Statistics for Lancaster County (excluding OJS Wards), Nebraska

Statistics for Lancaster County (excluding OJS Wards)

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Statistics for Larger Regions: DHHS Southeast Service Area (excluding OJS Wards), Judicial District 3 (excluding OJS Wards), NCI District 3 (excluding OJS Wards).

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Lancaster County (excluding OJS Wards) Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2017 through September 2018	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=93)
Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	4,520	51.9 per 10K	41.0 per 10K	18
Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	3,671/4,520	81.2%	84.2%	21
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations	2,974	34.2 per 10K	26.6 per 10K	21
Children Subject of Alternative Response	151	1.7 per 10K	1.5 per 10K	19
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports	55	0.6 per 10K	0.7 per 10K	20
Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports	1,340	15.4 per 10K	12.2 per 10K	20
Victim Reports	418	4.8 per 10K	3.0 per 10K	12
Victim Reports of Neglect	363	4.2 per 10K	2.4 per 10K	10
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse	38	0.4 per 10K	0.3 per 10K	16.5
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse	16	0.2 per 10K	0.2 per 10K	17
Victim Reports of Other Abuse	1	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	48
Victims Removed to Foster Care	119/418	28.5%	40.9%	22
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care	105/2,707	3.9%	7%	21
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care	2/151	1.3%	2.9%	9
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care	1/55	1.8%	4.9%	6
Removed to Foster Care Before Report	0/257	0%	0.5%	17.5
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report	81/257	31.5%	27.2%	12
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report	93/257	36.2%	32.8%	14
Median Days from Report to Removal	257	35.0 days	25.0 days	8
90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal	257	387.0 days	388.0 days	10
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation	2/257	0.8%	2.2%	14
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2017 to March 2018	66/815	8.1%	4.9%	4
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2017 to March 2018	5/249	2%	1.2%	5.5
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2017 to March 2018	61/566	10.8%	7.9%	7
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2017 to March 2018	152/3,414	4.5%	2.8%	3.5
Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2017 to March 2018	1/169	0.6%	0.6%	4
Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2017 to March 2018	7/106	6.6%	4.5%	5

Lancaster County (excluding OJS Wards) Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2018 through September 2019	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=93)
Total Removals to Foster Care	254	34.6 per 10K	44.5 per 10K	39
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care	21.2	2.9 per 10K	3.7 per 10K	38.5
Reentries to Foster Care	56/254	22%	21.4%	22
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge	13/254	5.1%	6.6%	21
Removals for Neglect	124/254	49%	65%	40
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use	89/254	35%	36%	23
Removals for Physical Abuse	29/254	11%	17%	29
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope	10/254	4%	5%	11.5
Removals for Inadequate Housing	22/254	9%	18%	8.5
Removals for Incarceration	15/254	6%	13%	24
Removals for Child Behavior	14/254	6%	7%	27.5
Removals for Abandonment	13/254	5%	7%	15.5
Removals for Sexual Abuse	21/254	8%	9%	16
Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting	32/92	35%	38%	28.5
Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting	46/92	50%	43%	16.5
Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting	0/92	0%	0%	29.5
Removals to Group Home First Setting	1/92	1%	1%	5.5
Removals to Institution First Setting	0/92	0%	1%	32
Removals to Home Visit First Setting	13/92	14%	16%	24.5
Removals to Runaway First Setting	0/92	0%	0%	29
Removals to ILP First Setting	0/92	0%	1%	31
Discharged within 1 Month of October 2018 through August 2019 Removal	4/227	2%	8%	27.5
Permanence within 12 months of October 2017 through September 2018 Removal	51/191	27%	38%	48.5
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)	13/97	13%	19%	22.5

Lancaster County (excluding OJS Wards) Children in Foster Care During October 2018 through September 2019	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=93)
Children in Region on September 30 2019	73,724	na	na	2
AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2019	na	na	na	na
Children in Care on September 30 2018	484	66.0 per 10K	73.0 per 10K	30
Children in Care on September 30 2019	470	64.0 per 10K	71.0 per 10K	37
Average Daily Children in Care	444	60.6 per 10K	72.2 per 10K	36
Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2018 through September 2019	738	na	na	2
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2018 through September 2019	162,025	22,084.0 per 10K	26,373.0 per 10K	36
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care with Own Family During October 2018 through September 2019	73,606	10,032.0 per 10K	12,328.0 per 10K	34
Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2019	252,365	34,231.0 per 10K	38,989.0 per 10K	30
Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2018 through September 2019	588,750	80,246.0 per 10K	85,233.0 per 10K	25
Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2019	32	4.3 per 10K	3.9 per 10K	21
Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2019	68	9.2 per 10K	10.5 per 10K	30
17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2019	7	0.9 per 10K	1.5 per 10K	16
Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day	194/470	41%	44%	40
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day	158/470	34%	30%	29.5
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day	15/470	3%	6%	19
Children in Group Home on Last Day	15/470	3%	2%	14.5
Children in Institution on Last Day	17/470	4%	3%	13.5
Children in Home Visit on Last Day	49/470	10%	10%	30.5
Children in Runaway on Last Day	6/470	1%	1%	5.5
Children in ILP on Last Day	16/470	3%	3%	21
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2017 through August 2018	49/790	6.2%	5.14%	28
Children Victimized in Care during September 2017 through August 2018	8/790	1.01%	0.85%	11
Children Victimized in Care during September 2017 through August 2018 by Parent	8/790	1.01%	0.57%	8
Children Victimized in Care during September 2017 through August 2018 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	0/790	0%	0.08%	43.5
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2019	28/32	88%	89%	29.5
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days	131/36,469	3.6 Per 1K Days	3.1 Per 1K Days	16.5
Placements Moves Toward Permanency	116/299	39%	43%	44
Lateral Placements Moves	116/299	39%	37%	31.5
Placements Moves Away from Permanency	67/299	22%	19%	24.5
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2019	93/470	20%	23%	32
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2019	0/470	0%	0%	38.5
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2018	484	14.6 months	14.0 months	26
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2019	470	12.1 months	12.2 months	39
Permanency within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2018	226/484	47%	45%	41.5
Permanency within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2018	62/85	73%	59%	18
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2019	174/470	37%	38%	35
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2019	127/470	27%	26%	24.5
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2019	107/470	23%	21%	25
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2019	36/107	34%	44%	31
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2018 Permanent within 12 Months	119/199	60%	50%	28.5
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2018 Permanent within 12 Months	49/107	46%	46%	29
Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2017 through September 2018 Permanent within 12 Months	106/159	67%	50%	18.5

Lancaster County (excluding OJS Wards) Children Discharged During October 2018 through September 2019	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=93)
Total Discharges	266/73,368	36.3 per 10K	45.5 per 10K	40
Children Discharged for Reunification	119/266	45%	56%	50
Children Discharged for Relative	0/266	0%	0%	36.5
Children Discharged for Adoption	88/266	33%	25%	20
Children Discharged for Transfer	3/266	1%	2%	7.5
Children Discharged for Emancipation	19/266	7%	6%	18
Children Discharged for Guardianship	36/266	14%	10%	25.5
Children Discharged for Runaway	0/266	0%	0%	37.5
Children Discharged for Death	1/266	0%	0%	37
Children Discharged for Unknown	0/266	0%	0%	38
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care	266	21.9 months	18.0 months	21
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge	119	18.0 months	11.7 months	12.5
Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge	0	na	na	na
Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge	36	23.4 months	20.2 months	14
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge	88	25.5 months	28.8 months	30
Reunified within 72 Hours	1/119	1%	5%	17
Reunified within 12 Months	59/119	50%	64%	47.5
Adopted within 24 Months	37/88	42%	32%	13
Adopted within 48 Months	84/88	95%	92%	33
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	84	19.2 months	20.3 months	21
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	84	5.4 months	6.4 months	32
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	7/8	88%	95%	19
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	1/1	100%	100%	2.5
Adoption Discharges	88/73,368	12 per 10K	11.6 per 10K	24
Non-Permanent Discharges	23/73,368	3.1 per 10K	3.9 per 10K	24
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs	1/85	1%	1%	4.5
Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2019	0	0.0 per 1M	6.2 per 1M	48
Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2017 through February 2018	0/271	0%	0.6%	42.5
Children Discharged for Reunification October 2017 through September 2018 Reentering within 12 Months	2/152	1.3%	4.9%	17
Children Discharged for Relative October 2017 through September 2018 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na
Children Discharged for Adoption October 2017 through September 2018 Reentering within 12 Months	0/81	0%	0.4%	25
Children Discharged for Transfer October 2017 through September 2018 Reentering within 12 Months	0/1	0%	3.9%	4.5
Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2017 through September 2018 Reentering within 12 Months	2/17	11.8%	4.6%	2
Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2017 through September 2018 Reentering within 12 Months	3/32	9.4%	6.1%	4
Children Discharged for Runaway October 2017 through September 2018 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na

Lancaster County (excluding OJS Wards) Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2018 through September 2019	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=93)
Maltreatment Reports During October 2017 through September 2018	4,520	51.9 per 10K	41.0 per 10K	18
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2017 through September 2018	418	4.8 per 10K	3.0 per 10K	12.5
Removals During Period	254	2.9 per 10K	3.7 per 10K	38.5
In-care on September 30 2019	470	64.0 per 10K	71.0 per 10K	37
Total Children Served	na	na	na	na
Discharges During Period	266	na	na	2
S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months	247/261	94.6%	96%	23
S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2017 through September 2018	790/790	100%	99.88%	40
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months	56/116	48%	61%	47.5
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay	116	13.0 months	9.8 months	16
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2018, Discharged to Reunification or Relative	16/76	21%	36%	30
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2018, Reentering within 12 Months	4/154	2.6%	7.5%	23
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months	37/88	42%	32%	13
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay	88	25.5 months	28.8 months	30
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2018, Adopted During Period	64/127	50%	42%	23.5
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2018, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period	14/83	17%	23%	26
C2.5: Legally Freed October 2017 through September 2018 , Adopted within 12 Months	93/105	89%	71%	20
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2018, Permanent By 18th Birthday	47/88	53%	51%	27
C3.2: Discharges to Permanency Among Legally Free Children	84/85	99%	99%	37.5
C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years	7/24	29%	24%	6
C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months	238/263	90%	90%	51
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months	185/226	82%	75%	32
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months	106/204	52%	47%	27

Lancaster County (excluding OJS Wards) Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2018 through September 2019	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=93)
CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2017 through June 2018 Removal	147/204	72%	74%	44
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2018 through August 2019 Removal	4/227	2%	8%	27.5
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2017 through September 2018 Removal	51/191	27%	38%	48.5
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2018 Permanent within 12 Months	49/107	46%	46%	29
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal	18/69	26%	22%	16
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2018 Permanent within 12 Months	62/85	73%	59%	18
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	7/8	88%	95%	19
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	1/1	100%	100%	2.5

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