Statistics for Rutherford County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Mid Cumberland DCS Region, Sixteenth District.
Tables:
| Rutherford County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2015 through September 2016 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=95) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,524 | 37.4 per 10K | 50.8 per 10K | 89 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,027/3,524 | 85.9% | 84.2% | 21 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,019 | 10.8 per 10K | 18.1 per 10K | 91 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 2,326 | 24.7 per 10K | 28.8 per 10K | 82.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 179 | 1.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 82.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Maltreatment Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 48 |
| Victim Reports | 308 | 3.3 per 10K | 4.3 per 10K | 82 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 68 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 53.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 154 | 1.6 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 81 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 80 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 70.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 6 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.1 per 10K | 28 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 30/308 | 9.7% | 21.2% | 78 |
| Victims Not Removed to Foster Care | 278/308 | 90.3% | 78.8% | 18 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 93/3,037 | 3.1% | 5.2% | 74 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 77/2,326 | 3.3% | 5.8% | 75 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 7/179 | 3.9% | 4.3% | 35 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 2/130 | 1.5% | 0.4% | 9.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 29/130 | 22.3% | 19.3% | 35 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 37/130 | 28.5% | 25.9% | 45 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 130 | 77.0 days | 61.0 days | 31.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 5/130 | 3.8% | 2.6% | 28.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2015 to March 2016 | 6/330 | 1.8% | 2.7% | 51 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2015 to March 2016 | 0/29 | 0% | 1.3% | 54.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2015 to March 2016 | 6/301 | 2% | 3% | 48 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2015 to March 2016 | 58/3,482 | 1.7% | 1.9% | 56 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2015 to March 2016 | 34/2,363 | 1.4% | 1.8% | 61.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2015 to March 2016 | 5/261 | 1.9% | 2.7% | 35 |
| Rutherford County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2017 through September 2018 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=95) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 98 | 11.9 per 10K | 44.4 per 10K | 94.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 8.2 | 1.0 per 10K | 3.7 per 10K | 94 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 20/98 | 20.4% | 21.5% | 48 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 13/98 | 13.3% | 11.8% | 36 |
| Removals for Neglect | 56/98 | 57% | 35% | 13 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 11/98 | 11% | 36% | 86.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 2/98 | 2% | 7% | 63.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 10/98 | 10% | 13% | 50 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 4/98 | 4% | 11% | 59 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 6/98 | 6% | 8% | 55 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 22/98 | 22% | 27% | 61 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 19/98 | 19% | 8% | 6 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/98 | 1% | 3% | 54 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 16/25 | 64% | 64% | 52 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 3/25 | 12% | 19% | 52.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/25 | 0% | 1% | 49 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/25 | 0% | 7% | 72 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/25 | 4% | 4% | 24 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 46.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 47.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 5/25 | 20% | 6% | 8.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of Removal | 8/82 | 10% | 8% | 30.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2016 through September 2017 Removal | 24/101 | 24% | 36% | 79 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 15/41 | 37% | 41% | 50.5 |
| Rutherford County Children in Foster Care During October 2017 through September 2018 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=95) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2018 | 82,899 | na | na | 4 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2018 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2017 | 203 | 25.0 per 10K | 54.0 per 10K | 88.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2018 | 208 | 25.0 per 10K | 56.0 per 10K | 87.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 204 | 24.8 per 10K | 55.6 per 10K | 91 |
| Total Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2018 | 113,194 | 13,654.0 per 10K | 23,372.0 per 10K | 75 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2017 through September 2018 | 301 | na | na | 12 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2017 through September 2018 | 74,591 | 9,080.0 per 10K | 20,285.0 per 10K | 91 |
| Total Days Children Spent Out of Home During October 2017 through September 2018 | 74,360 | 9,052.0 per 10K | 19,952.0 per 10K | 90 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2017 through September 2018 | 677,223 | 82,438.0 per 10K | 146,413.0 per 10K | 75 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2018 | 43 | 5.2 per 10K | 9.6 per 10K | 80 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2018 | 34 | 4.1 per 10K | 6.7 per 10K | 59 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2018 | 4 | 0.5 per 10K | 1.2 per 10K | 59 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 133/208 | 64% | 57% | 29 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 13/208 | 6% | 12% | 63.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 5/208 | 2% | 2% | 32.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 21/208 | 10% | 9% | 38 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 22/208 | 11% | 9% | 17 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 5/208 | 2% | 7% | 74 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 2/208 | 1% | 2% | 36 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 7/208 | 3% | 3% | 27.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2015 through September 2016 | 24/268 | 8.96% | 5.84% | 15 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2015 through September 2016 | 4/268 | 1.49% | 0.86% | 19 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2015 through September 2016 by Parent | 1/268 | 0.37% | 0.29% | 25 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2015 through September 2016 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/268 | 0% | 0.02% | 49 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2018 | 36/43 | 84% | 90% | 72 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 143/12,211 | 11.7 Per 1K Days | 8.9 Per 1K Days | 11 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanency | 42/121 | 35% | 46% | 88.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 62/121 | 51% | 40% | 12.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanency | 17/121 | 14% | 13% | 35.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2018 | 89/208 | 43% | 39% | 36.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2018 | 0/208 | 0% | 3% | 80 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2017 | 203 | 12.5 months | 8.8 months | 15.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2018 | 208 | 16.7 months | 9.8 months | 5 |
| Permanency within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2017 | 33/203 | 16% | 34% | 94 |
| Permanency within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2017 | 16/36 | 44% | 46% | 45 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2018 | 96/208 | 46% | 27% | 5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2018 | 63/208 | 30% | 17% | 5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2018 | 59/208 | 28% | 15% | 4.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2018 | 24/59 | 41% | 41% | 40.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2017 Permanent within 12 Months | 16/62 | 26% | 36% | 68 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2017 Permanent within 12 Months | 15/46 | 33% | 35% | 46.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2016 through September 2017 Permanent within 12 Months | 7/48 | 15% | 38% | 76 |
| Rutherford County Children Discharged During October 2017 through September 2018 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=95) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 54/82,149 | 6.6 per 10K | 31.1 per 10K | 95 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 20/65 | 31% | 42% | 72 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 5/65 | 8% | 17% | 69.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 19/65 | 29% | 20% | 23 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/65 | 2% | 1% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 7/65 | 11% | 7% | 25 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 2/65 | 3% | 5% | 47 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/65 | 0% | 0% | 54.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/65 | 0% | 0% | 50.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/65 | 0% | 0% | 48 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 54 | 13.5 months | 9.9 months | 14 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 20 | 6.3 months | 7.7 months | 69.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 5 | 8.4 months | 4.0 months | 17.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 2 | 16.9 months | 14.7 months | 17 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 19 | 45.9 months | 24.5 months | 5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 6/20 | 30% | 4% | 2 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 15/20 | 75% | 77% | 59 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 4/19 | 21% | 48% | 64 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 14/19 | 74% | 91% | 76 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 19 | 25.3 months | 17.6 months | 10 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 19 | 15.4 months | 4.6 months | 5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18 | 1/3 | 33% | 63% | 49.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 55% | 34.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 19/82,149 | 2.3 per 10K | 6.8 per 10K | 79 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 8/82,149 | 1 per 10K | 2.9 per 10K | 75 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 2/23 | 9% | 7% | 27 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2018 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 10.6 per 1M | 53.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2015 through March 2016 | 1/103 | 1% | 0.8% | 17.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2016 through September 2017 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/29 | 6.9% | 10.9% | 55.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2016 through September 2017 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/14 | 0% | 5.8% | 46.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2016 through September 2017 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/26 | 0% | 0% | 41.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2016 through September 2017 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2016 through September 2017 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/5 | 40% | 7.3% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2016 through September 2017 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0.8% | na |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2016 through September 2017 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Rutherford County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2017 through September 2018 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=95) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2015 through September 2016 | 3,524 | 37.4 per 10K | 50.8 per 10K | 89 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2015 through September 2016 | 308 | 3.3 per 10K | 4.3 per 10K | 82 |
| Removals During Period | 98 | 1.0 per 10K | 3.7 per 10K | 94 |
| In-care on September 30 2018 | 208 | 25.0 per 10K | 56.0 per 10K | 87.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 65 | na | na | 21.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 182/187 | 97.3% | 97.9% | 74 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2015 through September 2016 | 268/268 | 100% | 99.9% | 43 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 11/18 | 61% | 77% | 82 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 18 | 8.7 months | 7.0 months | 14 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2017, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 11/50 | 22% | 32% | 74 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2017, Reentering within 12 Months | 11/52 | 21.2% | 24.7% | 51.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 4/19 | 21% | 48% | 64 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 19 | 45.9 months | 24.5 months | 5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2017, Adopted During Period | 15/69 | 22% | 30% | 59 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2017, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 5/37 | 14% | 17% | 38 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2016 through September 2017 , Adopted within 12 Months | 18/34 | 53% | 72% | 68 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2017, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 15/45 | 33% | 35% | 46.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanency Among Legally Free Children | 21/23 | 91% | 93% | 58 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/9 | 22% | 10% | 16.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 64/103 | 62% | 64% | 55.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 42/87 | 48% | 47% | 48.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 36/90 | 40% | 34% | 24 |
| Rutherford County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2017 through September 2018 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=95) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2016 through June 2017 Removal | 36/96 | 38% | 68% | 91 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of Removal | 8/87 | 9% | 8% | 35 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2016 through September 2017 Removal | 24/101 | 24% | 36% | 79 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2017 Permanent within 12 Months | 15/46 | 33% | 35% | 46.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 5/25 | 20% | 39% | 57 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2017 Permanent within 12 Months | 16/36 | 44% | 46% | 45 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18 | 1/3 | 33% | 63% | 49.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 55% | 34.5 |