days | 7.0 days | 19.5 |
90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 429 | 66.0 days | 60.0 days | 23 |
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 3/429 | 0.7% | 1.7% | 30 |
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 65/1,479 | 4.4% | 4.1% | 17 |
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 11/425 | 2.6% | 2.2% | 17.5 |
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 54/1,054 | 5.1% | 5.1% | 26 |
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 277/13,738 | 2% | 2.5% | 45 |
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 | 0/37 | 0% | 1.1% | 28.5 |
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Orange 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 | 508 | 16.9 per 10K | 26.0 per 10K | 59 |
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 42.3 | 1.4 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 59.5 |
Reentries to Foster Care | 127/508 | 25% | 19.8% | 17.5 |
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 51/508 | 10% | 7% | 15.5 |
Removals for Neglect | 230/508 | 45% | 58% | 46 |
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 159/508 | 31% | 50% | 60.5 |
Removals for Physical Abuse | 102/508 | 20% | 13% | 16 |
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 91/508 | 18% | 17% | 20 |
Removals for Inadequate Housing | 55/508 | 11% | 18% | 40 |
Removals for Incarceration | 24/508 | 5% | 8% | 48 |
Removals for Child Behavior | 10/508 | 2% | 2% | 26 |
Removals for Abandonment | 75/508 | 15% | 12% | 11.5 |
Removals for Sexual Abuse | 29/508 | 6% | 4% | 20.5 |
Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 120/317 | 38% | 35% | 24 |
Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 175/317 | 55% | 61% | 48.5 |
Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 3/317 | 1% | 1% | 13 |
Removals to Group Home First Setting | 5/317 | 2% | 2% | 17 |
Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/317 | 0% | 0% | 37 |
Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/317 | 0% | 0% | 35 |
Removals to Runaway First Setting | 1/317 | 0% | 0% | 35 |
Removals to ILP First Setting | 12/317 | 4% | 1% | 6 |
Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal | 10/467 | 2% | 2% | 24.5 |
Permanence within 12 months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal | 192/605 | 32% | 32% | 30 |
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 98/246 | 40% | 39% | 32 |
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Orange 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 | 299,183 | na | na | 4 |
AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2022 | na | na | na | na |
Children in Care on September 30 2021 | 1,148 | 38.0 per 10K | 55.0 per 10K | 57 |
Children in Care on September 30 2022 | 1,072 | 36.0 per 10K | 52.0 per 10K | 54.5 |
Average Daily Children in Care | 1,105 | 36.8 per 10K | 52.8 per 10K | 56 |
Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | 1,656 | na | na | 5 |
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | 404,893 | 13,489.0 per 10K | 19,362.0 per 10K | 56 |
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2021 through September 2022 | 198,303 | 6,607.0 per 10K | 10,158.0 per 10K | 56 |
Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2022 | 648,355 | 21,671.0 per 10K | 30,369.0 per 10K | 46.5 |
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 | 102 | 3.4 per 10K | 4.8 per 10K | 50 |
Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 216 | 7.2 per 10K | 14.0 per 10K | 59 |
17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 27 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 50.5 |
Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 445/1,072 | 42% | 44% | 43.5 |
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 433/1,072 | 40% | 40% | 39 |
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 24/1,072 | 2% | 1% | 17.5 |
Children in Group Home on Last Day | 84/1,072 | 8% | 8% | 26 |
Children in Institution on Last Day | 18/1,072 | 2% | 2% | 23 |
Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/1,072 | 0% | 0% | 35 |
Children in Runaway on Last Day | 16/1,072 | 1% | 1% | 17.5 |
Children in ILP on Last Day | 52/1,072 | 5% | 4% | 13.5 |
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 | 160/1,672 | 9.57% | 7.77% | 14 |
Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 | 31/1,672 | 1.85% | 1.41% | 8 |
Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 by Parent | 12/1,672 | 0.72% | 0.46% | 9 |
Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/1,672 | 0% | 0.01% | 34.5 |
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2022 | 82/102 | 80% | 76% | 33.5 |
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 455/83,477 | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 6.4 Per 1K Days | 37 |
Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 102/457 | 22% | 21% | 29 |
Lateral Placements Moves | 253/457 | 55% | 59% | 49 |
Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 102/457 | 22% | 19% | 24.5 |
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 419/1,072 | 39% | 38% | 33.5 |
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 0/1,072 | 0% | 0% | 34 |
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 1,148 | 12.9 months | 12.5 months | 29.5 |
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 1,072 | 15.1 months | 14.1 months | 18 |
Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 458/1,148 | 40% | 41% | 46.5 |
Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2021 | 109/220 | 50% | 50% | 42.5 |
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2022 | 457/1,072 | 43% | 39% | 18 |
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 | 319/1,072 | 30% | 27% | 21.5 |
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 | 212/1,072 | 20% | 20% | 29.5 |
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 112/212 | 53% | 66% | 58 |
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 181/435 | 42% | 42% | 47 |
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 124/298 | 42% | 40% | 38.5 |
Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2020 through September 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 147/325 | 45% | 48% | 43.5 |
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Orange County Children Discharged During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
Total Discharges | 572/300,162 | 19.1 per 10K | 27.6 per 10K | 58 |
Children Discharged for Reunification | 253/572 | 44% | 43% | 26.5 |
Children Discharged for Relative | 0/572 | 0% | 0% | 36 |
Children Discharged for Adoption | 149/572 | 26% | 33% | 50 |
Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/572 | 0% | 0% | 35.5 |
Children Discharged for Emancipation | 49/572 | 9% | 6% | 12.5 |
Children Discharged for Guardianship | 117/572 | 20% | 17% | 17.5 |
Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/572 | 0% | 0% | 34 |
Children Discharged for Death | 1/572 | 0% | 0% | 37 |
Children Discharged for Unknown | 3/572 | 1% | 1% | 19 |
Children Discharged for Adoption Linked October 2019 through September 2020 | 215/218 | 99% | 99% | 58 |
Children Discharged for Adoption to Stepparent October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/215 | 0% | 0% | 34.5 |
Children Discharged for Adoption to Relative October 2019 through September 2020 | 111/215 | 52% | 49% | 28 |
Children Discharged for Adoption to Foster Parent October 2019 through September 2020 | 45/215 | 21% | 26% | 37 |
Children Discharged for Adoption to Non-Relative October 2019 through September 2020 | 64/215 | 30% | 24% | 18.5 |
Children Discharged for Adoption to Unknown October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/215 | 0% | 2% | 45.5 |
Children Discharged for Adoption to Family October 2019 through September 2020 | 111/215 | 52% | 49% | 28 |
Children Discharged for Adoption to Same Race October 2019 through September 2020 | 184/215 | 86% | 90% | 58 |
Children Discharged for Adoption to Family Or Same Race October 2019 through September 2020 | 192/215 | 89% | 92% | 55.5 |
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 572 | 17.9 months | 17.1 months | 32 |
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 253 | 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 | 117 | 21.2 months | 16.3 months | 8.5 |
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 149 | 29.7 months | 28.8 months | 24.5 |
Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/253 | 0% | 1% | 41 |
Reunified within 12 Months | 129/253 | 51% | 58% | 44.5 |
Adopted within 24 Months | 50/149 | 34% | 34% | 32 |
Adopted within 48 Months | 139/149 | 93% | 89% | 45.5 |
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 148 | 21.7 months | 17.7 months | 8.5 |
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 149 | 7.2 months | 10.0 months | 53 |
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/12 | 50% | 65% | 38 |
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/7 | 43% | 64% | 37 |
Adoption Discharges | 149/300,162 | 5 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 59 |
Non-Permanent Discharges | 53/300,162 | 1.8 per 10K | 2 per 10K | 36.5 |
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 7/168 | 4% | 4% | 21.5 |
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 | 16/690 | 2.3% | 1.4% | 14 |
Children Discharged for Reunification October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 32/369 | 8.7% | 7.5% | 19 |
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 | 0/171 | 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 | 5/44 | 11.4% | 5.3% | 7 |
Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 6/116 | 5.2% | 2.3% | 5 |
Children Discharged for Runaway October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
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Orange 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 | 19,182 | 53.2 per 10K | 51.1 per 10K | 52 |
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 1,216 | 3.4 per 10K | 4.3 per 10K | 51.5 |
Removals During Period | 508 | 1.4 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 59.5 |
In-care on September 30 2022 | 1,072 | 36.0 per 10K | 52.0 per 10K | 54.5 |
Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
Discharges During Period | 572 | na | na | 5 |
S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 654/676 | 96.7% | 95.5% | 34 |
S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1,656/1,656 | 100% | 99.99% | 33 |
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 124/248 | 50% | 57% | 46.5 |
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 248 | 12.0 months | 11.1 months | 23 |
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2021, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 62/211 | 29% | 26% | 25.5 |
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2021, Reentering within 12 Months | 50/400 | 12.5% | 11.2% | 20.5 |
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 50/149 | 34% | 34% | 32 |
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 149 | 29.7 months | 28.8 months | 24.5 |
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Adopted During Period | 103/340 | 30% | 36% | 53.5 |
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 38/207 | 18% | 29% | 41 |
C2.5: Legally Freed October 2020 through September 2021 , Adopted within 12 Months | 141/226 | 62% | 52% | 27 |
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2021, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 125/275 | 45% | 44% | 42 |
C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 161/168 | 96% | 96% | 45.5 |
C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 11/43 | 26% | 33% | 35 |
C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 486/584 | 83% | 81% | 26.5 |
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 373/502 | 74% | 69% | 28.5 |
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 263/492 | 53% | 45% | 19 |
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Orange 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 | 453/613 | 74% | 75% | 45 |
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal | 10/467 | 2% | 2% | 24.5 |
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal | 192/605 | 32% | 32% | 30 |
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 124/298 | 42% | 40% | 38.5 |
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 40/149 | 27% | 39% | 51.5 |
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 109/220 | 50% | 50% | 42.5 |
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/12 | 50% | 65% | 38 |
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/7 | 43% | 64% | 37 |
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