Statistics for Region 5
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Twin Falls, Cassia, Minidoka, Jerome, Blaine, Gooding, Lincoln, Camas.
Tables:
| Region 5 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,840 | 27.0 per 10K | 21.9 per 10K | 1 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,549/1,840 | 84.2% | 84% | 5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,840 | 27.0 per 10K | 21.8 per 10K | 1 |
| 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 | 245 | 3.6 per 10K | 2.9 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 186 | 2.7 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 31 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 28 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 1 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 64/245 | 26.1% | 38.3% | 6 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 39/1,595 | 2.4% | 3.8% | 7 |
| 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 | 0/103 | 0% | 0.7% | 6.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 35/103 | 34% | 51.2% | 7 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 46/103 | 44.7% | 58.6% | 7 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 103 | 14.0 days | 3.0 days | 1 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 103 | 257.0 days | 192.0 days | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 2/103 | 1.9% | 3.8% | 7 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 5/281 | 1.8% | 2.4% | 6 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/91 | 0% | 1.7% | 6 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 5/190 | 2.6% | 2.9% | 3 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 41/1,478 | 2.8% | 3% | 4 |
| 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 |
| Region 5 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 93 | 16.4 per 10K | 18.7 per 10K | 4 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 7.8 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 4 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 25/93 | 26.9% | 15.7% | 1 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 13/93 | 14% | 7.5% | 1 |
| Removals for Neglect | 31/93 | 33% | 59% | 4 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 19/93 | 20% | 32% | 6.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 14/93 | 15% | 14% | 2 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 9/93 | 10% | 6% | 1.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 5/93 | 5% | 5% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 6/93 | 6% | 18% | 7 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 16/93 | 17% | 7% | 2 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 10/93 | 11% | 4% | 2 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 7/93 | 8% | 4% | 2 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 25/35 | 71% | 69% | 5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 5/35 | 14% | 19% | 4 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/35 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/35 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/35 | 6% | 8% | 5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/35 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/35 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 3/35 | 9% | 3% | 1 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 21/84 | 25% | 15% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 71/109 | 65% | 57% | 2 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/24 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Region 5 Children in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2025 | 56,852 | na | na | 5 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 151 | 27.0 per 10K | 32.0 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 138 | 24.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 136 | 24.0 per 10K | 28.6 per 10K | 6 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 244 | na | na | 6 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 50,009 | 8,805.0 per 10K | 10,537.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025 | 35,696 | 6,285.0 per 10K | 7,139.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025 | 84,518 | 14,866.0 per 10K | 14,558.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2024 through March 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2025 | 29 | 5.1 per 10K | 4.5 per 10K | 3 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 17 | 3.0 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 2 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 1 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 77/138 | 56% | 51% | 3.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 19/138 | 14% | 18% | 6 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/138 | 0% | 0% | 5.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/138 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 29/138 | 21% | 16% | 1 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 8/138 | 6% | 11% | 5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/138 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 5/138 | 4% | 3% | 1 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 | 27/249 | 10.84% | 8.32% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 | 7/249 | 2.81% | 1.25% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 by Parent | 7/249 | 2.81% | 1.06% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2023 through August 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/249 | 0% | 0.12% | 5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2025 | 26/29 | 90% | 86% | 2 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 76/10,298 | 7.4 Per 1K Days | 7.7 Per 1K Days | 5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 63/220 | 29% | 39% | 7 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 126/220 | 57% | 46% | 1 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 31/220 | 14% | 14% | 4 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/138 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 4/138 | 3% | 1% | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 151 | 14.1 months | 12.0 months | 2.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 138 | 16.6 months | 12.5 months | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 67/151 | 44% | 50% | 5.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024 | 7/14 | 50% | 67% | 7 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 | 64/138 | 46% | 36% | 1 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 46/138 | 33% | 23% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 41/138 | 30% | 20% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 15/41 | 37% | 26% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/50 | 44% | 49% | 6 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/32 | 34% | 43% | 5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 12/28 | 43% | 57% | 7 |
| Region 5 Children Discharged During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 104/56,794 | 18.3 per 10K | 22.6 per 10K | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 68/104 | 65% | 62% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/104 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 19/104 | 18% | 26% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/104 | 0% | 1% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 9/104 | 9% | 7% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 7/104 | 7% | 4% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/104 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/104 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/104 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 104 | 13.7 months | 14.3 months | 4.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 68 | 7.2 months | 9.7 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | na | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 7 | 17.5 months | 12.0 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 19 | 28.4 months | 26.6 months | 4 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 12/68 | 18% | 5% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 46/68 | 68% | 70% | 4 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 5/19 | 26% | 45% | 4 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 19/19 | 100% | 95% | 1.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 13 | 21.8 months | 19.0 months | 3 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 13 | 5.7 months | 5.9 months | 4 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/7 | 57% | 54% | 5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 57% | 1.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 19/56,794 | 3.3 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 7 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 10/56,794 | 1.8 per 10K | 1.9 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/13 | 0% | 2% | 5.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2025 | 1 | 17.6 per 1M | 2.1 per 1M | 1 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2023 through February 2024 | 6/110 | 5.5% | 2.6% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 9/84 | 10.7% | 7.3% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/18 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 5.7% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 5 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,840 | 27.0 per 10K | 21.9 per 10K | 1 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 245 | 3.6 per 10K | 2.9 per 10K | 2 |
| Removals During Period | 93 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 4 |
| In-care on March 31 2025 | 138 | 24.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 104 | na | na | 5.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 111/115 | 96.5% | 97.7% | 6 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 246/246 | 100% | 100% | 4 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 34/56 | 61% | 67% | 4.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 56 | 7.3 months | 8.1 months | 5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 16/29 | 55% | 49% | 2 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 9/85 | 10.6% | 7.6% | 3 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 5/19 | 26% | 45% | 4 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 19 | 28.4 months | 26.6 months | 4 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 14/45 | 31% | 44% | 7 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 5/35 | 14% | 11% | 3 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2023 through March 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 8/15 | 53% | 82% | 6 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 12/32 | 38% | 48% | 7 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 13/13 | 100% | 98% | 2.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 4/15 | 27% | 27% | 4 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 72/99 | 73% | 65% | 2 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 21/62 | 34% | 44% | 7 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 8/68 | 12% | 20% | 7 |
| Region 5 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2023 through December 2023 Removal | 85/120 | 71% | 74% | 4 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 21/84 | 25% | 15% | 2 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 71/109 | 65% | 57% | 2 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/32 | 34% | 43% | 5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/16 | 0% | 22% | 6.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 7/14 | 50% | 67% | 7 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/7 | 57% | 54% | 5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 57% | 1.5 |