Statistics for Liberty County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: DCF Northwest Region, Second Circuit.
Tables:
| Liberty County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 152 | 91.3 per 10K | 51.1 per 10K | 10 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 120/152 | 78.9% | 85.5% | 62 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 105 | 63.1 per 10K | 37.2 per 10K | 14 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 34 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 53 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 47 | 28.2 per 10K | 13.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports | 13 | 7.8 per 10K | 4.3 per 10K | 15 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 8 | 4.8 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 9 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 65 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 5 | 3.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 1 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 66.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 5/13 | 38.5% | 35.2% | 26 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 0/92 | 0% | 0.8% | 63 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | 0.8% | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/5 | 0% | 0.9% | 46 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 4/5 | 80% | 43.7% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 4/5 | 80% | 52.6% | 2 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 5 | 2.0 days | 7.0 days | 60 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 5 | 12.0 days | 60.0 days | 65.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/5 | 0% | 1.7% | 50 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 0/15 | 0% | 4.1% | 62 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 0/3 | 0% | 2.2% | 53 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 0/12 | 0% | 5.1% | 60 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 5/108 | 4.6% | 2.5% | 8 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2021 to March 2022 | 0/0 | na | 1.1% | na |
| Liberty County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 6 | 43.3 per 10K | 26.0 per 10K | 23 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 0.5 | 3.6 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 2/6 | 33.3% | 19.8% | 5.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 2/6 | 33.3% | 7% | 2 |
| Removals for Neglect | 0/6 | 0% | 58% | 67 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 4/6 | 67% | 50% | 14 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 0/6 | 0% | 13% | 64 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 0/6 | 0% | 17% | 64.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 0/6 | 0% | 18% | 63.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 0/6 | 0% | 8% | 62.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 0/6 | 0% | 2% | 53.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 1/6 | 17% | 12% | 7 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/6 | 17% | 4% | 3 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 2/5 | 40% | 35% | 18.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 3/5 | 60% | 61% | 40 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 1% | 42 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 2% | 47.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 0% | 37 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 0% | 35 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 0% | 35 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 1% | 45 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal | 0/6 | 0% | 2% | 52 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal | 0/0 | na | 32% | na |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 1/2 | 50% | 39% | 13.5 |
| Liberty County Children in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2022 | 1,377 | na | na | 67 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2022 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2021 | 5 | 36.0 per 10K | 55.0 per 10K | 58.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2022 | 7 | 51.0 per 10K | 52.0 per 10K | 42 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 6 | 45.6 per 10K | 52.8 per 10K | 50 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | 11 | na | na | 67 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022 | 2,226 | 16,069.0 per 10K | 19,362.0 per 10K | 54 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2021 through September 2022 | 1,644 | 11,868.0 per 10K | 10,158.0 per 10K | 34 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2022 | 4,448 | 32,302.0 per 10K | 30,369.0 per 10K | 35 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2021 through September 2022 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 4.0 per 10K | 34.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2022 | 2 | 14.5 per 10K | 4.8 per 10K | 8 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 2 | 14.5 per 10K | 14.0 per 10K | 39 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 1 | 7.3 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 1 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 2/7 | 29% | 44% | 65.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 2/7 | 29% | 40% | 60 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/7 | 0% | 1% | 51.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 2/7 | 29% | 8% | 2 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 0/7 | 0% | 2% | 59.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/7 | 0% | 0% | 35 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/7 | 0% | 1% | 47 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/7 | 14% | 4% | 1 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 | 2/11 | 18.18% | 7.77% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 | 0/11 | 0% | 1.41% | 57.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 by Parent | 0/11 | 0% | 0.46% | 51.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2021 through August 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/11 | 0% | 0.01% | 34.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2022 | 2/2 | 100% | 76% | 8 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 7/893 | 7.8 Per 1K Days | 6.4 Per 1K Days | 11 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 1/5 | 20% | 21% | 37 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 4/5 | 80% | 59% | 5.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 0/5 | 0% | 19% | 66 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 5/7 | 71% | 38% | 3 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 0/7 | 0% | 0% | 34 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 5 | 25.8 months | 12.5 months | 1 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 7 | 5.1 months | 14.1 months | 67 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 3/5 | 60% | 41% | 10 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2021 | 0/2 | 0% | 50% | 66.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2022 | 2/7 | 29% | 39% | 49 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 | 2/7 | 29% | 27% | 23.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 | 2/7 | 29% | 20% | 4.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 | 2/2 | 100% | 66% | 6.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 2/4 | 50% | 42% | 32.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 2/4 | 50% | 40% | 27 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2020 through September 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 48% | 66.5 |
| Liberty County Children Discharged During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 4/1,385 | 28.9 per 10K | 27.6 per 10K | 46.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 4/4 | 100% | 43% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 36 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 0/4 | 0% | 33% | 67 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 35.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 0/4 | 0% | 6% | 61 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 0/4 | 0% | 17% | 64 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 34 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 37 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/4 | 0% | 1% | 46.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption Linked October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/0 | na | 99% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Stepparent October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Relative October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/0 | na | 49% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Foster Parent October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/0 | na | 26% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Non-Relative October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/0 | na | 24% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Unknown October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/0 | na | 2% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Family October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/0 | na | 49% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Same Race October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/0 | na | 90% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption to Family Or Same Race October 2019 through September 2020 | 0/0 | na | 92% | na |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 4 | 27.4 months | 17.1 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 4 | 27.4 months | 10.9 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | 7.5 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 0 | na | 16.3 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 0 | na | 28.8 months | na |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/4 | 0% | 1% | 41 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 1/4 | 25% | 58% | 63 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/0 | na | 34% | na |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 0/0 | na | 89% | na |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 0 | na | 17.7 months | na |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 0 | na | 10.0 months | na |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 65% | na |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 64% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 0/1,385 | 0 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 67 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 0/1,385 | 0 per 10K | 2 per 10K | 62.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/0 | na | 4% | na |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2022 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 0.0 per 1M | 34 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2021 through February 2022 | 0/3 | 0% | 1.4% | 53 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 7.5% | 57 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 5.3% | na |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 2.3% | na |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Liberty County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During Period | 152 | 91.3 per 10K | 51.1 per 10K | 10 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 13 | 7.8 per 10K | 4.3 per 10K | 15 |
| Removals During Period | 6 | 3.6 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 22.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2022 | 7 | 51.0 per 10K | 52.0 per 10K | 42 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 4 | na | na | 66.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 7/8 | 87.5% | 95.5% | 63 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 11/11 | 100% | 99.99% | 33 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 1/4 | 25% | 57% | 61.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 4 | 27.4 months | 11.1 months | 1 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2021, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 0/0 | na | 26% | na |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2021, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 11.2% | 57 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/0 | na | 34% | na |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 0 | na | 28.8 months | na |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Adopted During Period | 0/2 | 0% | 36% | 64.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/0 | na | 29% | na |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2020 through September 2021 , Adopted within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 52% | na |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2021, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 2/4 | 50% | 44% | 34.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 0/0 | na | 96% | na |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 0/1 | 0% | 33% | 50.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 5/6 | 83% | 81% | 26.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 1/1 | 100% | 69% | 3 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 45% | 65.5 |
| Liberty County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2021 through September 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2020 through June 2021 Removal | 0/0 | na | 75% | na |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal | 0/6 | 0% | 2% | 52 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal | 0/0 | na | 32% | na |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 2/4 | 50% | 40% | 27 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/0 | na | 39% | na |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 50% | 66.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 65% | na |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 64% | na |