Statistics for Jerome County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 5, District 5.
Tables:
| Jerome County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 223 | 24.2 per 10K | 21.9 per 10K | 18 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 189/223 | 84.8% | 84% | 23 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 223 | 24.2 per 10K | 21.8 per 10K | 18 |
| 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 | 24 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Victim Reports | 25 | 2.7 per 10K | 2.9 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 14 | 1.5 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 30.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 6 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 13.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 5 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 9 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 4/25 | 16% | 38.4% | 33 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 13/198 | 6.6% | 4.8% | 11 |
| 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 | 23.1% | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/17 | 0% | 0.4% | 23 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 4/17 | 23.5% | 44.1% | 33 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 4/17 | 23.5% | 51.2% | 36 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 17 | 226.0 days | 6.0 days | 5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 17 | 533.0 days | 355.0 days | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/17 | 0% | 2.7% | 28.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/34 | 0% | 2.4% | 31 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/13 | 0% | 1.7% | 22 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/21 | 0% | 2.9% | 28.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 5/172 | 2.9% | 3% | 18.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | 15.8% | na |
| Jerome County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 22 | 28.0 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 12 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 1.8 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 12 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 0/22 | 0% | 17.1% | 30.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/22 | 0% | 7.4% | 28 |
| Removals for Neglect | 14/22 | 64% | 72% | 21 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 5/22 | 23% | 29% | 22 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 3/22 | 14% | 13% | 11 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 2/22 | 9% | 6% | 8 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 6/22 | 27% | 5% | 5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 0/22 | 0% | 22% | 32 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 6/22 | 27% | 6% | 4 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 1/22 | 5% | 2% | 5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/22 | 0% | 4% | 22.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 6/7 | 86% | 64% | 17 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 0/7 | 0% | 17% | 23.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/7 | 0% | 0% | 18.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/7 | 0% | 0% | 18 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/7 | 14% | 14% | 10 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/7 | 0% | 1% | 19.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/7 | 0% | 0% | 18 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/7 | 0% | 4% | 21.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 2/18 | 11% | 14% | 19.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 4/6 | 67% | 54% | 12.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 16.5 |
| Jerome County Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 7,915 | na | na | 14 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 13 | 17.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 29.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 29 | 37.0 per 10K | 27.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 21 | 26.3 per 10K | 27.2 per 10K | 20 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 35 | na | na | 12.5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 7,231 | 9,217.0 per 10K | 9,994.0 per 10K | 20 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 5,665 | 7,221.0 per 10K | 6,893.0 per 10K | 19 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 16,075 | 20,310.0 per 10K | 13,865.0 per 10K | 12 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 7 | 8.8 per 10K | 4.8 per 10K | 10 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 3 | 3.8 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 11 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 1 | 1.3 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 10/29 | 34% | 51% | 32 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 6/29 | 21% | 19% | 13.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/29 | 0% | 0% | 23.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/29 | 0% | 0% | 23.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 7/29 | 24% | 17% | 15 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 4/29 | 14% | 9% | 9.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/29 | 0% | 0% | 23 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 2/29 | 7% | 3% | 5.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 | 3/34 | 8.82% | 8.35% | 18 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 | 0/34 | 0% | 1.29% | 26.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 by Parent | 0/34 | 0% | 1.05% | 26.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/34 | 0% | 0.16% | 23 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 6/7 | 86% | 84% | 25 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 25/3,138 | 8 Per 1K Days | 6.7 Per 1K Days | 8.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 11/33 | 33% | 37% | 23 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 20/33 | 61% | 51% | 10 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 2/33 | 6% | 12% | 27.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/29 | 0% | 0% | 21 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 1/29 | 3% | 1% | 6.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 13 | 27.9 months | 13.0 months | 7 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 29 | 9.3 months | 11.3 months | 29 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 3/13 | 23% | 47% | 34 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/3 | 0% | 69% | 21 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 8/29 | 28% | 32% | 29 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 7/29 | 24% | 22% | 21 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 5/29 | 17% | 18% | 23 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 3/5 | 60% | 21% | 5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/7 | 14% | 46% | 28 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/7 | 14% | 39% | 20 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 3/5 | 60% | 56% | 12 |
| Jerome County Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 6/7,845 | 7.6 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 37 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 2/6 | 33% | 60% | 32 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/6 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 3/6 | 50% | 25% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/6 | 0% | 1% | 23 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 1/6 | 17% | 8% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 0/6 | 0% | 5% | 25.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/6 | 0% | 0% | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/6 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/6 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 6 | 23.9 months | 14.6 months | 8 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 2 | 0.3 months | 10.1 months | 31 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | na | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 0 | na | 8.4 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 3 | 23.9 months | 26.8 months | 20.5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/2 | 50% | 6% | 3 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 2/2 | 100% | 69% | 5.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 2/3 | 67% | 42% | 8 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 2/3 | 67% | 94% | 26 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 1 | 21.9 months | 19.8 months | 9 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 1 | 1.9 months | 5.6 months | 23 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 64% | 4 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 75% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 3/7,845 | 3.8 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 20 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 1/7,845 | 1.3 per 10K | 2 per 10K | 20.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/1 | 0% | 1% | 12.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 2.1 per 1M | 23 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2023 through February 2024 | 2/21 | 9.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/18 | 0% | 8.6% | 26.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 8.5% | na |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Jerome County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 223 | 24.2 per 10K | 21.9 per 10K | 18 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 25 | 2.7 per 10K | 2.9 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Removals During Period | 22 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 12 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 29 | 37.0 per 10K | 27.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 6 | na | na | 26.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 9/9 | 100% | 97.7% | 16 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 33/33 | 100% | 100% | 22 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 1/1 | 100% | 64% | 3.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 1 | 0.4 months | 9.0 months | 31 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 3/4 | 75% | 36% | 4 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/18 | 0% | 9% | 26.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 2/3 | 67% | 42% | 8 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 3 | 23.9 months | 26.8 months | 20.5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 3/10 | 30% | 42% | 23 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 1/7 | 14% | 10% | 5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 84% | 22.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 1/6 | 17% | 44% | 20 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 1/1 | 100% | 99% | 11.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/2 | 50% | 26% | 4.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 11/17 | 65% | 69% | 26 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 3/4 | 75% | 47% | 8 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 2/8 | 25% | 22% | 11.5 |
| Jerome County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 4/4 | 100% | 76% | 7 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 2/18 | 11% | 14% | 19.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 4/6 | 67% | 54% | 12.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/7 | 14% | 39% | 20 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/1 | 0% | 26% | 16.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 69% | 21 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 64% | 4 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 75% | na |