Statistics for District 18
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Statistics for Individual County: Jones.
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| District 18 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 | 924 | 47.5 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 788/924 | 85.3% | 85.3% | 12 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 889 | 45.7 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 10 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 35 | 1.8 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victim Reports | 259 | 13.3 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 220 | 11.3 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 19 | 1.0 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 11 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 18 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 9 | 0.5 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 21.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 66/259 | 25.5% | 19.1% | 7 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 12/630 | 1.9% | 2% | 13 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/35 | 0% | 1.3% | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 2/78 | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 17/78 | 21.8% | 29% | 19 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 20/78 | 25.6% | 34.9% | 20 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 78 | 27.0 days | 25.0 days | 10.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 78 | 174.0 days | 241.0 days | 21 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 2/78 | 2.6% | 1.7% | 8 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 19/287 | 6.6% | 6.3% | 9.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/51 | 2% | 4.2% | 14.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 18/236 | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 28/726 | 3.9% | 4.6% | 14 |
| 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 | 3/44 | 6.8% | 4.4% | 8 |
| District 18 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 | 84 | 52.2 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 7 | 4.3 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 9/84 | 10.7% | 15.1% | 14 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 3/84 | 3.6% | 6% | 12 |
| Removals for Neglect | 68/84 | 81% | 70% | 2 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 30/84 | 36% | 41% | 15.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 8/84 | 10% | 10% | 9 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 6/84 | 7% | 15% | 17.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 17/84 | 20% | 18% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 10/84 | 12% | 8% | 6 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 0/84 | 0% | 2% | 21.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 15/84 | 18% | 9% | 2 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 4/84 | 5% | 4% | 10 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 19/51 | 37% | 27% | 6 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 25/51 | 49% | 45% | 10 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/51 | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 1/51 | 2% | 2% | 8 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/51 | 0% | 1% | 17 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 6/51 | 12% | 22% | 18.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/51 | 0% | 1% | 14 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/51 | 0% | 0% | 13 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 0/77 | 0% | 7% | 20 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 27/61 | 44% | 44% | 8.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 15/40 | 38% | 35% | 8.5 |
| District 18 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 | 15,991 | na | na | 17 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 84 | 52.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 13 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 99 | 62.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 85 | 52.7 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 13 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 168 | na | na | 15 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 30,657 | 19,062.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 13 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 10,953 | 6,811.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 19 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 32,563 | 20,363.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 17 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 56,843 | 35,345.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 13 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 6 | 3.8 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 18 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 12 | 7.5 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 13.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 1 | 0.6 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 13.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 39/99 | 39% | 39% | 12.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 45/99 | 45% | 39% | 7 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 2/99 | 2% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 5/99 | 5% | 6% | 14.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 1/99 | 1% | 4% | 21 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 6/99 | 6% | 9% | 17.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/99 | 0% | 1% | 15 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/99 | 1% | 2% | 14.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 3/164 | 1.83% | 6.97% | 22 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 2/164 | 1.22% | 2.2% | 17 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 1/164 | 0.61% | 0.97% | 12 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/164 | 0.61% | 0.54% | 9.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 3/6 | 50% | 78% | 22 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 77/12,984 | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 10 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 34/53 | 64% | 50% | 2 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 15/53 | 28% | 33% | 17.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 4/53 | 8% | 17% | 21 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 42/99 | 42% | 34% | 5.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/99 | 0% | 0% | 11.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 84 | 10.1 months | 11.5 months | 18 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 99 | 7.0 months | 12.4 months | 22 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 55/84 | 65% | 46% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 21/28 | 75% | 61% | 5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 13/99 | 13% | 37% | 22 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 7/99 | 7% | 24% | 22 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 5/99 | 5% | 18% | 22 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 5/5 | 100% | 33% | 1 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 17/24 | 71% | 44% | 1 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/15 | 53% | 40% | 5.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 15/20 | 75% | 50% | 1.5 |
| District 18 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 67/16,082 | 41.7 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 28/67 | 42% | 50% | 16 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 1/67 | 1% | 12% | 22 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 30/67 | 45% | 25% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/67 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 0/67 | 0% | 2% | 19 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 8/67 | 12% | 10% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/67 | 0% | 1% | 15.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/67 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/67 | 0% | 0% | 14.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 67 | 16.2 months | 13.8 months | 9 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 28 | 8.0 months | 10.4 months | 14 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 1 | 6.2 months | 8.0 months | 16 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 8 | 8.5 months | 10.2 months | 14 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 30 | 19.6 months | 24.8 months | 20 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/28 | 0% | 1% | 14 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 22/28 | 79% | 67% | 7 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 17/30 | 57% | 46% | 6 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 28/30 | 93% | 90% | 13 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 29 | 14.4 months | 19.1 months | 20 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 29 | 4.3 months | 5.2 months | 20.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 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 | 30/16,082 | 18.7 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 1 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 0/16,082 | 0 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 19.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/30 | 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 | 3/72 | 4.2% | 2.4% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/20 | 0% | 4.9% | 18.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 4.1% | 14.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/44 | 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 | 0/12 | 0% | 0.4% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| District 18 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 | 924 | 47.5 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 259 | 13.2 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 6 |
| Removals During Period | 84 | 4.3 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 99 | 62.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 67 | na | na | 14 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 118/124 | 95.2% | 94.4% | 12.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 163/164 | 99.39% | 99.12% | 9 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 23/29 | 79% | 67% | 6 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 29 | 6.2 months | 8.3 months | 14.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 11/29 | 38% | 40% | 10.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/24 | 0% | 7.4% | 21.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 17/30 | 57% | 46% | 6 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 30 | 19.6 months | 24.8 months | 20 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 15/22 | 68% | 35% | 1 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 2/3 | 67% | 24% | 1 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 39/44 | 89% | 82% | 7 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 8/15 | 53% | 39% | 6 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 30/30 | 100% | 97% | 5.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/2 | 50% | 26% | 3 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 76/103 | 74% | 80% | 18 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 36/44 | 82% | 57% | 1 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 6/21 | 29% | 41% | 17.5 |
| District 18 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 | 41/48 | 85% | 76% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 0/77 | 0% | 7% | 20 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 27/61 | 44% | 44% | 8.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/15 | 53% | 40% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 8/14 | 57% | 32% | 3 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 21/28 | 75% | 61% | 5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 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 |