Statistics for Judicial Circuit38
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Christian, Taney.
Tables:
| Circuit38 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2019 through September 2020 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=45) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,708 | 38.8 per 10K | 36.1 per 10K | 30.5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,463/1,708 | 85.7% | 83.4% | 9 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 518 | 11.8 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 30.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 1,173 | 26.6 per 10K | 23.4 per 10K | 27 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 17 | 0.4 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 34 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 23 |
| Victim Reports | 94 | 2.1 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 30 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 46 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.9 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 15 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 38 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 26 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 28.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 7 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 42/94 | 44.7% | 35.6% | 14 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 144/1,597 | 9% | 7.1% | 15 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 98/1,173 | 8.4% | 7% | 17 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/17 | 0% | 5.1% | 35 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/186 | 0.5% | 0.8% | 18 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 82/186 | 44.1% | 28% | 8 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 98/186 | 52.7% | 34.2% | 8 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 186 | 6.0 days | 27.0 days | 38.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 186 | 302.0 days | 392.0 days | 37 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 4/186 | 2.2% | 2.4% | 19.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 1/119 | 0.8% | 2% | 31 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 1/47 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 8 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 0/72 | 0% | 2.3% | 37 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 21/2,034 | 1% | 1.6% | 39.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 14/1,507 | 0.9% | 1.6% | 35 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2019 to March 2020 | 0/40 | 0% | 1.2% | 30 |
| Circuit38 Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2020 through September 2021 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=45) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 233 | 62.6 per 10K | 45.8 per 10K | 21 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 19.4 | 5.2 per 10K | 3.8 per 10K | 21 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 23/233 | 9.9% | 15.5% | 39 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 8/233 | 3.4% | 3.6% | 19 |
| Removals for Neglect | 81/233 | 35% | 41% | 34 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 142/233 | 61% | 53% | 11 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 23/233 | 10% | 14% | 36 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 27/233 | 12% | 14% | 19 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 62/233 | 27% | 20% | 10.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 9/233 | 4% | 6% | 32.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 10/233 | 4% | 8% | 37.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 12/233 | 5% | 7% | 26.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 18/233 | 8% | 5% | 6 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 32/153 | 21% | 19% | 20.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 80/153 | 52% | 57% | 30 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 20/153 | 13% | 9% | 11 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/153 | 0% | 1% | 27 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 5/153 | 3% | 2% | 9.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 16/153 | 10% | 12% | 24 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/153 | 0% | 0% | 24.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/153 | 0% | 0% | 23 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2020 through August 2021 Removal | 3/210 | 1% | 3% | 35 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2019 through September 2020 Removal | 49/221 | 22% | 26% | 28 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 30/106 | 28% | 28% | 24 |
| Circuit38 Children in Foster Care During October 2020 through September 2021 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=45) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2021 | 37,426 | na | na | 10 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2021 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2020 | 441 | 119.0 per 10K | 87.0 per 10K | 19.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2021 | 477 | 127.0 per 10K | 89.0 per 10K | 17 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 455 | 122.2 per 10K | 87.4 per 10K | 19 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2020 through September 2021 | 674 | na | na | 9 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2020 through September 2021 | 165,773 | 44,518.0 per 10K | 31,848.0 per 10K | 19 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2020 through September 2021 | 59,915 | 16,090.0 per 10K | 11,622.0 per 10K | 17 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2021 | 247,438 | 66,114.0 per 10K | 51,383.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2020 through September 2021 | 80,895 | 21,724.0 per 10K | 16,699.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2021 | 23 | 6.1 per 10K | 5.7 per 10K | 24 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2021 | 30 | 8.0 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 12 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2021 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 36 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 150/477 | 31% | 29% | 14.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 184/477 | 39% | 40% | 21.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 90/477 | 19% | 16% | 11 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 5/477 | 1% | 1% | 15 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 18/477 | 4% | 6% | 37.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 29/477 | 6% | 7% | 32.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/477 | 0% | 1% | 32 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/477 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2019 through August 2020 | 31/586 | 5.29% | 4.64% | 14.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2019 through August 2020 | 9/586 | 1.54% | 1.07% | 12 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2019 through August 2020 by Parent | 3/586 | 0.51% | 0.48% | 15 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2019 through August 2020 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/586 | 0.17% | 0.15% | 15 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2021 | 16/23 | 70% | 74% | 28 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 140/39,838 | 3.5 Per 1K Days | 5.4 Per 1K Days | 43 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 167/408 | 41% | 38% | 11.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 197/408 | 48% | 48% | 22.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 44/408 | 11% | 14% | 37.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 126/477 | 26% | 27% | 30.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 8/477 | 2% | 2% | 20.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2020 | 441 | 12.6 months | 13.6 months | 29 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2021 | 477 | 12.9 months | 13.6 months | 26 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2020 | 154/441 | 35% | 37% | 29 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2020 | 18/26 | 69% | 53% | 9 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2021 | 196/477 | 41% | 40% | 18 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 | 114/477 | 24% | 27% | 28.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 | 97/477 | 20% | 20% | 23 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2021 | 28/97 | 29% | 23% | 14 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2020 Permanent within 12 Months | 65/150 | 43% | 40% | 21.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2020 Permanent within 12 Months | 44/100 | 44% | 37% | 14 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2019 through September 2020 Permanent within 12 Months | 52/117 | 44% | 45% | 26 |
| Circuit38 Children Discharged During October 2020 through September 2021 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=45) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 194/37,237 | 52.1 per 10K | 42.1 per 10K | 23 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 110/194 | 57% | 46% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/194 | 0% | 1% | 35.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 41/194 | 21% | 22% | 18.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/194 | 1% | 1% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 17/194 | 9% | 10% | 26.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 24/194 | 12% | 20% | 37.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/194 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/194 | 1% | 0% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/194 | 0% | 0% | 25 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 194 | 20.9 months | 19.5 months | 20 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 110 | 13.4 months | 14.1 months | 29 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | 12.6 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 24 | 35.1 months | 21.1 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 41 | 31.9 months | 29.0 months | 18 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 3/110 | 3% | 2% | 16 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 63/110 | 57% | 53% | 19 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 9/41 | 22% | 34% | 31 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 34/41 | 83% | 87% | 31 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 40 | 27.6 months | 23.5 months | 15 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 39 | 4.3 months | 4.4 months | 19.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 7/16 | 44% | 44% | 21.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 42% | 9 |
| Adoption Discharges | 41/37,237 | 11 per 10K | 9.1 per 10K | 14.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 19/37,237 | 5.1 per 10K | 4.6 per 10K | 24 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/42 | 2% | 6% | 22.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2021 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 13.6 per 1M | 29 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2019 through February 2020 | 0/165 | 0% | 0.5% | 30.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/57 | 1.8% | 4.1% | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 6.8% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/61 | 0% | 0.3% | 24.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 3.2% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/17 | 0% | 0.2% | 23 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/29 | 0% | 2.3% | 30 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Circuit38 Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2020 through September 2021 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=45) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2019 through September 2020 | 1,708 | 38.8 per 10K | 36.1 per 10K | 30.5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2019 through September 2020 | 94 | 2.2 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 28 |
| Removals During Period | 233 | 5.2 per 10K | 3.8 per 10K | 21 |
| In-care on September 30 2021 | 477 | 127.0 per 10K | 89.0 per 10K | 17 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 194 | na | na | 12 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 62/64 | 96.9% | 98.2% | 35 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2019 through September 2020 | 608/608 | 100% | 99.74% | 14.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 60/107 | 56% | 51% | 14.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 107 | 11.3 months | 11.9 months | 27 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2020, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 13/74 | 18% | 21% | 24.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2020, Reentering within 12 Months | 2/58 | 3.4% | 6.6% | 31 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 9/41 | 22% | 34% | 31 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 41 | 31.9 months | 29.0 months | 18 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2020, Adopted During Period | 33/123 | 27% | 23% | 16 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2020, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 20/109 | 18% | 14% | 16.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2019 through September 2020 , Adopted within 12 Months | 47/52 | 90% | 85% | 19 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2020, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 44/99 | 44% | 37% | 14 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 41/42 | 98% | 94% | 20.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 9/16 | 56% | 41% | 8 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 217/257 | 84% | 80% | 9 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 147/209 | 70% | 66% | 14 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 77/195 | 39% | 36% | 14 |
| Circuit38 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2020 through September 2021 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=45) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2019 through June 2020 Removal | 135/204 | 66% | 63% | 13 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2020 through August 2021 Removal | 3/210 | 1% | 3% | 35 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2019 through September 2020 Removal | 49/221 | 22% | 26% | 28 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2020 Permanent within 12 Months | 44/100 | 44% | 37% | 14 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 3/48 | 6% | 18% | 32 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2020 Permanent within 12 Months | 18/26 | 69% | 53% | 9 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 7/16 | 44% | 44% | 21.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 42% | 9 |