Statistics for Lowndes County, Mississippi

Statistics for Lowndes County

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Statistics for Larger Regions: Service Area 4, District 16.

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Lowndes County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2022 through September 2023	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=82)
Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	919	55.0 per 10K	43.4 per 10K	21
Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	753/919	81.9%	84.3%	64
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations	895	53.6 per 10K	42.2 per 10K	21
Children Subject of Alternative Response	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	41.5
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports	24	1.4 per 10K	1.2 per 10K	21.5
Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	41.5
Victim Reports	213	12.8 per 10K	10.5 per 10K	25
Victim Reports of Neglect	133	8.0 per 10K	7.1 per 10K	29
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse	25	1.5 per 10K	1.1 per 10K	21
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse	25	1.5 per 10K	1.0 per 10K	18
Victim Reports of Other Abuse	30	1.8 per 10K	1.3 per 10K	24
Victims Removed to Foster Care	54/213	25.4%	16.3%	15
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care	20/682	2.9%	0.8%	3
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care	0/0	na	na	na
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care	0/24	0%	0.6%	34.5
Removed to Foster Care Before Report	1/74	1.4%	1.1%	9
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report	23/74	31.1%	37.3%	46
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report	27/74	36.5%	45.2%	48
Median Days from Report to Removal	74	25.0 days	11.0 days	17
90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal	74	138.0 days	104.0 days	15
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation	1/74	1.4%	4.5%	31
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023	25/265	9.4%	7%	18
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023	3/80	3.8%	4.2%	29
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023	22/185	11.9%	7.6%	13
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023	49/781	6.3%	4.9%	17
Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023	0/0	na	na	na
Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023	0/17	0%	7.3%	47

Lowndes County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=82)
Total Removals to Foster Care	116	83.3 per 10K	31.4 per 10K	5
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care	9.7	7.0 per 10K	2.6 per 10K	5
Reentries to Foster Care	10/116	8.6%	13.7%	43
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge	7/116	6%	3.8%	19
Removals for Neglect	73/116	63%	67%	45
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use	31/116	27%	41%	55
Removals for Physical Abuse	2/116	2%	8%	45
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope	15/116	13%	17%	39.5
Removals for Inadequate Housing	27/116	23%	23%	35.5
Removals for Incarceration	7/116	6%	6%	28.5
Removals for Child Behavior	2/116	2%	4%	36
Removals for Abandonment	4/116	3%	6%	38.5
Removals for Sexual Abuse	3/116	3%	5%	30.5
Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting	3/69	4%	29%	57
Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting	46/69	67%	46%	17.5
Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting	0/69	0%	0%	38
Removals to Group Home First Setting	0/69	0%	3%	45
Removals to Institution First Setting	1/69	1%	3%	24
Removals to Home Visit First Setting	19/69	28%	18%	20
Removals to Runaway First Setting	0/69	0%	0%	40
Removals to ILP First Setting	0/69	0%	0%	38
Discharged within 1 Month of October 2022 through August 2023 Removal	10/109	9%	5%	14
Permanence within 12 months of October 2021 through September 2022 Removal	24/83	29%	42%	54
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)	27/58	47%	34%	22

Lowndes County Children in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=82)
Children in Region on September 30 2023	13,923	na	na	12
AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2023	na	na	na	na
Children in Care on September 30 2022	149	107.0 per 10K	56.0 per 10K	7
Children in Care on September 30 2023	189	136.0 per 10K	55.0 per 10K	3
Average Daily Children in Care	165	118.4 per 10K	53.3 per 10K	3
Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023	265	na	na	5
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023	59,193	42,524.0 per 10K	19,535.0 per 10K	5
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2022 through September 2023	26,682	19,168.0 per 10K	10,854.0 per 10K	11
Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2023	106,415	76,431.0 per 10K	31,921.0 per 10K	3
Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2022 through September 2023	78,427	56,342.0 per 10K	29,269.0 per 10K	10
Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2023	25	18.0 per 10K	6.8 per 10K	6
Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023	13	9.3 per 10K	7.8 per 10K	30
17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023	1	0.7 per 10K	1.2 per 10K	31
Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day	44/189	23%	42%	73
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day	98/189	52%	34%	12
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day	1/189	1%	0%	8.5
Children in Group Home on Last Day	13/189	7%	7%	30.5
Children in Institution on Last Day	12/189	6%	5%	32.5
Children in Home Visit on Last Day	19/189	10%	10%	34
Children in Runaway on Last Day	1/189	1%	1%	8
Children in ILP on Last Day	1/189	1%	0%	10
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2022 through August 2023	17/264	6.44%	6.63%	35
Children Victimized in Care during September 2022 through August 2023	5/264	1.89%	3.07%	48
Children Victimized in Care during September 2022 through August 2023 by Parent	4/264	1.52%	1.19%	22
Children Victimized in Care during September 2022 through August 2023 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	1/264	0.38%	0.82%	26
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2023	18/25	72%	78%	43
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days	80/16,749	4.8 Per 1K Days	5.1 Per 1K Days	41.5
Placements Moves Toward Permanence	49/131	37%	51%	71.5
Lateral Placements Moves	53/131	40%	33%	15
Placements Moves Away from Permanence	29/131	22%	17%	17.5
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2023	49/189	26%	31%	45.5
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2023	0/189	0%	0%	40
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2022	149	13.1 months	12.5 months	33.5
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023	189	9.7 months	13.1 months	50
Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2022	56/149	38%	44%	48
Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2022	8/15	53%	59%	37
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023	54/189	29%	36%	48
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023	44/189	23%	25%	39
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023	33/189	17%	19%	40
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2023	7/33	21%	39%	45
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months	17/57	30%	47%	52
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months	12/42	29%	46%	49.5
Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2021 through September 2022 Permanent within 12 Months	4/23	17%	50%	48

Lowndes County Children Discharged During October 2022 through September 2023	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=82)
Total Discharges	72/13,920	51.7 per 10K	31.2 per 10K	17
Children Discharged for Reunification	31/72	43%	43%	39.5
Children Discharged for Relative	12/72	17%	12%	19.5
Children Discharged for Adoption	12/72	17%	28%	46.5
Children Discharged for Transfer	3/72	4%	1%	3.5
Children Discharged for Emancipation	0/72	0%	2%	51.5
Children Discharged for Guardianship	14/72	19%	12%	19
Children Discharged for Runaway	0/72	0%	0%	43
Children Discharged for Death	0/72	0%	0%	42
Children Discharged for Unknown	0/72	0%	1%	44
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care	72	14.7 months	16.0 months	38.5
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge	31	14.7 months	11.2 months	11
Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge	12	11.2 months	10.1 months	28
Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge	14	12.7 months	12.7 months	24
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge	12	43.5 months	29.7 months	13
Reunified within 72 Hours	0/31	0%	1%	40.5
Reunified within 12 Months	11/31	35%	66%	66
Adopted within 24 Months	3/12	25%	34%	29.5
Adopted within 48 Months	6/12	50%	79%	55.5
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	12	22.8 months	23.5 months	38
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	12	7.5 months	4.9 months	12
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	1/1	100%	95%	14.5
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	1/1	100%	100%	8.5
Adoption Discharges	12/13,920	8.6 per 10K	8.8 per 10K	35
Non-Permanent Discharges	3/13,920	2.2 per 10K	1.5 per 10K	19
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs	0/11	0%	2%	37
Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2023	0	0.0 per 1M	35.7 per 1M	46
Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2022 through February 2023	2/71	2.8%	2.1%	16
Children Discharged for Reunification October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	5/19	26.3%	3.6%	3
Children Discharged for Relative October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	0/5	0%	2.8%	27.5
Children Discharged for Adoption October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	0/6	0%	0%	31
Children Discharged for Transfer October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	0/1	0%	0%	4
Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na
Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	0/21	0%	0.5%	25
Children Discharged for Runaway October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	0/2	0%	0%	4.5

Lowndes County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2022 through September 2023	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=82)
Maltreatment Reports During Period	919	55.0 per 10K	43.4 per 10K	21
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period	213	12.6 per 10K	10.5 per 10K	25
Removals During Period	116	7.0 per 10K	2.6 per 10K	5
In-care on September 30 2023	189	136.0 per 10K	55.0 per 10K	3
Total Children Served	na	na	na	na
Discharges During Period	72	na	na	8
S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months	119/131	90.8%	93.1%	63
S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	265/265	100%	98.66%	26.5
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months	11/35	31%	64%	70
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay	35	13.1 months	8.9 months	11
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2022, Discharged to Reunification or Relative	8/46	17%	32%	51
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2022, Reentering within 12 Months	6/25	24%	6.6%	7
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months	3/11	27%	34%	29
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay	11	56.5 months	29.6 months	4
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2022, Adopted During Period	9/48	19%	39%	51
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2022, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period	7/37	19%	28%	37
C2.5: Legally Freed October 2021 through September 2022 , Adopted within 12 Months	6/8	75%	80%	40
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2022, Permanent By 18th Birthday	11/38	29%	46%	50
C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children	11/11	100%	98%	26
C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years	1/3	33%	28%	16
C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months	98/121	81%	82%	42
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months	48/72	67%	62%	32
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months	25/58	43%	41%	34

Lowndes County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2022 through September 2023	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=82)
CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2021 through June 2022 Removal	40/65	62%	69%	49.5
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2022 through August 2023 Removal	10/109	9%	5%	14
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2021 through September 2022 Removal	24/83	29%	42%	54
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months	12/42	29%	46%	49.5
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal	1/12	8%	18%	28
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months	8/15	53%	59%	37
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	1/1	100%	95%	14.5
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	1/1	100%	100%	8.5