Statistics for Walker County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 1, North District, Lookout Mountain Circuit, CII.
Tables:
| Walker County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 622 | 35.0 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 34 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 522/622 | 83.9% | 87.7% | 136.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 426 | 24.0 per 10K | 10.8 per 10K | 9 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 196 | 11.0 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 131 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Victim Reports | 41 | 2.3 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 116 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 19 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 120 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 11 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 112 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 11 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 93.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 14/41 | 34.1% | 29.4% | 58 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 22/385 | 5.7% | 7.1% | 86.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 13/196 | 6.6% | 3.4% | 27.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/49 | 0% | 0.3% | 81 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 9/49 | 18.4% | 28.7% | 103.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 10/49 | 20.4% | 36.1% | 119 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 49 | 78.0 days | 34.0 days | 40 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 49 | 418.0 days | 389.0 days | 26 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/49 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/46 | 0% | 1.6% | 99 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/9 | 0% | 0.3% | 75.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/37 | 0% | 2.1% | 98 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 8/371 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 66 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 2/323 | 0.6% | 1.5% | 102 |
| Walker County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 86 | 58.7 per 10K | 19.5 per 10K | 23 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 7.2 | 4.9 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 23 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 6/86 | 7% | 13.7% | 83 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 6/86 | 7% | 4.6% | 31 |
| Removals for Neglect | 46/86 | 53% | 37% | 33.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 45/86 | 52% | 41% | 62 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 11/86 | 13% | 10% | 37.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 3/86 | 3% | 8% | 82.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 19/86 | 22% | 19% | 65.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 11/86 | 13% | 12% | 52.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 0/86 | 0% | 8% | 117.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 3/86 | 3% | 9% | 82 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/86 | 2% | 3% | 39 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 26/33 | 79% | 56% | 35.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 5/33 | 15% | 39% | 102.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/33 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/33 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/33 | 6% | 4% | 31.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/33 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/33 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/33 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal | 6/69 | 9% | 6% | 23.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal | 19/71 | 27% | 30% | 76 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/23 | 0% | 0% | 71 |
| Walker County Children in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2024 | 14,610 | na | na | 39 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2023 | 146 | 99.0 per 10K | 46.0 per 10K | 37 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 150 | 103.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 28.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 132 | 90.2 per 10K | 44.4 per 10K | 41 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | 232 | na | na | 19 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | 48,145 | 32,863.0 per 10K | 16,321.0 per 10K | 40 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2023 through March 2024 | 42,258 | 28,845.0 per 10K | 12,555.0 per 10K | 27 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2024 | 83,649 | 57,255.0 per 10K | 34,193.0 per 10K | 44 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2023 through March 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 457.0 per 10K | 104 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2024 | 18 | 12.3 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 38 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 21 | 14.4 per 10K | 4.4 per 10K | 25 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 4 | 2.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 18 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 114/150 | 76% | 62% | 24 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 12/150 | 8% | 19% | 118 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 2/150 | 1% | 3% | 91 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/150 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 18/150 | 12% | 14% | 86.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 4/150 | 3% | 1% | 17.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/150 | 0% | 1% | 97 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/150 | 0% | 0% | 81 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 6/190 | 3.16% | 2.94% | 62.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 2/190 | 1.05% | 0.48% | 22 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 1/190 | 0.53% | 0.12% | 10 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/190 | 0.53% | 0.24% | 16 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2024 | 18/18 | 100% | 92% | 37 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 100/9,945 | 10.1 Per 1K Days | 5.7 Per 1K Days | 14 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 61/291 | 21% | 25% | 106.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 209/291 | 72% | 57% | 19 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 21/291 | 7% | 18% | 140.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 0/150 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 7/150 | 5% | 7% | 82.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 146 | 14.0 months | 16.7 months | 90 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 150 | 13.0 months | 17.6 months | 113 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 62/146 | 42% | 34% | 55 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2023 | 23/30 | 77% | 51% | 27.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 | 56/150 | 37% | 49% | 115 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 | 38/150 | 25% | 37% | 112.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 | 35/150 | 23% | 34% | 112.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 12/35 | 34% | 22% | 48 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 40/67 | 60% | 32% | 20 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 34/59 | 58% | 31% | 24 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2022 through March 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/23 | 48% | 36% | 44.5 |
| Walker County Children Discharged During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 80/14,650 | 54.6 per 10K | 20.8 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 32/81 | 40% | 43% | 85 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 9/81 | 11% | 5% | 23 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 33/81 | 41% | 24% | 33.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 2/81 | 2% | 0% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 2/81 | 2% | 10% | 109 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 2/81 | 2% | 17% | 114 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/81 | 0% | 0% | 78.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/81 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/81 | 0% | 0% | 76.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 80 | 21.2 months | 19.5 months | 64 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 32 | 10.3 months | 12.8 months | 103.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 9 | 1.2 months | 11.5 months | 60.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 2 | 51.0 months | 16.4 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 33 | 40.7 months | 36.7 months | 51 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/32 | 3% | 4% | 20.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 22/32 | 69% | 50% | 36 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 3/33 | 9% | 19% | 61 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 24/33 | 73% | 69% | 68.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 29 | 33.4 months | 24.7 months | 35 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 29 | 7.2 months | 9.7 months | 95 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/4 | 75% | 58% | 31 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 61% | 37 |
| Adoption Discharges | 33/14,650 | 22.5 per 10K | 4.9 per 10K | 14 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 4/14,650 | 2.7 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 66 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/30 | 3% | 3% | 26 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 81.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 0/58 | 0% | 0.8% | 88.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 9/25 | 36% | 6.6% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 5.2% | 46 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 62.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 50 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 1.6% | 53 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Walker County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 622 | 35.0 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 34 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 39 | 2.2 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 117 |
| Removals During Period | 86 | 4.9 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 23 |
| In-care on March 31 2024 | 150 | 103.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 28.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 81 | na | na | 16 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 23/23 | 100% | 98.4% | 63 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 190/190 | 100% | 100% | 80 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 24/37 | 65% | 47% | 34 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 37 | 9.5 months | 12.8 months | 110 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 6/29 | 21% | 23% | 57.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 9/27 | 33.3% | 8.1% | 3.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 3/33 | 9% | 19% | 61 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 33 | 40.7 months | 36.7 months | 51 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 31/56 | 55% | 24% | 18 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 7/33 | 21% | 8% | 22 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2022 through March 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 32/42 | 76% | 54% | 31 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 34/57 | 60% | 35% | 27.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 29/30 | 97% | 97% | 99 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/2 | 100% | 39% | 11.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 63/97 | 65% | 78% | 125.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 20/54 | 37% | 56% | 117.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 12/75 | 16% | 31% | 115 |
| Walker County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2022 through December 2022 Removal | 28/59 | 47% | 52% | 89 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal | 6/69 | 9% | 6% | 23.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal | 19/71 | 27% | 30% | 76 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 34/59 | 58% | 31% | 24 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 5/21 | 24% | 26% | 47 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 23/30 | 77% | 51% | 27.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/4 | 75% | 58% | 31 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 61% | 37 |