Statistics for Service Area 6
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Lauderdale, Forrest, Jones, Scott, Simpson, Wayne, Newton, Jasper, Covington, Clarke, Smith, Perry, Greene.
Tables:
| Service Area 6 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 | 5,062 | 45.2 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 4 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,349/5,062 | 85.9% | 85.3% | 3 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 4,975 | 44.4 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 87 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports | 1,246 | 11.1 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 948 | 8.5 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 97 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 95 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 106 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 298/1,246 | 23.9% | 19.1% | 2 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 66/3,729 | 1.8% | 2% | 4.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 1/87 | 1.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 4/365 | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 115/365 | 31.5% | 29% | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 137/365 | 37.5% | 34.9% | 3 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 365 | 16.0 days | 25.0 days | 6 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 365 | 211.0 days | 241.0 days | 6 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 13/365 | 3.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 82/1,387 | 5.9% | 6.3% | 5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 6/371 | 1.6% | 4.2% | 7 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 76/1,016 | 7.5% | 6.8% | 3 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 182/4,317 | 4.2% | 4.6% | 4.5 |
| 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 | 5/115 | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4 |
| Service Area 6 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 | 362 | 38.9 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 30.2 | 3.2 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 46/362 | 12.7% | 15.1% | 6 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 18/362 | 5% | 6% | 4 |
| Removals for Neglect | 267/362 | 74% | 70% | 3 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 148/362 | 41% | 41% | 4 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 32/362 | 9% | 10% | 4 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 47/362 | 13% | 15% | 4 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 70/362 | 19% | 18% | 3 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 28/362 | 8% | 8% | 3.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 9/362 | 2% | 2% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 45/362 | 12% | 9% | 1.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 16/362 | 4% | 4% | 5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 66/220 | 30% | 27% | 3 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 108/220 | 49% | 45% | 4 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/220 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 3/220 | 1% | 2% | 5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/220 | 1% | 1% | 5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 39/220 | 18% | 22% | 5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 1/220 | 0% | 1% | 6 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/220 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 14/322 | 4% | 7% | 4 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 175/459 | 38% | 44% | 5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 88/159 | 55% | 35% | 1 |
| Service Area 6 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 | 92,825 | na | na | 4 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 692 | 74.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 605 | 65.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 619 | 66.5 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 1,054 | na | na | 2 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 227,724 | 24,471.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 104,943 | 11,277.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 311,453 | 33,553.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 438,868 | 47,160.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 52 | 5.6 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 104 | 11.2 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 3 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 15 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 244/605 | 40% | 39% | 3.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 248/605 | 41% | 39% | 4 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 3/605 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 29/605 | 5% | 6% | 5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 23/605 | 4% | 4% | 4.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 47/605 | 8% | 9% | 6 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 2/605 | 0% | 1% | 5.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 9/605 | 1% | 2% | 6 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 58/1,059 | 5.48% | 6.97% | 5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 21/1,059 | 1.98% | 2.2% | 4 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 12/1,059 | 1.13% | 0.97% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 4/1,059 | 0.38% | 0.54% | 6 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 41/52 | 79% | 78% | 4.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 284/51,584 | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 4.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 275/520 | 53% | 50% | 2 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 153/520 | 29% | 33% | 7 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 92/520 | 18% | 17% | 3 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 260/605 | 43% | 34% | 2 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/605 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 692 | 10.8 months | 11.5 months | 5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 605 | 12.8 months | 12.4 months | 4 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 355/692 | 51% | 46% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 69/103 | 67% | 61% | 2 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 215/605 | 36% | 37% | 4 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 136/605 | 22% | 24% | 4.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 97/605 | 16% | 18% | 4 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 36/97 | 37% | 33% | 4 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 87/163 | 53% | 44% | 2.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 54/122 | 44% | 40% | 4 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 62/98 | 63% | 50% | 1 |
| Service Area 6 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 425/93,060 | 45.7 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 168/426 | 39% | 50% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 35/426 | 8% | 12% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 141/426 | 33% | 25% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/426 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 4/426 | 1% | 2% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 74/426 | 17% | 10% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 2/426 | 0% | 1% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/426 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/426 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 425 | 15.9 months | 13.8 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 168 | 12.1 months | 10.4 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 35 | 8.9 months | 8.0 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 74 | 9.7 months | 10.2 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 141 | 24.9 months | 24.8 months | 6 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/168 | 0% | 1% | 6.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 91/168 | 54% | 67% | 6 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 64/141 | 45% | 46% | 2.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 129/141 | 91% | 90% | 4.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 139 | 18.9 months | 19.1 months | 4 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 139 | 4.7 months | 5.2 months | 6 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 14/14 | 100% | 97% | 3.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 7/7 | 100% | 100% | 3 |
| Adoption Discharges | 141/93,060 | 15.2 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 1 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 7/93,060 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/139 | 0% | 3% | 7 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 39.1 per 1M | 6 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2024 through February 2025 | 9/361 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/140 | 2.1% | 4.9% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/34 | 5.9% | 4.1% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/133 | 0% | 0.5% | 5.5 |
| 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 | 0/9 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/74 | 0% | 0.4% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Service Area 6 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 | 5,062 | 45.2 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 4 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,246 | 11.1 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 4 |
| Removals During Period | 362 | 3.2 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 3.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 605 | 65.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 426 | na | na | 2 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 616/662 | 93.1% | 94.4% | 5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,054/1,058 | 99.62% | 99.12% | 1 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 110/191 | 58% | 67% | 5.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 191 | 9.3 months | 8.3 months | 4 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 52/182 | 29% | 40% | 7 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 6/175 | 3.4% | 7.4% | 7 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 64/140 | 46% | 46% | 2 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 140 | 24.9 months | 24.8 months | 6 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 81/155 | 52% | 35% | 1 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 27/74 | 36% | 24% | 2 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 123/137 | 90% | 82% | 1 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 48/105 | 46% | 39% | 2 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 139/139 | 100% | 97% | 1 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 8/19 | 42% | 26% | 1 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 370/456 | 81% | 80% | 3.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 197/342 | 58% | 57% | 4 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 80/219 | 37% | 41% | 4.5 |
| Service Area 6 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 | 308/427 | 72% | 76% | 6 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 14/322 | 4% | 7% | 4 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 175/459 | 38% | 44% | 5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 54/122 | 44% | 40% | 4 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 57/141 | 40% | 32% | 1 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 69/103 | 67% | 61% | 2 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 14/14 | 100% | 97% | 3.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 7/7 | 100% | 100% | 3 |