Statistics for Service Area 6
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Lauderdale, Forrest, Jones, Scott, Simpson, Wayne, Newton, Jasper, Covington, Clarke, Smith, Perry, Greene.
Tables:
| Service Area 6 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 5,349 | 47.5 per 10K | 43.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,475/5,349 | 83.7% | 84.3% | 5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 5,205 | 46.2 per 10K | 42.2 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 144 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.2 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports | 1,121 | 10.0 per 10K | 10.5 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 722 | 6.4 per 10K | 7.1 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 126 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 154 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 119 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 6 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 208/1,121 | 18.6% | 16.3% | 4 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 19/4,084 | 0.5% | 0.8% | 6 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 3/144 | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/230 | 0% | 1.1% | 6.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 87/230 | 37.8% | 37.3% | 4 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 110/230 | 47.8% | 45.2% | 3 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 230 | 9.0 days | 11.0 days | 4.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 230 | 88.0 days | 104.0 days | 6 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 6/230 | 2.6% | 4.5% | 6.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 107/1,382 | 7.7% | 7% | 2 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 9/271 | 3.3% | 4.2% | 7 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 98/1,111 | 8.8% | 7.6% | 2 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 185/4,375 | 4.2% | 4.9% | 4.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 28/204 | 13.7% | 7.3% | 1 |
| Service Area 6 Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 316 | 33.7 per 10K | 31.4 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 26.3 | 2.8 per 10K | 2.6 per 10K | 5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 36/316 | 11.4% | 13.7% | 6 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 6/316 | 1.9% | 3.8% | 7 |
| Removals for Neglect | 225/316 | 71% | 67% | 1.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 134/316 | 42% | 41% | 3.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 16/316 | 5% | 8% | 6.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 61/316 | 19% | 17% | 2.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 61/316 | 19% | 23% | 4 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 20/316 | 6% | 6% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 14/316 | 4% | 4% | 4 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 21/316 | 7% | 6% | 3 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 12/316 | 4% | 5% | 5.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 57/191 | 30% | 29% | 5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 99/191 | 52% | 46% | 3 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/191 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/191 | 0% | 3% | 6.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 6/191 | 3% | 3% | 4.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 28/191 | 15% | 18% | 5.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 1/191 | 1% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/191 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2022 through August 2023 Removal | 16/291 | 5% | 5% | 3 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2021 through September 2022 Removal | 194/423 | 46% | 42% | 3 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 61/144 | 42% | 34% | 1 |
| Service Area 6 Children in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2023 | 93,451 | na | na | 4 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2023 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2022 | 673 | 71.0 per 10K | 56.0 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 570 | 61.0 per 10K | 55.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 619 | 66.1 per 10K | 53.3 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023 | 989 | na | na | 2 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023 | 227,080 | 24,217.0 per 10K | 19,535.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2022 through September 2023 | 123,687 | 13,190.0 per 10K | 10,854.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2023 | 341,013 | 36,491.0 per 10K | 31,921.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2022 through September 2023 | 315,177 | 33,612.0 per 10K | 29,269.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2023 | 83 | 8.9 per 10K | 6.8 per 10K | 1 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 | 90 | 9.6 per 10K | 7.8 per 10K | 3 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 | 15 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.2 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 227/570 | 40% | 42% | 5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 211/570 | 37% | 34% | 3 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 4/570 | 1% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 50/570 | 9% | 7% | 2 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 33/570 | 6% | 5% | 3 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 39/570 | 7% | 10% | 7 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 3/570 | 1% | 1% | 3 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 3/570 | 1% | 0% | 2.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2022 through August 2023 | 73/1,011 | 7.22% | 6.63% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2022 through August 2023 | 30/1,011 | 2.97% | 3.07% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2022 through August 2023 by Parent | 5/1,011 | 0.49% | 1.19% | 7 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2022 through August 2023 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 7/1,011 | 0.69% | 0.82% | 4 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2023 | 66/83 | 80% | 78% | 2 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 204/48,085 | 4.2 Per 1K Days | 5.1 Per 1K Days | 5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 239/456 | 52% | 51% | 4 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 149/456 | 33% | 33% | 4 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 68/456 | 15% | 17% | 6.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 220/570 | 39% | 31% | 1 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 0/570 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 673 | 11.6 months | 12.5 months | 5.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 570 | 13.8 months | 13.1 months | 4 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 314/673 | 47% | 44% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2022 | 50/95 | 53% | 59% | 5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 | 237/570 | 42% | 36% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 | 152/570 | 27% | 25% | 4 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 | 113/570 | 20% | 19% | 3.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 | 51/113 | 45% | 39% | 2 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 102/236 | 43% | 47% | 5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 85/186 | 46% | 46% | 2.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2021 through September 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 52/118 | 44% | 50% | 5.5 |
| Service Area 6 Children Discharged During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 400/93,770 | 42.7 per 10K | 31.2 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 146/400 | 36% | 43% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 66/400 | 16% | 12% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 93/400 | 23% | 28% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 10/400 | 2% | 1% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 10/400 | 2% | 2% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 72/400 | 18% | 12% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/400 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/400 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 1/400 | 0% | 1% | 6 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 400 | 13.7 months | 16.0 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 146 | 11.2 months | 11.2 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 66 | 8.4 months | 10.1 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 72 | 11.4 months | 12.7 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 93 | 31.8 months | 29.7 months | 2 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 6/146 | 4% | 1% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 97/146 | 66% | 66% | 4 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 30/93 | 32% | 34% | 3.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 77/93 | 83% | 79% | 3.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 88 | 25.3 months | 23.5 months | 4 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 90 | 5.0 months | 4.9 months | 4 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 10/10 | 100% | 95% | 2.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 100% | 3 |
| Adoption Discharges | 93/93,770 | 9.9 per 10K | 8.8 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 23/93,770 | 2.5 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 1 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/92 | 1% | 2% | 6 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2023 | 4 | 42.8 per 1M | 35.7 per 1M | 3 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2022 through February 2023 | 8/421 | 1.9% | 2.1% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 7/140 | 5% | 3.6% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/51 | 0% | 2.8% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/100 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/58 | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Service Area 6 Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During Period | 5,349 | 47.5 per 10K | 43.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 1,121 | 9.9 per 10K | 10.5 per 10K | 5 |
| Removals During Period | 316 | 2.8 per 10K | 2.6 per 10K | 5 |
| In-care on September 30 2023 | 570 | 61.0 per 10K | 55.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 400 | na | na | 2 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 565/620 | 91.1% | 93.1% | 7 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 977/989 | 98.79% | 98.66% | 4 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 133/201 | 66% | 64% | 2 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 201 | 8.5 months | 8.9 months | 5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2022, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 55/178 | 31% | 32% | 4 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2022, Reentering within 12 Months | 13/197 | 6.6% | 6.6% | 5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 30/93 | 32% | 34% | 3.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 93 | 31.8 months | 29.6 months | 3 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2022, Adopted During Period | 68/185 | 37% | 39% | 4 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2022, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 34/121 | 28% | 28% | 4 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2021 through September 2022 , Adopted within 12 Months | 78/103 | 76% | 80% | 6 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2022, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 76/165 | 46% | 46% | 3 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 91/92 | 99% | 98% | 2 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 6/20 | 30% | 28% | 2 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 331/398 | 83% | 82% | 2.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 187/297 | 63% | 62% | 4.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 106/252 | 42% | 41% | 3 |
| Service Area 6 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2021 through June 2022 Removal | 274/377 | 73% | 69% | 2 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2022 through August 2023 Removal | 16/291 | 5% | 5% | 3 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2021 through September 2022 Removal | 194/423 | 46% | 42% | 3 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 85/186 | 46% | 46% | 2.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 12/96 | 12% | 18% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 50/95 | 53% | 59% | 5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 10/10 | 100% | 95% | 2.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 100% | 3 |