Statistics for Ada County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 4, District 4.
Tables:
| Ada County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,738 | 13.0 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 39 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,532/1,738 | 88.1% | 84.9% | 12 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,738 | 13.0 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 39 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 23.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Victim Reports | 387 | 2.9 per 10K | 3.4 per 10K | 28 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 280 | 2.1 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 27 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 84 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 17 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 23 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 18 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 23.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 232/387 | 59.9% | 42.8% | 8 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 80/1,351 | 5.9% | 5.2% | 12 |
| 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 | 33.3% | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 3/312 | 1% | 0.5% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 196/312 | 62.8% | 53% | 17 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 212/312 | 67.9% | 59.8% | 17 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 312 | 0.0 days | 2.0 days | 35.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 312 | 302.0 days | 302.0 days | 10 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 17/312 | 5.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 4/375 | 1.1% | 2.4% | 15.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 1/193 | 0.5% | 1.6% | 7 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 3/182 | 1.6% | 2.9% | 13 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 70/1,816 | 3.9% | 4% | 19 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Ada County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 257 | 23.4 per 10K | 20.7 per 10K | 11 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 21.4 | 2.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 11 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 35/257 | 13.6% | 12.6% | 16.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 12/257 | 4.7% | 6.9% | 14 |
| Removals for Neglect | 203/257 | 79% | 56% | 9 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 82/257 | 32% | 30% | 16 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 45/257 | 18% | 13% | 8 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 17/257 | 7% | 7% | 13 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 12/257 | 5% | 5% | 10 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 85/257 | 33% | 18% | 2.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 4/257 | 2% | 6% | 20 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 7/257 | 3% | 4% | 10.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/257 | 1% | 3% | 12 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 35/72 | 49% | 73% | 25 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 27/72 | 38% | 18% | 6 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/72 | 0% | 0% | 16.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 3/72 | 4% | 1% | 1 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 7/72 | 10% | 7% | 4.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/72 | 0% | 0% | 16.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/72 | 0% | 0% | 16.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/72 | 0% | 1% | 17.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 51/244 | 21% | 18% | 12 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 156/277 | 56% | 49% | 13 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/95 | 0% | 0% | 18 |
| Ada County Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 108,892 | na | na | 1 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 307 | 28.0 per 10K | 33.0 per 10K | 23.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 250 | 23.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 25 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 288 | 26.2 per 10K | 31.2 per 10K | 26 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 564 | na | na | 1 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 106,240 | 9,683.0 per 10K | 11,508.0 per 10K | 27 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 69,730 | 6,356.0 per 10K | 7,572.0 per 10K | 28 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 114,314 | 10,498.0 per 10K | 14,726.0 per 10K | 28 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 48 | 4.4 per 10K | 4.9 per 10K | 19.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 23 | 2.1 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 16.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.1 per 10K | 25 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 119/250 | 48% | 49% | 23.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 46/250 | 18% | 17% | 16.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 4/250 | 2% | 1% | 5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/250 | 0% | 0% | 23 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 48/250 | 19% | 17% | 21 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 29/250 | 12% | 13% | 14 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/250 | 0% | 0% | 23 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 4/250 | 2% | 2% | 11.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2022 through September 2023 | 42/641 | 6.55% | 6.98% | 20 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2022 through September 2023 | 5/641 | 0.78% | 0.89% | 9 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2022 through September 2023 by Parent | 4/641 | 0.62% | 0.76% | 9 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2022 through September 2023 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/641 | 0.16% | 0.1% | 3 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 33/48 | 69% | 82% | 24 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 334/32,884 | 10.2 Per 1K Days | 8.6 Per 1K Days | 14 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 286/645 | 44% | 40% | 16.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 237/645 | 37% | 42% | 27 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 122/645 | 19% | 17% | 16 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/250 | 0% | 0% | 21.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 6/250 | 2% | 1% | 5.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 307 | 8.2 months | 11.1 months | 32 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 250 | 9.3 months | 13.0 months | 36 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 188/307 | 61% | 49% | 7 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 20/24 | 83% | 72% | 5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 74/250 | 30% | 35% | 25.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 40/250 | 16% | 22% | 23 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 32/250 | 13% | 19% | 22 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 9/32 | 28% | 25% | 10 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 39/70 | 56% | 51% | 11 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 21/45 | 47% | 46% | 14.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 53/82 | 65% | 54% | 11 |
| Ada County Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 313/109,716 | 28.5 per 10K | 25.3 per 10K | 15 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 213/314 | 68% | 64% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/314 | 0% | 0% | 20.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 63/314 | 20% | 25% | 18.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/314 | 0% | 1% | 23.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 11/314 | 4% | 5% | 18 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 25/314 | 8% | 5% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/314 | 0% | 0% | 20.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/314 | 0% | 0% | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/314 | 0% | 0% | 20.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 313 | 9.0 months | 12.9 months | 29 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 213 | 6.0 months | 7.8 months | 21.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | na | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 25 | 11.4 months | 12.0 months | 8 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 63 | 19.2 months | 27.0 months | 26 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 10/213 | 5% | 7% | 12 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 167/213 | 78% | 72% | 19 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 44/63 | 70% | 40% | 5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 59/63 | 94% | 91% | 23 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 39 | 13.6 months | 19.4 months | 21 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 39 | 5.7 months | 6.7 months | 18 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/5 | 40% | 52% | 15 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 40% | 6.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 63/109,716 | 5.7 per 10K | 6.3 per 10K | 12.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 12/109,716 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 19 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/40 | 2% | 4% | 5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 2.1 per 1M | 23 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2022 through March 2023 | 7/273 | 2.6% | 1.9% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 12/179 | 6.7% | 8.7% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/69 | 0% | 0% | 14.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 16.7% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/12 | 0% | 2.6% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/13 | 0% | 0% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Ada County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2022 through September 2023 | 1,738 | 13.0 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 39 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2022 through September 2023 | 387 | 2.9 per 10K | 3.4 per 10K | 28 |
| Removals During Period | 257 | 2.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 11 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 250 | 23.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 25 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 314 | na | na | 1 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 187/188 | 99.5% | 97.3% | 27 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2022 through September 2023 | 641/641 | 100% | 100% | 22 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 147/193 | 76% | 68% | 19 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 193 | 5.9 months | 6.8 months | 24 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 65/106 | 61% | 46% | 8 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 12/179 | 6.7% | 8.7% | 14 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 44/63 | 70% | 40% | 5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 63 | 19.2 months | 27.0 months | 26 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 23/54 | 43% | 46% | 15 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 5/40 | 12% | 14% | 12.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 29/34 | 85% | 80% | 12 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 21/45 | 47% | 49% | 17.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 39/40 | 98% | 96% | 18 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 3/16 | 19% | 29% | 12 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 170/286 | 59% | 62% | 26 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 66/164 | 40% | 42% | 22.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 14/75 | 19% | 25% | 18.5 |
| Ada County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 187/254 | 74% | 70% | 17.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 51/244 | 21% | 18% | 12 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 156/277 | 56% | 49% | 13 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 21/45 | 47% | 46% | 14.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 18/39 | 46% | 26% | 6 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/24 | 83% | 72% | 5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/5 | 40% | 52% | 15 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 40% | 6.5 |