Statistics for Newton County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 5, North District, Alcovy Circuit, CII.
Tables:
| Newton County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,184 | 33.2 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 131 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,031/1,184 | 87.1% | 86.4% | 77.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 353 | 9.9 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 130 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 426 | 12.0 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 98 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 405 | 11.4 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 125 |
| Victim Reports | 66 | 1.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 140.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 48 | 1.3 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 138 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 11 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 129.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 4 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 105 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 3 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 121 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 13/66 | 19.7% | 22.9% | 92 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 10/713 | 1.4% | 1.5% | 51 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/426 | 0% | 0.1% | 86 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/25 | 0% | 0.6% | 83 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 3/25 | 12% | 36.8% | 116 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 5/25 | 20% | 46.1% | 117.5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 25 | 25.0 days | 12.0 days | 55.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 25 | 106.0 days | 119.0 days | 60 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/25 | 0% | 1.8% | 92 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 4/81 | 4.9% | 3.1% | 32 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/20 | 0% | 1.6% | 88 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 4/61 | 6.6% | 3.6% | 23.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 13/731 | 1.8% | 2.6% | 100 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 8/438 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 74.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Newton County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 28 | 9.4 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 133 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 2.3 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 131 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 6/28 | 21.4% | 12.9% | 32 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 3/28 | 10.7% | 4.5% | 15 |
| Removals for Neglect | 5/28 | 18% | 36% | 111 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 15/28 | 54% | 40% | 54 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 1/28 | 4% | 10% | 72 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 1/28 | 4% | 8% | 72.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 6/28 | 21% | 19% | 65.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 0/28 | 0% | 12% | 122.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 5/28 | 18% | 8% | 18 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 6/28 | 21% | 10% | 18 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/28 | 0% | 3% | 100 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 8/12 | 67% | 58% | 59 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 4/12 | 33% | 37% | 72 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 4% | 94 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 72 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 74 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 2/26 | 8% | 6% | 26.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 9/34 | 26% | 30% | 77 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/10 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Newton County Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 29,763 | na | na | 20 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 78 | 26.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 131.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 71 | 24.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 134 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 75 | 25.3 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 133 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 106 | na | na | 47 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 27,532 | 9,269.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 133 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 23,067 | 7,766.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 127 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 64,662 | 21,726.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 113 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 12 | 4.0 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 110.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 15 | 5.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 72.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 1 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 54 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 45/71 | 63% | 63% | 78 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 11/71 | 15% | 18% | 91.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 1/71 | 1% | 3% | 82 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/71 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 12/71 | 17% | 13% | 53 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/71 | 0% | 1% | 103 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 2/71 | 3% | 1% | 10 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/71 | 0% | 0% | 83 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 6/106 | 5.66% | 4.85% | 42 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 1/106 | 0.94% | 0.75% | 31 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/106 | 0% | 0.2% | 87 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/106 | 0.94% | 0.31% | 10 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 11/12 | 92% | 92% | 88.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 40/4,295 | 9.3 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 22.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 42/173 | 24% | 25% | 88.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 96/173 | 55% | 57% | 85 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 35/173 | 20% | 18% | 57.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/71 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 4/71 | 6% | 7% | 72.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 78 | 19.5 months | 17.3 months | 45 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 71 | 20.8 months | 16.7 months | 42.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 21/78 | 27% | 34% | 110.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 2/10 | 20% | 56% | 108.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 38/71 | 54% | 47% | 44.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 30/71 | 42% | 37% | 52.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 30/71 | 42% | 34% | 38.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 11/30 | 37% | 21% | 46.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/41 | 22% | 33% | 111.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/32 | 25% | 31% | 95 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/22 | 36% | 38% | 80.5 |
| Newton County Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 34/29,704 | 11.4 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 124.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 12/34 | 35% | 43% | 97.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 1/34 | 3% | 5% | 63 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 5/34 | 15% | 25% | 98.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/34 | 0% | 0% | 78 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 7/34 | 21% | 11% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 8/34 | 24% | 16% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/34 | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/34 | 0% | 0% | 82 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/34 | 0% | 0% | 75.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 34 | 19.2 months | 19.8 months | 81.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 12 | 14.2 months | 12.8 months | 63 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 1 | 16.3 months | 9.4 months | 25 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 8 | 40.9 months | 16.7 months | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 5 | 31.6 months | 34.4 months | 75 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/12 | 0% | 3% | 80.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 5/12 | 42% | 50% | 75.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 1/5 | 20% | 18% | 44.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 4/5 | 80% | 72% | 68 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 2 | 34.1 months | 24.1 months | 20 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 2 | 8.7 months | 9.7 months | 69.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 55% | 15 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 56% | 11.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 5/29,704 | 1.7 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 114 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 8/29,704 | 2.7 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 65 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/3 | 0% | 3% | 74.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 1 | 33.6 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 4.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 1/41 | 2.4% | 1.9% | 34 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/18 | 5.6% | 9.4% | 43 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/3 | 33.3% | 8% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 0% | 62.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 2.6% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 0% | 53 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/9 | 0% | 0.8% | 56.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 40% | na |
| Newton County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During Period | 1,184 | 33.2 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 131 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 66 | 1.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 142 |
| Removals During Period | 28 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 131 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 71 | 24.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 134 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 34 | na | na | 41.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 38/40 | 95% | 96.6% | 123 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 106/106 | 100% | 99.57% | 66 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 3/10 | 30% | 48% | 97 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 10 | 14.5 months | 12.7 months | 59 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 5/18 | 28% | 21% | 37.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 2/21 | 9.5% | 9.3% | 38 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 1/5 | 20% | 18% | 44.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 5 | 31.6 months | 34.4 months | 75 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 5/34 | 15% | 25% | 98 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 4/26 | 15% | 7% | 31 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 1/4 | 25% | 54% | 97 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 8/29 | 28% | 35% | 97 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 3/3 | 100% | 97% | 48.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/6 | 33% | 40% | 69 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 20/28 | 71% | 75% | 100.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 12/30 | 40% | 55% | 112 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 7/40 | 18% | 30% | 102 |
| Newton County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 15/28 | 54% | 53% | 71 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 2/26 | 8% | 6% | 26.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 9/34 | 26% | 30% | 77 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/32 | 25% | 31% | 95 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 2/8 | 25% | 24% | 39 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 2/10 | 20% | 56% | 108.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 55% | 15 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 56% | 11.5 |