Statistics for Service Area 5
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Warren, Pike, Adams, Lamar, Lincoln, Copiah, Marion, Walthall, Jefferson Davis, Amite, Lawrence, Claiborne, Jefferson, Wilkinson, Franklin.
Tables:
| Service Area 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 | 3,898 | 41.9 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,477/3,898 | 89.2% | 85.3% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 3,850 | 41.4 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 48 | 0.5 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports | 1,014 | 10.9 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 785 | 8.4 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 79 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 71 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 79 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 7 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 291/1,014 | 28.7% | 19.1% | 1 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 93/2,836 | 3.3% | 2% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 2/48 | 4.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/386 | 0% | 0.5% | 6.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 133/386 | 34.5% | 29% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 167/386 | 43.3% | 34.9% | 2 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 386 | 17.0 days | 25.0 days | 5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 386 | 240.0 days | 241.0 days | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 5/386 | 1.3% | 1.7% | 5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 36/1,151 | 3.1% | 6.3% | 7 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 7/303 | 2.3% | 4.2% | 6 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 29/848 | 3.4% | 6.8% | 7 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 119/2,862 | 4.2% | 4.6% | 4.5 |
| 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 | 1/59 | 1.7% | 4.4% | 6 |
| Service Area 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 | 416 | 53.9 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 34.7 | 4.5 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 74/416 | 17.8% | 15.1% | 3 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 36/416 | 8.7% | 6% | 2 |
| Removals for Neglect | 273/416 | 66% | 70% | 6 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 141/416 | 34% | 41% | 5.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 56/416 | 13% | 10% | 2 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 40/416 | 10% | 15% | 5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 64/416 | 15% | 18% | 4 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 20/416 | 5% | 8% | 7 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 14/416 | 3% | 2% | 2 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 25/416 | 6% | 9% | 6 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 27/416 | 6% | 4% | 1 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 68/266 | 26% | 27% | 5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 96/266 | 36% | 45% | 6 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 1/266 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 11/266 | 4% | 2% | 2 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/266 | 1% | 1% | 5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 82/266 | 31% | 22% | 2 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 5/266 | 2% | 1% | 2 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 1/266 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 53/367 | 14% | 7% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 250/383 | 65% | 44% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 46/166 | 28% | 35% | 5 |
| Service Area 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 | 76,804 | na | na | 6 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 488 | 63.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 416 | 54.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 432 | 55.9 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 904 | na | na | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 159,005 | 20,616.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 78,582 | 10,189.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 205,273 | 26,727.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 257,622 | 33,403.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 51 | 6.6 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 54 | 7.0 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 5 | 0.7 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 7 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 161/416 | 39% | 39% | 5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 140/416 | 34% | 39% | 5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 2/416 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 31/416 | 7% | 6% | 2 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 20/416 | 5% | 4% | 3 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 55/416 | 13% | 9% | 1.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/416 | 0% | 1% | 5.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 7/416 | 2% | 2% | 3 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 56/928 | 6.03% | 6.97% | 4 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 15/928 | 1.62% | 2.2% | 7 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 7/928 | 0.75% | 0.97% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 4/928 | 0.43% | 0.54% | 5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 35/51 | 69% | 78% | 6 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 285/51,699 | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 4.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 188/336 | 56% | 50% | 1 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 101/336 | 30% | 33% | 6 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 47/336 | 14% | 17% | 7 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 133/416 | 32% | 34% | 4.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/416 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 488 | 10.6 months | 11.5 months | 6 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 416 | 9.6 months | 12.4 months | 7 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 287/488 | 59% | 46% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 65/96 | 68% | 61% | 1 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 122/416 | 29% | 37% | 7 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 91/416 | 22% | 24% | 4.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 77/416 | 19% | 18% | 3 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 36/77 | 47% | 33% | 2 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 94/179 | 53% | 44% | 2.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 53/112 | 47% | 40% | 2 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 73/126 | 58% | 50% | 3 |
| Service Area 5 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 460/77,126 | 59.6 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 259/460 | 56% | 50% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 75/460 | 16% | 12% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 76/460 | 17% | 25% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/460 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 4/460 | 1% | 2% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 39/460 | 8% | 10% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 4/460 | 1% | 1% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/460 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 2/460 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 460 | 8.8 months | 13.8 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 259 | 7.3 months | 10.4 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 75 | 6.4 months | 8.0 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 39 | 8.5 months | 10.2 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 76 | 26.5 months | 24.8 months | 3 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 2/259 | 1% | 1% | 4 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 207/259 | 80% | 67% | 1 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 34/76 | 45% | 46% | 2.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 59/76 | 78% | 90% | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 68 | 21.8 months | 19.1 months | 3 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 75 | 5.2 months | 5.2 months | 4 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 12/12 | 100% | 97% | 3.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 7/7 | 100% | 100% | 3 |
| Adoption Discharges | 76/77,126 | 9.9 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 4 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 11/77,126 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 8/88 | 9% | 3% | 1 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 8 | 104.2 per 1M | 39.1 per 1M | 2 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2024 through February 2025 | 5/403 | 1.2% | 2.4% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 9/239 | 3.8% | 4.9% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/68 | 1.5% | 4.1% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/67 | 0% | 0.5% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/33 | 3% | 0.4% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Service Area 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 | 3,898 | 41.9 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,014 | 10.9 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 5 |
| Removals During Period | 416 | 4.5 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 1.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 416 | 54.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 460 | na | na | 1 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 552/574 | 96.2% | 94.4% | 1 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 914/923 | 99.02% | 99.12% | 5.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 254/321 | 79% | 67% | 1 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 321 | 5.6 months | 8.3 months | 7 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 96/162 | 59% | 40% | 1 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 25/322 | 7.8% | 7.4% | 3 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 33/75 | 44% | 46% | 3 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 75 | 26.7 months | 24.8 months | 3 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 45/129 | 35% | 35% | 3.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 18/76 | 24% | 24% | 4.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 77/96 | 80% | 82% | 5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 43/106 | 41% | 39% | 4 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 80/88 | 91% | 97% | 7 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 8/29 | 28% | 26% | 3 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 453/538 | 84% | 80% | 1 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 81/167 | 49% | 57% | 5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 63/175 | 36% | 41% | 6 |
| Service Area 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 | 311/369 | 84% | 76% | 1 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 53/367 | 14% | 7% | 1 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 250/383 | 65% | 44% | 1 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 53/112 | 47% | 40% | 2 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 13/47 | 28% | 32% | 4 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 65/96 | 68% | 61% | 1 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 12/12 | 100% | 97% | 3.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 7/7 | 100% | 100% | 3 |