Statistics for District 17
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Statistics for Individual County: Desoto, Panola, Tate, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha.
Tables:
| District 17 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,534 | 32.4 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 21 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,267/2,534 | 89.5% | 85.3% | 3 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,476 | 31.6 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 21 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 58 | 0.7 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 13 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victim Reports | 462 | 5.9 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 22 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 326 | 4.2 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 22 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 48 | 0.6 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 21.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 24 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 22 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 64 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 15.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 85/462 | 18.4% | 19.1% | 13 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 32/2,014 | 1.6% | 2% | 17.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/58 | 0% | 1.3% | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/117 | 0.9% | 0.5% | 4 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 27/117 | 23.1% | 29% | 16 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 34/117 | 29.1% | 34.9% | 16 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 117 | 26.0 days | 25.0 days | 12 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 117 | 207.0 days | 241.0 days | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/117 | 0.9% | 1.7% | 15 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 48/652 | 7.4% | 6.3% | 6 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 9/114 | 7.9% | 4.2% | 3.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 39/538 | 7.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 57/2,280 | 2.5% | 4.6% | 22 |
| 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 | 1/136 | 0.7% | 4.4% | 14 |
| District 17 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 127 | 19.6 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 19.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 10.6 | 1.6 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 19.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 7/127 | 5.5% | 15.1% | 18 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 2/127 | 1.6% | 6% | 18 |
| Removals for Neglect | 69/127 | 54% | 70% | 22 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 45/127 | 35% | 41% | 17 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 13/127 | 10% | 10% | 9 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 12/127 | 9% | 15% | 14.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 14/127 | 11% | 18% | 18.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 18/127 | 14% | 8% | 4 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 3/127 | 2% | 2% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 15/127 | 12% | 9% | 6 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 6/127 | 5% | 4% | 10 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 6/89 | 7% | 27% | 20 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 39/89 | 44% | 45% | 11.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/89 | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 3/89 | 3% | 2% | 6 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/89 | 1% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 40/89 | 45% | 22% | 1 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/89 | 0% | 1% | 14 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/89 | 0% | 0% | 13 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 17/118 | 14% | 7% | 5.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 94/144 | 65% | 44% | 3 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 10/55 | 18% | 35% | 20 |
| District 17 Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 64,416 | na | na | 1 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 156 | 24.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 128 | 20.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 149 | 23.0 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 21 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 283 | na | na | 11 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 54,707 | 8,443.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 25,507 | 3,936.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 22 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 72,964 | 11,327.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 22 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 93,875 | 14,488.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 22 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 16 | 2.5 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 19 | 2.9 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 21 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 4 | 0.6 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 13.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 50/128 | 39% | 39% | 12.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 42/128 | 33% | 39% | 14 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/128 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 10/128 | 8% | 6% | 6.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 6/128 | 5% | 4% | 9.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 18/128 | 14% | 9% | 5.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/128 | 0% | 1% | 15 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 2/128 | 2% | 2% | 9 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 28/329 | 8.51% | 6.97% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 7/329 | 2.13% | 2.2% | 10 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 5/329 | 1.52% | 0.97% | 6.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 2/329 | 0.61% | 0.54% | 9.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 15/16 | 94% | 78% | 3 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 93/16,402 | 5.7 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 11.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 57/117 | 49% | 50% | 12.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 44/117 | 38% | 33% | 3 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 16/117 | 14% | 17% | 15 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 26/128 | 20% | 34% | 21.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/128 | 0% | 0% | 11.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 156 | 10.9 months | 11.5 months | 13 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 128 | 10.3 months | 12.4 months | 16 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 90/156 | 58% | 46% | 5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 16/31 | 52% | 61% | 15.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 45/128 | 35% | 37% | 13.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 30/128 | 23% | 24% | 12 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 26/128 | 20% | 18% | 11 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 14/26 | 54% | 33% | 5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/47 | 47% | 44% | 12 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 19/36 | 53% | 40% | 5.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/23 | 57% | 50% | 10 |
| District 17 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 149/64,797 | 23 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 19 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 82/149 | 55% | 50% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 16/149 | 11% | 12% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 21/149 | 14% | 25% | 18 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/149 | 1% | 0% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 7/149 | 5% | 2% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 22/149 | 15% | 10% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/149 | 0% | 1% | 15.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/149 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/149 | 0% | 0% | 14.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 149 | 10.7 months | 13.8 months | 15 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 82 | 7.3 months | 10.4 months | 17 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 16 | 15.9 months | 8.0 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 22 | 1.6 months | 10.2 months | 20 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 21 | 38.2 months | 24.8 months | 3 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/82 | 1% | 1% | 5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 72/82 | 88% | 67% | 4 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 3/21 | 14% | 46% | 21 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 19/21 | 90% | 90% | 16.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 19 | 31.0 months | 19.1 months | 4 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 21 | 7.1 months | 5.2 months | 7.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 97% | 9.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 21/64,797 | 3.2 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 18 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 8/64,797 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 13 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/22 | 5% | 3% | 7 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 39.1 per 1M | 15 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2024 through February 2025 | 1/132 | 0.8% | 2.4% | 18 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/99 | 4% | 4.9% | 10.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/12 | 0% | 4.1% | 14.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/13 | 0% | 0.5% | 13 |
| 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 | 0/7 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/15 | 0% | 0.4% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| District 17 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 2,534 | 32.4 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 21 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 462 | 5.9 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 22 |
| Removals During Period | 127 | 1.6 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 19.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 128 | 20.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 149 | na | na | 7 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 239/245 | 97.6% | 94.4% | 3 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 299/304 | 98.36% | 99.12% | 20 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 73/94 | 78% | 67% | 7 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 94 | 5.1 months | 8.3 months | 17 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 33/60 | 55% | 40% | 3.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 7/114 | 6.1% | 7.4% | 11 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 3/21 | 14% | 46% | 21 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 21 | 38.2 months | 24.8 months | 3 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 18/41 | 44% | 35% | 8 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 5/20 | 25% | 24% | 13 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 16/24 | 67% | 82% | 19 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 16/29 | 55% | 39% | 4 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 21/22 | 95% | 97% | 16 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/7 | 14% | 26% | 15.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 121/148 | 82% | 80% | 10.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 33/69 | 48% | 57% | 15 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 16/48 | 33% | 41% | 14.5 |
| District 17 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 118/138 | 86% | 76% | 3.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 17/118 | 14% | 7% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 94/144 | 65% | 44% | 3 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 19/36 | 53% | 40% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 2/11 | 18% | 32% | 17 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 16/31 | 52% | 61% | 15.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 97% | 9.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |