Statistics for Region 4
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Ada, Elmore, Valley, Boise.
Tables:
| Region 4 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,683 | 18.8 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,228/2,683 | 83% | 83% | 4 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,683 | 18.8 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports | 335 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 264 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 49 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 22 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 188/335 | 56.1% | 42.7% | 1 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 54/2,348 | 2.3% | 2.5% | 4 |
| 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 | 100% | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/242 | 0% | 0.1% | 4.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 164/242 | 67.8% | 50.4% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 180/242 | 74.4% | 61.3% | 2 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 242 | 0.0 days | 4.0 days | 6.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 242 | 45.0 days | 50.0 days | 5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 12/242 | 5% | 3.6% | 2 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 6/347 | 1.7% | 1.9% | 3 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 2/177 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/170 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 49/2,614 | 1.9% | 2.7% | 6 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Region 4 Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 270 | 22.7 per 10K | 20.9 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 22.5 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.8 per 10K | 3 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 55/270 | 20.4% | 18.3% | 2 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 23/270 | 8.5% | 8.1% | 4 |
| Removals for Neglect | 256/270 | 95% | 73% | 1 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 79/270 | 29% | 29% | 6 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 32/270 | 12% | 13% | 4 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 22/270 | 8% | 6% | 3.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 6/270 | 2% | 5% | 5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 120/270 | 44% | 23% | 1 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 3/270 | 1% | 6% | 6 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 4/270 | 1% | 2% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 12/270 | 4% | 4% | 3 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 69/107 | 64% | 63% | 5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 10/107 | 9% | 17% | 6 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 1/107 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/107 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 21/107 | 20% | 15% | 2 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 2/107 | 2% | 1% | 2 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/107 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 4/107 | 4% | 4% | 4 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 30/239 | 13% | 14% | 4 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 169/318 | 53% | 48% | 2 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/78 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Region 4 Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 117,998 | na | na | 1 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 376 | 31.0 per 10K | 36.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 290 | 25.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 307 | 25.8 per 10K | 29.7 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 646 | na | na | 2 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 112,925 | 9,509.0 per 10K | 10,937.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 81,480 | 6,861.0 per 10K | 7,378.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 129,373 | 10,964.0 per 10K | 14,093.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 53 | 4.5 per 10K | 4.9 per 10K | 5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 21 | 1.8 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 1 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 6 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 154/290 | 53% | 51% | 3 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 35/290 | 12% | 19% | 7 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 2/290 | 1% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/290 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 53/290 | 18% | 18% | 5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 34/290 | 12% | 9% | 1.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/290 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 11/290 | 4% | 3% | 1.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 48/646 | 7.43% | 5.96% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 4/646 | 0.62% | 0.38% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 4/646 | 0.62% | 0.27% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/646 | 0% | 0.04% | 4.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 42/53 | 79% | 85% | 6 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 255/31,676 | 8.1 Per 1K Days | 6.6 Per 1K Days | 1 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 235/554 | 42% | 41% | 3.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 248/554 | 45% | 45% | 3.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 71/554 | 13% | 13% | 5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/290 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 3/290 | 1% | 2% | 5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 376 | 9.8 months | 14.0 months | 7 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 290 | 8.0 months | 11.4 months | 7 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 161/376 | 43% | 36% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 22/43 | 51% | 46% | 1 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 71/290 | 24% | 32% | 7 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 50/290 | 17% | 22% | 5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 41/290 | 14% | 19% | 5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 5/41 | 12% | 21% | 6 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 42/123 | 34% | 34% | 4 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 18/64 | 28% | 30% | 4 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 55/114 | 48% | 44% | 3 |
| Region 4 Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 264/118,755 | 22.2 per 10K | 20 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 173/264 | 66% | 59% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/264 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 60/264 | 23% | 25% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/264 | 0% | 2% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 15/264 | 6% | 8% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 15/264 | 6% | 5% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/264 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/264 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/264 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 264 | 11.8 months | 14.7 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 173 | 10.0 months | 10.0 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | na | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 15 | 0.1 months | 11.5 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 60 | 22.8 months | 26.7 months | 5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 10/173 | 6% | 6% | 4 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 129/173 | 75% | 68% | 2 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 34/60 | 57% | 41% | 3 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 57/60 | 95% | 93% | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 38 | 17.6 months | 19.8 months | 5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 38 | 6.3 months | 5.6 months | 3 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/7 | 57% | 65% | 6 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 75% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 60/118,755 | 5.1 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 16/118,755 | 1.3 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 6 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/38 | 0% | 1% | 4.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 4.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 2/285 | 0.7% | 1.4% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 17/243 | 7% | 9.7% | 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 | 0/67 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/14 | 0% | 9.4% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/26 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 4 Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During Period | 2,683 | 18.8 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 335 | 2.3 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 5 |
| Removals During Period | 270 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.8 per 10K | 3 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 290 | 25.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 264 | na | na | 1 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 147/150 | 98% | 99% | 6 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 646/646 | 100% | 100% | 4 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 111/155 | 72% | 64% | 2 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 155 | 7.8 months | 9.0 months | 7 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 49/121 | 40% | 32% | 1 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 18/244 | 7.4% | 10% | 5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 34/60 | 57% | 41% | 3 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 60 | 22.8 months | 26.7 months | 5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 37/113 | 33% | 29% | 1.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 6/79 | 8% | 7% | 3 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 36/58 | 62% | 62% | 4 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 18/59 | 31% | 33% | 4 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 38/38 | 100% | 99% | 3.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 5/24 | 21% | 26% | 4 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 216/310 | 70% | 69% | 4 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 78/183 | 43% | 48% | 6 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 25/103 | 24% | 22% | 3 |
| Region 4 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 259/304 | 85% | 78% | 2 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 30/239 | 13% | 14% | 4 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 169/318 | 53% | 48% | 2 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 18/64 | 28% | 30% | 4 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 14/30 | 47% | 26% | 2 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/43 | 51% | 46% | 1 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/7 | 57% | 65% | 6 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 75% | na |