Statistics for Service Area 3
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Hinds, Rankin, Madison, Yazoo, Holmes, Humphreys, Sharkey, Issaquena.
Tables:
| Service Area 3 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 | 5,831 | 39.9 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 7 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,977/5,831 | 85.4% | 85.3% | 4 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 5,599 | 38.3 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 7 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 232 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports | 1,288 | 8.8 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 891 | 6.1 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 164 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 101 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 132 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 162/1,288 | 12.6% | 19.1% | 7 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 42/4,311 | 1% | 2% | 7 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/232 | 0% | 1.3% | 6 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/204 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 94/204 | 46.1% | 29% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 107/204 | 52.5% | 34.9% | 1 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 204 | 7.0 days | 25.0 days | 7 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 204 | 187.0 days | 241.0 days | 7 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 9/204 | 4.4% | 1.7% | 1 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 78/1,502 | 5.2% | 6.3% | 6 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 6/174 | 3.4% | 4.2% | 4 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 72/1,328 | 5.4% | 6.8% | 6 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 157/4,698 | 3.3% | 4.6% | 7 |
| 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 | 10/256 | 3.9% | 4.4% | 5 |
| Service Area 3 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 173 | 14.3 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 7 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 14.4 | 1.2 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 24/173 | 13.9% | 15.1% | 5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 11/173 | 6.4% | 6% | 3 |
| Removals for Neglect | 120/173 | 69% | 70% | 5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 51/173 | 29% | 41% | 7 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 11/173 | 6% | 10% | 6.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 15/173 | 9% | 15% | 6 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 22/173 | 13% | 18% | 6 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 16/173 | 9% | 8% | 2 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 11/173 | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 18/173 | 10% | 9% | 3 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 9/173 | 5% | 4% | 3 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 32/89 | 36% | 27% | 1 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 17/89 | 19% | 45% | 7 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/89 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 6/89 | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 5/89 | 6% | 1% | 1 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 27/89 | 30% | 22% | 3 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 1/89 | 1% | 1% | 3.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 1/89 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 22/163 | 13% | 7% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 113/250 | 45% | 44% | 3 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 22/82 | 27% | 35% | 6 |
| Service Area 3 Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 120,308 | na | na | 1 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 414 | 34.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 379 | 32.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 401 | 33.2 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 7 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 587 | na | na | 7 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 147,093 | 12,159.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 105,110 | 8,689.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 279,148 | 23,203.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 288,529 | 23,851.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 62 | 5.2 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 35 | 2.9 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 7 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 13 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 207/379 | 55% | 39% | 1 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 50/379 | 13% | 39% | 7 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/379 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 45/379 | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 17/379 | 4% | 4% | 4.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 36/379 | 9% | 9% | 4.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 8/379 | 2% | 1% | 1 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 16/379 | 4% | 2% | 1 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 31/614 | 5.05% | 6.97% | 7 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 11/614 | 1.79% | 2.2% | 5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 5/614 | 0.81% | 0.97% | 5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 3/614 | 0.49% | 0.54% | 4 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 53/62 | 85% | 78% | 2 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 214/25,274 | 8.5 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 1 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 114/262 | 44% | 50% | 7 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 92/262 | 35% | 33% | 2.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 56/262 | 21% | 17% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 93/379 | 25% | 34% | 6 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/379 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 414 | 14.8 months | 11.5 months | 1 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 379 | 18.6 months | 12.4 months | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 124/414 | 30% | 46% | 7 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 14/37 | 38% | 61% | 7 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 191/379 | 50% | 37% | 1 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 146/379 | 39% | 24% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 127/379 | 34% | 18% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 19/127 | 15% | 33% | 7 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 40/158 | 25% | 44% | 7 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 27/102 | 26% | 40% | 6.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/84 | 24% | 50% | 7 |
| Service Area 3 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 186/120,972 | 15.4 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 83/186 | 45% | 50% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 44/186 | 24% | 12% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 35/186 | 19% | 25% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/186 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 8/186 | 4% | 2% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 14/186 | 8% | 10% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/186 | 1% | 1% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/186 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 1/186 | 1% | 0% | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 186 | 11.7 months | 13.8 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 83 | 7.6 months | 10.4 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 44 | 5.0 months | 8.0 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 14 | 7.4 months | 10.2 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 35 | 28.2 months | 24.8 months | 2 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 2/83 | 2% | 1% | 2 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 61/83 | 73% | 67% | 3 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 10/35 | 29% | 46% | 6 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 34/35 | 97% | 90% | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 34 | 23.4 months | 19.1 months | 2 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 34 | 5.1 months | 5.2 months | 5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 97% | 3.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 35/120,972 | 2.9 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 6 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 10/120,972 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/37 | 3% | 3% | 3.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 5 | 41.6 per 1M | 39.1 per 1M | 3 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2024 through February 2025 | 6/230 | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/87 | 1.1% | 4.9% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/68 | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/36 | 2.8% | 0.5% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/10 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 0.4% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Service Area 3 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 5,831 | 39.9 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 7 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,288 | 8.8 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 7 |
| Removals During Period | 173 | 1.2 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 7 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 379 | 32.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 186 | na | na | 7 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 648/674 | 96.1% | 94.4% | 2 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 617/621 | 99.36% | 99.12% | 2 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 80/110 | 73% | 67% | 2 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 110 | 6.8 months | 8.3 months | 5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 43/108 | 40% | 40% | 3 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 14/165 | 8.5% | 7.4% | 2 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 10/35 | 29% | 46% | 6 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 35 | 28.2 months | 24.8 months | 2 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 24/115 | 21% | 35% | 6 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 24/102 | 24% | 24% | 4.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 18/22 | 82% | 82% | 3.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 22/74 | 30% | 39% | 6 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 36/37 | 97% | 97% | 4.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 3/31 | 10% | 26% | 7 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 144/204 | 71% | 80% | 7 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 73/151 | 48% | 57% | 6 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 59/167 | 35% | 41% | 7 |
| Service Area 3 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 132/197 | 67% | 76% | 7 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 22/163 | 13% | 7% | 2 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 113/250 | 45% | 44% | 3 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 27/102 | 26% | 40% | 6.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 6/35 | 17% | 32% | 7 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 14/37 | 38% | 61% | 7 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 97% | 3.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |