Statistics for Kootenai County
Charts:
Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 1, District 1.
Tables:
| Kootenai 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 | 1,095 | 22.3 per 10K | 21.9 per 10K | 23 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 917/1,095 | 83.7% | 84% | 30 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,095 | 22.3 per 10K | 21.8 per 10K | 23 |
| 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 | 118 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.9 per 10K | 27 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 86 | 1.8 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 23 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 20 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 26.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 11 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 22 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 1 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 36/118 | 30.5% | 36.9% | 19 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 25/977 | 2.6% | 2.7% | 13 |
| 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 | 2/61 | 3.3% | 0.8% | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 43/61 | 70.5% | 59% | 18 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 49/61 | 80.3% | 67.5% | 18 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 61 | 0.0 days | 1.0 days | 35.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 61 | 33.0 days | 33.0 days | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 4/61 | 6.6% | 4.3% | 11 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 4/134 | 3% | 2.4% | 11 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/36 | 0% | 1.7% | 22 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 4/98 | 4.1% | 2.9% | 9 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 11/906 | 1.2% | 3% | 28 |
| 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 |
| Kootenai 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 | 63 | 15.4 per 10K | 20.7 per 10K | 24 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 5.2 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 4/63 | 6.3% | 12.6% | 19 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 1/63 | 1.6% | 6.9% | 15 |
| Removals for Neglect | 11/63 | 17% | 56% | 27.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 27/63 | 43% | 30% | 14 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 5/63 | 8% | 13% | 19 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 2/63 | 3% | 7% | 15 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 1/63 | 2% | 5% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 9/63 | 14% | 18% | 13 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/63 | 3% | 6% | 19 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 2/63 | 3% | 4% | 10.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/63 | 0% | 3% | 26 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 30/32 | 94% | 73% | 18 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 2/32 | 6% | 18% | 12 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 16.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/32 | 0% | 1% | 17.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/32 | 0% | 7% | 20 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 16.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 16.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/32 | 0% | 1% | 17.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 18/62 | 29% | 18% | 11 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 54/96 | 56% | 49% | 13 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/18 | 0% | 0% | 18 |
| Kootenai 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 | 40,890 | na | na | 3 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 103 | 25.0 per 10K | 33.0 per 10K | 28 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 84 | 21.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 27 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 89 | 21.9 per 10K | 31.2 per 10K | 31 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 166 | na | na | 6 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 33,088 | 8,103.0 per 10K | 11,508.0 per 10K | 31 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 20,870 | 5,111.0 per 10K | 7,572.0 per 10K | 32 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 41,361 | 10,115.0 per 10K | 14,726.0 per 10K | 30 |
| 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 | 8 | 2.0 per 10K | 4.9 per 10K | 27.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 4 | 1.0 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 22 |
| 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 | 49/84 | 58% | 49% | 14 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 15/84 | 18% | 17% | 16.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/84 | 0% | 1% | 27 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 1/84 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 7/84 | 8% | 17% | 30 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 12/84 | 14% | 13% | 12 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/84 | 0% | 0% | 23 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/84 | 0% | 2% | 28.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 | 6/183 | 3.28% | 8.29% | 25 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 | 0/183 | 0% | 1.25% | 27 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 by Parent | 0/183 | 0% | 1.06% | 27 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/183 | 0% | 0.12% | 23 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 8/8 | 100% | 82% | 9.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 47/7,573 | 6.2 Per 1K Days | 8.6 Per 1K Days | 26 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 44/119 | 37% | 40% | 27 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 55/119 | 46% | 42% | 15 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 20/119 | 17% | 17% | 20 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/84 | 0% | 0% | 21.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/84 | 0% | 1% | 25 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 103 | 10.6 months | 11.1 months | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 84 | 12.1 months | 13.0 months | 31 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 55/103 | 53% | 49% | 11.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 9/12 | 75% | 72% | 7 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 28/84 | 33% | 35% | 20.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 17/84 | 20% | 22% | 21.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 15/84 | 18% | 19% | 18 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 4/15 | 27% | 25% | 11.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/31 | 65% | 51% | 8 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/18 | 61% | 46% | 9 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 15/21 | 71% | 54% | 8 |
| Kootenai County Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 78/40,835 | 19.1 per 10K | 25.3 per 10K | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 49/78 | 63% | 64% | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/78 | 0% | 0% | 20.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 20/78 | 26% | 25% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/78 | 0% | 1% | 23.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 2/78 | 3% | 5% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 7/78 | 9% | 5% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/78 | 0% | 0% | 20.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/78 | 0% | 0% | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/78 | 0% | 0% | 20.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 78 | 16.2 months | 12.9 months | 18 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 49 | 4.2 months | 7.8 months | 29 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | na | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 7 | 18.8 months | 12.0 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 20 | 27.0 months | 27.0 months | 19 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 11/49 | 22% | 7% | 6 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 33/49 | 67% | 72% | 24 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 6/20 | 30% | 40% | 10 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 17/20 | 85% | 91% | 24 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 11 | 21.2 months | 19.4 months | 11 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 11 | 13.0 months | 6.7 months | 5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/4 | 50% | 52% | 13.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/2 | 0% | 40% | 6.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 20/40,835 | 4.9 per 10K | 6.3 per 10K | 16 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 2/40,835 | 0.5 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 23 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 2/13 | 15% | 4% | 3 |
| 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 March 2023 through February 2024 | 0/89 | 0% | 2.6% | 24 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/61 | 4.9% | 8.7% | 15 |
| 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 | 0/23 | 0% | 0% | 14.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 16.7% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 2.6% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Kootenai 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 Period | 1,095 | 22.3 per 10K | 21.9 per 10K | 23 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 118 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.9 per 10K | 27 |
| Removals During Period | 63 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 22.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 84 | 21.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 27 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 78 | na | na | 5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 72/73 | 98.6% | 97.7% | 32 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 166/166 | 100% | 100% | 22 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 17/33 | 52% | 68% | 27 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 33 | 11.8 months | 6.8 months | 11 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 13/27 | 48% | 46% | 12.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 3/61 | 4.9% | 8.7% | 15 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 6/20 | 30% | 40% | 10 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 20 | 27.0 months | 27.0 months | 19 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 15/28 | 54% | 46% | 8 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 3/17 | 18% | 14% | 8.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 7/10 | 70% | 80% | 16 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 11/18 | 61% | 49% | 9 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 11/13 | 85% | 96% | 20 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/3 | 67% | 29% | 6.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 43/61 | 70% | 62% | 17.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 25/50 | 50% | 42% | 14 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 13/39 | 33% | 25% | 11 |
| Kootenai 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 | 71/96 | 74% | 70% | 17.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 18/62 | 29% | 18% | 11 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 54/96 | 56% | 49% | 13 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/18 | 61% | 46% | 9 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 1/5 | 20% | 26% | 7 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/12 | 75% | 72% | 7 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/4 | 50% | 52% | 13.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/2 | 0% | 40% | 6.5 |