Statistics for District 12
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Forrest, Perry.
Tables:
| District 12 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,140 | 47.2 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 10 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 993/1,140 | 87.1% | 85.3% | 7 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,121 | 46.4 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 9 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 19 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victim Reports | 202 | 8.4 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 18 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 150 | 6.2 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 19 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 15 | 0.6 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 21.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 24 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 13 | 0.5 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 21.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 66/202 | 32.7% | 19.1% | 3 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 15/919 | 1.6% | 2% | 17.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/19 | 0% | 1.3% | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/81 | 0% | 0.5% | 16 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 34/81 | 42% | 29% | 5.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 41/81 | 50.6% | 34.9% | 5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 81 | 5.0 days | 25.0 days | 20.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 81 | 223.0 days | 241.0 days | 11 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 5/81 | 6.2% | 1.7% | 1 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 18/247 | 7.3% | 6.3% | 7 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/109 | 0.9% | 4.2% | 16.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 17/138 | 12.3% | 6.8% | 1 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 37/1,063 | 3.5% | 4.6% | 17.5 |
| 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 | 1/24 | 4.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| District 12 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 74 | 36.8 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 14 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 6.2 | 3.1 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 13.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 18/74 | 24.3% | 15.1% | 3 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 9/74 | 12.2% | 6% | 3 |
| Removals for Neglect | 55/74 | 74% | 70% | 8 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 27/74 | 36% | 41% | 15.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 4/74 | 5% | 10% | 20.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 10/74 | 14% | 15% | 7 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 16/74 | 22% | 18% | 5.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 11/74 | 15% | 8% | 3 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 1/74 | 1% | 2% | 17.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 13/74 | 18% | 9% | 2 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 6/74 | 8% | 4% | 3 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 17/41 | 41% | 27% | 5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 18/41 | 44% | 45% | 11.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/41 | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 2/41 | 5% | 2% | 4 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/41 | 0% | 1% | 17 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 4/41 | 10% | 22% | 21 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/41 | 0% | 1% | 14 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/41 | 0% | 0% | 13 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 0/65 | 0% | 7% | 20 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 41/128 | 32% | 44% | 20 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 23/42 | 55% | 35% | 3 |
| District 12 Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 20,060 | na | na | 15 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 192 | 95.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 168 | 84.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 173 | 86.2 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 266 | na | na | 12 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 63,723 | 31,708.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 36,583 | 18,204.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 108,625 | 54,150.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 130,307 | 64,840.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 15 | 7.5 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 35 | 17.4 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 1 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 8 | 4.0 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 81/168 | 48% | 39% | 5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 49/168 | 29% | 39% | 16 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/168 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 11/168 | 7% | 6% | 9.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 4/168 | 2% | 4% | 18.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 16/168 | 10% | 9% | 9 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/168 | 1% | 1% | 6.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 6/168 | 4% | 2% | 2.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 16/273 | 5.86% | 6.97% | 13 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 8/273 | 2.93% | 2.2% | 5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 5/273 | 1.83% | 0.97% | 4 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 2/273 | 0.73% | 0.54% | 7 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 14/15 | 93% | 78% | 4 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 60/11,042 | 5.4 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 13 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 63/154 | 41% | 50% | 18.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 56/154 | 36% | 33% | 7 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 35/154 | 23% | 17% | 2.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 68/168 | 40% | 34% | 7 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/168 | 0% | 0% | 11.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 192 | 10.8 months | 11.5 months | 14.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 168 | 16.0 months | 12.4 months | 5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 80/192 | 42% | 46% | 14 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 12/25 | 48% | 61% | 18 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 79/168 | 47% | 37% | 5.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 45/168 | 27% | 24% | 9.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 35/168 | 21% | 18% | 10 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 11/35 | 31% | 33% | 11 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 19/56 | 34% | 44% | 16 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 15/47 | 32% | 40% | 15 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/27 | 41% | 50% | 15 |
| District 12 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 89/20,097 | 44.3 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 29/89 | 33% | 50% | 19 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 12/89 | 13% | 12% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 29/89 | 33% | 25% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/89 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 2/89 | 2% | 2% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 16/89 | 18% | 10% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/89 | 1% | 1% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/89 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/89 | 0% | 0% | 14.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 89 | 16.3 months | 13.8 months | 8 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 29 | 15.6 months | 10.4 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 12 | 8.0 months | 8.0 months | 10 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 16 | 7.4 months | 10.2 months | 15 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 29 | 23.1 months | 24.8 months | 16 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/29 | 0% | 1% | 14 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 12/29 | 41% | 67% | 20.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 15/29 | 52% | 46% | 7 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 28/29 | 97% | 90% | 9.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 29 | 17.8 months | 19.1 months | 16 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 29 | 5.3 months | 5.2 months | 10.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/4 | 100% | 97% | 9.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 100% | 7 |
| Adoption Discharges | 29/20,097 | 14.4 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 3/20,097 | 1.5 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/29 | 0% | 3% | 17.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 39.1 per 1M | 15 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2024 through February 2025 | 3/81 | 3.7% | 2.4% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/38 | 5.3% | 4.9% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 4.1% | 14.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/29 | 0% | 0.5% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/15 | 0% | 0.4% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| District 12 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,140 | 47.2 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 10 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 202 | 8.3 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 19 |
| Removals During Period | 74 | 3.1 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 13.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 168 | 84.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 89 | na | na | 10 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 93/107 | 86.9% | 94.4% | 21 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 279/279 | 100% | 99.12% | 1.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 20/38 | 53% | 67% | 18 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 38 | 11.2 months | 8.3 months | 5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 13/48 | 27% | 40% | 20 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 3/42 | 7.1% | 7.4% | 9 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 15/29 | 52% | 46% | 7 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 29 | 23.1 months | 24.8 months | 16 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 15/49 | 31% | 35% | 14 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 6/28 | 21% | 24% | 16 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 21/25 | 84% | 82% | 13 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 12/39 | 31% | 39% | 15 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 29/29 | 100% | 97% | 5.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 4/8 | 50% | 26% | 3 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 83/98 | 85% | 80% | 5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 57/102 | 56% | 57% | 11 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 14/56 | 25% | 41% | 21 |
| District 12 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 91/114 | 80% | 76% | 7 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 0/65 | 0% | 7% | 20 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 41/128 | 32% | 44% | 20 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 15/47 | 32% | 40% | 15 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 23/38 | 61% | 32% | 2 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 12/25 | 48% | 61% | 18 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/4 | 100% | 97% | 9.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 100% | 7 |