Statistics for St. Louis County, Missouri

Statistics for St. Louis County

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Statistics for Larger Regions: St. Louis County DSS/CD Region, Judicial Circuit21.

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St. Louis County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2019 through September 2020	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=115)
Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	5,810	20.5 per 10K	36.1 per 10K	112
Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	5,003/5,810	86.1%	83.4%	26
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations	2,150	7.6 per 10K	11.6 per 10K	104.5
Children Subject of Alternative Response	3,286	11.6 per 10K	23.4 per 10K	113
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports	374	1.3 per 10K	1.1 per 10K	20.5
Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	58
Victim Reports	246	0.9 per 10K	2.1 per 10K	112
Victim Reports of Neglect	86	0.3 per 10K	0.9 per 10K	96
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse	57	0.2 per 10K	0.5 per 10K	96
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse	85	0.3 per 10K	0.6 per 10K	95
Victim Reports of Other Abuse	18	0.1 per 10K	0.2 per 10K	59.5
Victims Removed to Foster Care	77/246	31.3%	35.6%	77
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care	287/5,190	5.5%	7.1%	73
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care	189/3,286	5.8%	7%	66.5
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care	18/374	4.8%	5.1%	24
Removed to Foster Care Before Report	0/384	0%	0.8%	68.5
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report	85/384	22.1%	28%	73
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report	99/384	25.8%	34.2%	81
Median Days from Report to Removal	384	53.0 days	27.0 days	31
90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal	384	424.0 days	392.0 days	17
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation	17/384	4.4%	2.4%	19
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020	2/227	0.9%	2%	43
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020	0/77	0%	1.5%	64
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020	2/150	1.3%	2.3%	35
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020	76/5,684	1.3%	1.6%	72.5
Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020	47/3,364	1.4%	1.6%	66.5
Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020	3/498	0.6%	1.2%	13

St. Louis County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2020 through September 2021	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=115)
Total Removals to Foster Care	403	17.1 per 10K	45.8 per 10K	107
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care	33.6	1.4 per 10K	3.8 per 10K	107
Reentries to Foster Care	44/403	10.9%	15.5%	83
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge	9/403	2.2%	3.6%	54
Removals for Neglect	169/403	42%	41%	58
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use	160/403	40%	53%	86
Removals for Physical Abuse	60/403	15%	14%	46.5
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope	24/403	6%	14%	67
Removals for Inadequate Housing	30/403	7%	20%	93
Removals for Incarceration	12/403	3%	6%	75.5
Removals for Child Behavior	19/403	5%	8%	77
Removals for Abandonment	34/403	8%	7%	40.5
Removals for Sexual Abuse	27/403	7%	5%	25.5
Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting	42/165	25%	19%	40.5
Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting	91/165	55%	57%	55
Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting	8/165	5%	9%	45.5
Removals to Group Home First Setting	0/165	0%	1%	61.5
Removals to Institution First Setting	3/165	2%	2%	24
Removals to Home Visit First Setting	21/165	13%	12%	40
Removals to Runaway First Setting	0/165	0%	0%	57.5
Removals to ILP First Setting	0/165	0%	0%	56
Discharged within 1 Month of October 2020 through August 2021 Removal	14/358	4%	3%	36.5
Permanence within 12 months of October 2019 through September 2020 Removal	109/452	24%	26%	63.5
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)	24/156	15%	28%	86

St. Louis County Children in Foster Care During October 2020 through September 2021	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=115)
Children in Region on September 30 2021	236,223	na	na	1
AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2021	na	na	na	na
Children in Care on September 30 2020	1,003	42.0 per 10K	87.0 per 10K	103
Children in Care on September 30 2021	1,024	43.0 per 10K	89.0 per 10K	102.5
Average Daily Children in Care	986	41.7 per 10K	87.4 per 10K	104
Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2020 through September 2021	1,406	na	na	2
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2020 through September 2021	360,281	15,257.0 per 10K	31,848.0 per 10K	104
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2020 through September 2021	154,009	6,522.0 per 10K	11,622.0 per 10K	98
Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2021	715,839	30,304.0 per 10K	51,383.0 per 10K	98
Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2020 through September 2021	123,213	5,218.0 per 10K	16,699.0 per 10K	106
Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2021	50	2.1 per 10K	5.7 per 10K	94
Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2021	68	2.9 per 10K	5.9 per 10K	73
17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2021	1	0.0 per 10K	0.4 per 10K	75
Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day	360/1,024	35%	29%	21
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day	434/1,024	42%	40%	39
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day	105/1,024	10%	16%	78.5
Children in Group Home on Last Day	4/1,024	0%	1%	77.5
Children in Institution on Last Day	46/1,024	4%	6%	82
Children in Home Visit on Last Day	63/1,024	6%	7%	65
Children in Runaway on Last Day	9/1,024	1%	1%	19.5
Children in ILP on Last Day	3/1,024	0%	0%	71.5
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2019 through August 2020	58/1,417	4.09%	4.64%	64
Children Victimized in Care during September 2019 through August 2020	11/1,417	0.78%	1.07%	51
Children Victimized in Care during September 2019 through August 2020 by Parent	5/1,417	0.35%	0.48%	33
Children Victimized in Care during September 2019 through August 2020 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	1/1,417	0.07%	0.15%	22
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2021	42/50	84%	74%	36
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days	418/57,629	7.3 Per 1K Days	5.4 Per 1K Days	32
Placements Moves Toward Permanence	290/788	37%	38%	61.5
Lateral Placements Moves	393/788	50%	48%	45
Placements Moves Away from Permanence	105/788	13%	14%	66
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2021	193/1,024	19%	27%	98
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2021	21/1,024	2%	2%	39.5
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2020	1,003	15.9 months	13.6 months	29
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2021	1,024	19.5 months	13.6 months	9
Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2020	270/1,003	27%	37%	91
Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2020	32/63	51%	53%	36
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2021	539/1,024	53%	40%	10
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021	381/1,024	37%	27%	18
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021	266/1,024	26%	20%	26.5
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2021	50/266	19%	23%	44.5
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2020 Permanent within 12 Months	136/443	31%	40%	71
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2020 Permanent within 12 Months	104/347	30%	37%	72
Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2019 through September 2020 Permanent within 12 Months	87/251	35%	45%	72

St. Louis County Children Discharged During October 2020 through September 2021	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=115)
Total Discharges	366/236,142	15.5 per 10K	42.1 per 10K	107.5
Children Discharged for Reunification	182/366	50%	46%	50.5
Children Discharged for Relative	1/366	0%	1%	75
Children Discharged for Adoption	64/366	17%	22%	54.5
Children Discharged for Transfer	1/366	0%	1%	66.5
Children Discharged for Emancipation	52/366	14%	10%	31.5
Children Discharged for Guardianship	60/366	16%	20%	55
Children Discharged for Runaway	4/366	1%	0%	7
Children Discharged for Death	2/366	1%	0%	8
Children Discharged for Unknown	0/366	0%	0%	61.5
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care	366	22.5 months	19.5 months	32
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge	182	15.5 months	14.1 months	34
Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge	1	94.1 months	12.6 months	1
Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge	60	29.3 months	21.1 months	12
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge	64	38.2 months	29.0 months	21
Reunified within 72 Hours	2/182	1%	2%	34
Reunified within 12 Months	91/182	50%	53%	70
Adopted within 24 Months	6/64	9%	34%	65
Adopted within 48 Months	45/64	70%	87%	74
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	63	28.8 months	23.5 months	28
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	60	8.6 months	4.4 months	19
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	15/39	38%	44%	54.5
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	2/3	67%	42%	12.5
Adoption Discharges	64/236,142	2.7 per 10K	9.1 per 10K	86
Non-Permanent Discharges	59/236,142	2.5 per 10K	4.6 per 10K	85.5
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs	3/64	5%	6%	22.5
Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2021	2	8.5 per 1M	13.6 per 1M	3
Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2019 through February 2020	3/399	0.8%	0.5%	14
Children Discharged for Reunification October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months	11/183	6%	4.1%	24
Children Discharged for Relative October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months	0/10	0%	6.8%	16.5
Children Discharged for Adoption October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months	0/94	0%	0.3%	51
Children Discharged for Transfer October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months	0/1	0%	3.2%	10
Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months	0/39	0%	0.2%	48
Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months	1/88	1.1%	2.3%	16
Children Discharged for Runaway October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months	0/2	0%	0%	7

St. Louis County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2020 through September 2021	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=115)
Maltreatment Reports During October 2019 through September 2020	5,810	20.5 per 10K	36.1 per 10K	112
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2019 through September 2020	246	0.9 per 10K	2.1 per 10K	112
Removals During Period	403	1.4 per 10K	3.8 per 10K	107
In-care on September 30 2021	1,024	43.0 per 10K	89.0 per 10K	102.5
Total Children Served	na	na	na	na
Discharges During Period	366	na	na	2
S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months	142/142	100%	98.2%	43.5
S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2019 through September 2020	1,426/1,435	99.37%	99.74%	106
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months	87/179	49%	51%	64
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay	179	12.6 months	11.9 months	45.5
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2020, Discharged to Reunification or Relative	41/170	24%	21%	50.5
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2020, Reentering within 12 Months	13/195	6.7%	6.6%	39
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months	6/64	9%	34%	65
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay	64	38.2 months	29.0 months	21
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2020, Adopted During Period	57/389	15%	23%	65
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2020, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period	25/358	7%	14%	59.5
C2.5: Legally Freed October 2019 through September 2020 , Adopted within 12 Months	43/64	67%	85%	79.5
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2020, Permanent By 18th Birthday	108/351	31%	37%	71.5
C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children	61/64	95%	94%	65.5
C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years	25/56	45%	41%	43.5
C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months	342/439	78%	80%	63.5
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months	266/404	66%	66%	51
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months	210/550	38%	36%	50

St. Louis County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2020 through September 2021	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=115)
CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2019 through June 2020 Removal	272/424	64%	63%	55.5
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2020 through August 2021 Removal	14/358	4%	3%	36.5
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2019 through September 2020 Removal	109/452	24%	26%	63.5
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2020 Permanent within 12 Months	104/347	30%	37%	72
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal	7/72	10%	18%	48
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2020 Permanent within 12 Months	32/63	51%	53%	36
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	15/39	38%	44%	54.5
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	2/3	67%	42%	12.5

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