Statistics for Bennington County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: FSD Bennington District.
Tables:
| Bennington County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2019 through September 2020 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 254 | 32.1 per 10K | 20.3 per 10K | 5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 218/254 | 85.8% | 88.4% | 13 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 137 | 17.3 per 10K | 10.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 99 | 12.5 per 10K | 8.2 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 18 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Victim Reports | 36 | 4.6 per 10K | 2.6 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 1 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.1 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 31 | 3.9 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 4 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 8/36 | 22.2% | 23.1% | 7 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 12/200 | 6% | 7.7% | 13 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 6/99 | 6.1% | 6.7% | 7 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/18 | 0% | 5.9% | 11.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/20 | 0% | 1.5% | 9.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 4/20 | 20% | 22.8% | 10 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 6/20 | 30% | 32.3% | 8 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 20 | 43.0 days | 47.0 days | 7 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 20 | 434.0 days | 429.0 days | 6 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/20 | 5% | 6.5% | 9 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 0/75 | 0% | 2.1% | 12 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 0/18 | 0% | 0.6% | 8 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 0/57 | 0% | 2.5% | 12 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 13/344 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 7.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 2/131 | 1.5% | 2.4% | 9 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 0/16 | 0% | 0.5% | 8 |
| Bennington County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 56 | 85.6 per 10K | 57.9 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 4.7 | 7.2 per 10K | 4.8 per 10K | 3 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 14/56 | 25% | 27.2% | 6 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 4/56 | 7.1% | 9.5% | 6 |
| Removals for Neglect | 26/56 | 46% | 47% | 5.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 10/56 | 18% | 36% | 11 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 4/56 | 7% | 7% | 3.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 2/56 | 4% | 11% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 0/56 | 0% | 6% | 10 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 0/56 | 0% | 2% | 9 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 15/56 | 27% | 14% | 1 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 1/56 | 2% | 7% | 10 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/56 | 0% | 1% | 9 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 15/26 | 58% | 45% | 4 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 10/26 | 38% | 49% | 8 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 0% | 6.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 1% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/26 | 4% | 2% | 2.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 1% | 7 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 2% | 7 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 0% | 6 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal | 5/55 | 9% | 11% | 5.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal | 6/34 | 18% | 24% | 8 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 6/31 | 19% | 27% | 9 |
| Bennington County Children in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2022 | 6,535 | na | na | 7 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2022 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2021 | 109 | 166.0 per 10K | 101.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2022 | 96 | 147.0 per 10K | 97.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 104 | 159.2 per 10K | 97.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | 165 | na | na | 6 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | 38,073 | 58,190.0 per 10K | 35,599.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2021 through September 2022 | 24,165 | 36,934.0 per 10K | 20,093.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2022 | 61,728 | 94,458.0 per 10K | 57,371.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2021 through September 2022 | 93,875 | 143,478.0 per 10K | 101,439.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2022 | 11 | 16.8 per 10K | 10.8 per 10K | 2 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 28 | 42.8 per 10K | 14.6 per 10K | 1 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 1 | 1.5 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 6 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 59/96 | 61% | 45% | 1 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 21/96 | 22% | 33% | 11 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 3/96 | 3% | 3% | 4.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 11/96 | 11% | 11% | 4.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 0/96 | 0% | 1% | 10.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 2/96 | 2% | 6% | 9.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/96 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/96 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2019 through August 2020 | 5/174 | 2.87% | 1.84% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2019 through August 2020 | 0/174 | 0% | 0.45% | 9 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2019 through August 2020 by Parent | 0/174 | 0% | 0.22% | 7.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2019 through August 2020 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/174 | 0% | 0.11% | 7 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2022 | 8/11 | 73% | 74% | 6.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 60/9,468 | 6.3 Per 1K Days | 6.8 Per 1K Days | 8 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 16/54 | 30% | 38% | 10 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 24/54 | 44% | 41% | 4 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 14/54 | 26% | 21% | 3 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 29/96 | 30% | 28% | 5.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 0/96 | 0% | 1% | 7 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 109 | 22.1 months | 15.0 months | 1 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 96 | 16.5 months | 13.8 months | 3 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 49/109 | 45% | 33% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2021 | 22/32 | 69% | 47% | 2 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2022 | 45/96 | 47% | 40% | 2.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 | 36/96 | 38% | 28% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 | 28/96 | 29% | 20% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 21/28 | 75% | 41% | 1 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 33/61 | 54% | 35% | 1.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 26/46 | 57% | 36% | 1 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2020 through September 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/39 | 21% | 21% | 7 |
| Bennington County Children Discharged During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 62/6,543 | 94.8 per 10K | 51.7 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 22/62 | 35% | 49% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 3/62 | 5% | 7% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 31/62 | 50% | 29% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/62 | 2% | 1% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 1/62 | 2% | 7% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 4/62 | 6% | 6% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 6 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 62 | 24.4 months | 17.0 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 22 | 10.0 months | 7.5 months | 2.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 3 | 0.9 months | 1.2 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 4 | 18.5 months | 19.8 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 31 | 36.8 months | 31.6 months | 2 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 2/22 | 9% | 9% | 5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 12/22 | 55% | 69% | 11 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 3/31 | 10% | 27% | 9 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 27/31 | 87% | 89% | 9 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 31 | 27.2 months | 23.9 months | 3 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 31 | 8.9 months | 6.2 months | 2 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 54% | 2.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 44% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 31/6,543 | 47.4 per 10K | 14.9 per 10K | 1 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 2/6,543 | 3.1 per 10K | 4.3 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/31 | 0% | 4% | 9 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2022 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 0.0 per 1M | 8 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2019 through February 2020 | 0/69 | 0% | 0.5% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/16 | 6.2% | 7.7% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 1.9% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Bennington County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During September 2019 through August 2020 | 294 | 37.2 per 10K | 22.8 per 10K | 3 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During September 2019 through August 2020 | 41 | 5.2 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Removals During Period | 56 | 7.2 per 10K | 4.8 per 10K | 3 |
| In-care on September 30 2022 | 96 | 147.0 per 10K | 97.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 62 | na | na | 3 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 28/28 | 100% | 99.2% | 7 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff September 2019 through August 2020 | 174/174 | 100% | 99.78% | 5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 13/23 | 57% | 65% | 9 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 23 | 9.3 months | 8.0 months | 5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2021, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 2/15 | 13% | 24% | 9 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2021, Reentering within 12 Months | 4/21 | 19% | 25.5% | 7 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 3/31 | 10% | 27% | 9 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 31 | 36.8 months | 31.6 months | 2 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Adopted During Period | 29/57 | 51% | 29% | 1 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 7/26 | 27% | 16% | 3 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2020 through September 2021 , Adopted within 12 Months | 11/26 | 42% | 44% | 7 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2021, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 26/46 | 57% | 37% | 1 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 31/31 | 100% | 96% | 3 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/4 | 25% | 44% | 9 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 39/58 | 67% | 72% | 10 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 19/34 | 56% | 56% | 6 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 33/67 | 49% | 43% | 5 |
| Bennington County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2020 through June 2021 Removal | 14/31 | 45% | 64% | 11 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal | 5/55 | 9% | 11% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal | 6/34 | 18% | 24% | 8 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 26/46 | 57% | 36% | 1 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 2/28 | 7% | 12% | 6.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/32 | 69% | 47% | 2 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 54% | 2.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 44% | na |