Statistics for District 15
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Pearl River, Lamar, Marion, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence.
Tables:
| District 15 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,908 | 40.6 per 10K | 43.5 per 10K | 16 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,674/1,908 | 87.7% | 84.3% | 3 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,869 | 39.8 per 10K | 42.3 per 10K | 15 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 39 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.2 per 10K | 13.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victim Reports | 457 | 9.7 per 10K | 10.6 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 276 | 5.9 per 10K | 7.1 per 10K | 15.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 60 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 59 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 62 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 8 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 58/457 | 12.7% | 14.3% | 15 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 29/1,412 | 2.1% | 2.4% | 11 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 2/39 | 5.1% | 3.4% | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/89 | 0% | 0.7% | 14.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 19/89 | 21.3% | 20.3% | 9 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 28/89 | 31.5% | 25.3% | 7 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 89 | 21.0 days | 60.0 days | 19 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 89 | 452.0 days | 399.0 days | 4.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 2/89 | 2.2% | 2.4% | 12 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 27/518 | 5.2% | 7% | 17 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 3/82 | 3.7% | 4.3% | 10.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 24/436 | 5.5% | 7.5% | 17 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2022 to March 2023 | 71/1,755 | 4% | 4.9% | 16.5 |
| 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 | 5/47 | 10.6% | 7.3% | 7 |
| District 15 Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 167 | 42.7 per 10K | 37.9 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 13.9 | 3.6 per 10K | 3.2 per 10K | 8 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 23/167 | 13.8% | 14.5% | 10 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 3/167 | 1.8% | 4.3% | 16 |
| Removals for Neglect | 121/167 | 72% | 72% | 13 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 77/167 | 46% | 42% | 8 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 8/167 | 5% | 12% | 20 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 14/167 | 8% | 17% | 19.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 31/167 | 19% | 20% | 11 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 23/167 | 14% | 8% | 3 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 0/167 | 0% | 4% | 20 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 11/167 | 7% | 7% | 9 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 8/167 | 5% | 5% | 11 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 53/167 | 32% | 31% | 11 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 69/167 | 41% | 39% | 10.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/167 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 3/167 | 2% | 4% | 15.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 7/167 | 4% | 5% | 14 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 29/167 | 17% | 20% | 12 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 3/167 | 2% | 1% | 3.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 3/167 | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 17/161 | 11% | 6% | 3 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 12/82 | 15% | 21% | 16 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/77 | 0% | 0% | 11.5 |
| District 15 Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 39,107 | na | na | 7 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 238 | 61.0 per 10K | 57.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 223 | 57.0 per 10K | 59.0 per 10K | 14.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 258 | 66.0 per 10K | 62.2 per 10K | 13 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 405 | na | na | 5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 94,169 | 24,073.0 per 10K | 22,701.0 per 10K | 13 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 50,720 | 12,966.0 per 10K | 12,316.0 per 10K | 12 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 101,319 | 25,908.0 per 10K | 31,687.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 20,532 | 5,249.0 per 10K | 4,187.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 18 | 4.6 per 10K | 7.1 per 10K | 15 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 31 | 7.9 per 10K | 7.0 per 10K | 11 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 4 | 1.0 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 92/223 | 41% | 40% | 11 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 86/223 | 39% | 37% | 12 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 1/223 | 0% | 0% | 14.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 6/223 | 3% | 7% | 19.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 12/223 | 5% | 5% | 10 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 23/223 | 10% | 9% | 8 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/223 | 0% | 1% | 16 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 3/223 | 1% | 1% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2022 through August 2023 | 28/316 | 8.86% | 7.87% | 8 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2022 through August 2023 | 17/316 | 5.38% | 3.76% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2022 through August 2023 by Parent | 9/316 | 2.85% | 1.68% | 5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2022 through August 2023 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 4/316 | 1.27% | 0.98% | 9 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 13/18 | 72% | 78% | 15 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 0/27,274 | 0 Per 1K Days | 0 Per 1K Days | 11.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 166/462 | 36% | 39% | 18.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 168/462 | 36% | 35% | 10 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 128/462 | 28% | 25% | 7.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/223 | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 6/223 | 3% | 5% | 14 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 238 | 16.0 months | 16.4 months | 13 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 223 | 9.6 months | 11.2 months | 16 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 66/238 | 28% | 23% | 6.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 19/36 | 53% | 25% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 55/223 | 25% | 33% | 18 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 35/223 | 16% | 24% | 17.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 31/223 | 14% | 17% | 13 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 15/31 | 48% | 36% | 7 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 30/103 | 29% | 19% | 5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 16/56 | 29% | 18% | 6 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 12/75 | 16% | 9% | 5 |
| District 15 Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 101/39,118 | 25.8 per 10K | 21 per 10K | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 32/104 | 31% | 46% | 19 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 16/104 | 15% | 14% | 11.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 36/104 | 35% | 25% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 2/104 | 2% | 1% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 0/104 | 0% | 2% | 17 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 11/104 | 11% | 10% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 3/104 | 3% | 1% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/104 | 1% | 0% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/104 | 0% | 0% | 11.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 101 | 16.3 months | 12.9 months | 10 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 32 | 10.9 months | 9.7 months | 11.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 16 | 0.4 months | 8.0 months | 21 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 11 | 6.6 months | 11.1 months | 15 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 36 | 28.1 months | 29.2 months | 16 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/32 | 0% | 1% | 14 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 18/32 | 56% | 74% | 18.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 4/36 | 11% | 28% | 15 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 33/36 | 92% | 87% | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 34 | 22.0 months | 23.0 months | 15.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 34 | 8.3 months | 4.5 months | 2.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/5 | 100% | 94% | 7 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 100% | 3.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 36/39,118 | 9.2 per 10K | 5.3 per 10K | 4 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 6/39,118 | 1.5 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 3/36 | 8% | 3% | 1 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 3 | 76.7 per 1M | 37.7 per 1M | 3 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2022 through February 2023 | 6/92 | 6.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 64.8% | na |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/3 | 100% | 75% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 60% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |
| District 15 Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2022 through September 2023 | 1,908 | 40.6 per 10K | 43.5 per 10K | 16 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2022 through September 2023 | 457 | 9.8 per 10K | 10.6 per 10K | 14 |
| Removals During Period | 167 | 3.6 per 10K | 3.2 per 10K | 8 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 223 | 57.0 per 10K | 59.0 per 10K | 14.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 104 | na | na | 4 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 203/215 | 94.4% | 93.1% | 11 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2022 through September 2023 | 309/313 | 98.72% | 98.49% | 12 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 22/39 | 56% | 71% | 18 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 39 | 10.0 months | 7.8 months | 6 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 9/38 | 24% | 23% | 7.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 3/3 | 100% | 67.5% | 4.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 4/36 | 11% | 28% | 15 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 36 | 28.1 months | 29.2 months | 16 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 28/103 | 27% | 14% | 4 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 14/74 | 19% | 12% | 5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 14/21 | 67% | 37% | 4.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 11/55 | 20% | 17% | 9.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 33/36 | 92% | 97% | 21 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 5/8 | 62% | 30% | 2 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 166/166 | 100% | 100% | 11.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 94/96 | 98% | 98% | 13.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 114/131 | 87% | 86% | 9 |