Statistics for District 5
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Statistics for Individual County: Twin Falls, Cassia, Minidoka, Jerome, Blaine, Gooding, Lincoln, Camas.
Tables:
| District 5 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,817 | 26.6 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,501/1,817 | 82.6% | 83% | 5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,817 | 26.6 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports | 213 | 3.1 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 151 | 2.2 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 40 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 22 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 57/213 | 26.8% | 43.8% | 6 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 37/1,604 | 2.3% | 3.6% | 7 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/94 | 1.1% | 0.2% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 22/94 | 23.4% | 43.3% | 7 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 39/94 | 41.5% | 52.7% | 5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 94 | 14.0 days | 7.0 days | 3 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 94 | 264.0 days | 232.0 days | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/94 | 1.1% | 3.2% | 6 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 12/257 | 4.7% | 1.9% | 1 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/65 | 1.5% | 0.7% | 1 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 11/192 | 5.7% | 2.5% | 1 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 53/1,667 | 3.2% | 2.7% | 4 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| District 5 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 76 | 13.4 per 10K | 20.1 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 6.3 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 16/76 | 21.1% | 18.3% | 2 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 9/76 | 11.8% | 7.2% | 1 |
| Removals for Neglect | 40/76 | 53% | 77% | 5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 29/76 | 38% | 26% | 1.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 7/76 | 9% | 12% | 5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 3/76 | 4% | 6% | 6 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 9/76 | 12% | 4% | 2 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 8/76 | 11% | 24% | 6.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 14/76 | 18% | 5% | 1 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 0/76 | 0% | 2% | 5.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/76 | 1% | 4% | 5.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 14/26 | 54% | 66% | 7 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 4/26 | 15% | 19% | 6 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/26 | 12% | 10% | 3 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 1% | 5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 5/26 | 19% | 4% | 1 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 9/66 | 14% | 15% | 4.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 35/84 | 42% | 42% | 4 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| District 5 Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 56,979 | na | na | 5 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 141 | 25.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 129 | 23.0 per 10K | 27.0 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 134 | 23.6 per 10K | 27.4 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 217 | na | na | 6 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 48,976 | 8,604.0 per 10K | 10,015.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 34,855 | 6,123.0 per 10K | 6,859.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 80,484 | 14,125.0 per 10K | 13,780.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 26 | 4.6 per 10K | 4.5 per 10K | 4 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 16 | 2.8 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 1 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 1 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 59/129 | 46% | 49% | 6.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 24/129 | 19% | 19% | 4 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/129 | 0% | 1% | 5.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/129 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 26/129 | 20% | 16% | 2 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 14/129 | 11% | 12% | 3 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/129 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 6/129 | 5% | 4% | 1 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 19/245 | 7.76% | 6.14% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 0/245 | 0% | 0.31% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/245 | 0% | 0.19% | 5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/245 | 0% | 0.04% | 4.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 25/26 | 96% | 83% | 1 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 74/10,049 | 7.4 Per 1K Days | 7.2 Per 1K Days | 2.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 95/212 | 45% | 36% | 1 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 91/212 | 43% | 52% | 7 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 26/212 | 12% | 12% | 5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/129 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 13/129 | 10% | 5% | 1.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 141 | 16.0 months | 12.6 months | 3 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 129 | 14.2 months | 11.0 months | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 50/141 | 35% | 43% | 6 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 13/17 | 76% | 62% | 2 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 48/129 | 37% | 31% | 3 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 34/129 | 26% | 21% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 32/129 | 25% | 19% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 7/32 | 22% | 22% | 3.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 29/64 | 45% | 44% | 4 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/46 | 43% | 37% | 2 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 24/59 | 41% | 47% | 5 |
| District 5 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 80/56,921 | 14.1 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 41/81 | 51% | 59% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/81 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 24/81 | 30% | 24% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/81 | 1% | 2% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 10/81 | 12% | 10% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 3/81 | 4% | 5% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/81 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/81 | 1% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/81 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 80 | 20.4 months | 14.2 months | 1.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 41 | 10.2 months | 9.4 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | na | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 3 | 0.5 months | 12.2 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 24 | 28.1 months | 26.5 months | 3 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 5/41 | 12% | 6% | 2 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 27/41 | 66% | 68% | 4 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 4/24 | 17% | 43% | 6 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 21/24 | 88% | 89% | 4.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 16 | 23.2 months | 19.9 months | 3 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 16 | 4.9 months | 5.5 months | 5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/4 | 50% | 57% | 6 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 64% | 1.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 24/56,921 | 4.2 per 10K | 4.6 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 12/56,921 | 2.1 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/16 | 0% | 4% | 6 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 2 | 35.1 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 1 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 5/113 | 4.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 10/75 | 13.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/19 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/11 | 27.3% | 5.5% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 5% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/2 | 50% | 50% | 1.5 |
| District 5 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,817 | 26.6 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 213 | 3.1 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 2 |
| Removals During Period | 76 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 5.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 129 | 23.0 per 10K | 27.0 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 81 | na | na | 6 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 112/115 | 97.4% | 99% | 7 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 245/245 | 100% | 100% | 4 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 20/34 | 59% | 64% | 4 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 34 | 10.3 months | 8.0 months | 2 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 10/26 | 38% | 36% | 4 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 11/79 | 13.9% | 9.2% | 1 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 4/24 | 17% | 43% | 6 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 24 | 28.1 months | 26.5 months | 3 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 22/53 | 42% | 36% | 2 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 2/41 | 5% | 8% | 4.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 14/21 | 67% | 62% | 1.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 20/43 | 47% | 43% | 2 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 16/16 | 100% | 96% | 2 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 6/16 | 38% | 27% | 1 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 58/77 | 75% | 66% | 1 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 29/55 | 53% | 49% | 3 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 12/62 | 19% | 23% | 6 |
| District 5 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 43/62 | 69% | 73% | 4 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 9/66 | 14% | 15% | 4.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 35/84 | 42% | 42% | 4 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/46 | 43% | 37% | 2 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 4/15 | 27% | 33% | 4 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/17 | 76% | 62% | 2 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/4 | 50% | 57% | 6 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 64% | 1.5 |