Statistics for District 3
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Statistics for Individual County: Marshall, Lafayette, Union, Chickasaw, Tippah, Calhoun, Benton.
Tables:
| District 3 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 | 2,169 | 47.5 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,828/2,169 | 84.3% | 85.3% | 14 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,130 | 46.7 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 8 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 39 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 10 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victim Reports | 559 | 12.2 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 9 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 395 | 8.7 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 56 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 8 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 43 | 0.9 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 65 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 7 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 104/559 | 18.6% | 19.1% | 12 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 26/1,571 | 1.7% | 2% | 16 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/39 | 0% | 1.3% | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/130 | 0% | 0.5% | 16 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 46/130 | 35.4% | 29% | 7 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 51/130 | 39.2% | 34.9% | 8 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 130 | 24.0 days | 25.0 days | 14 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 130 | 279.0 days | 241.0 days | 5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/130 | 0% | 1.7% | 19 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 31/721 | 4.3% | 6.3% | 15.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/106 | 3.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 27/615 | 4.4% | 6.8% | 16 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 110/1,983 | 5.5% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 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 | 2/30 | 6.7% | 4.4% | 9 |
| District 3 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 | 150 | 39.5 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 10 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 12.5 | 3.3 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 36/150 | 24% | 15.1% | 4 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 19/150 | 12.7% | 6% | 1 |
| Removals for Neglect | 93/150 | 62% | 70% | 17.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 73/150 | 49% | 41% | 4 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 14/150 | 9% | 10% | 12 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 27/150 | 18% | 15% | 5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 24/150 | 16% | 18% | 13 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 6/150 | 4% | 8% | 14.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 6/150 | 4% | 2% | 6 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 6/150 | 4% | 9% | 18 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 3/150 | 2% | 4% | 19 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 23/88 | 26% | 27% | 13.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 45/88 | 51% | 45% | 9 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/88 | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 1/88 | 1% | 2% | 12 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/88 | 1% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 18/88 | 20% | 22% | 11.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/88 | 0% | 1% | 14 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/88 | 0% | 0% | 13 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 5/128 | 4% | 7% | 13 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 58/122 | 48% | 44% | 7 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 26/83 | 31% | 35% | 13 |
| District 3 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 | 37,886 | na | na | 8 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 158 | 42.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 16.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 185 | 49.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 15.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 177 | 46.6 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 16 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 308 | na | na | 9 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 64,054 | 16,877.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 16 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 26,551 | 6,996.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 18 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 80,808 | 21,329.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 16 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 113,438 | 29,889.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 17 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 15 | 4.0 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 16.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 31 | 8.2 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 11 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 3 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 56/185 | 30% | 39% | 20.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 83/185 | 45% | 39% | 7 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/185 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 8/185 | 4% | 6% | 17 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 7/185 | 4% | 4% | 11.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 28/185 | 15% | 9% | 3.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/185 | 0% | 1% | 15 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 3/185 | 2% | 2% | 9 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 22/330 | 6.67% | 6.97% | 9 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 7/330 | 2.12% | 2.2% | 11 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 5/330 | 1.52% | 0.97% | 6.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/330 | 0.3% | 0.54% | 14 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 12/15 | 80% | 78% | 11 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 109/25,826 | 4.2 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 19 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 60/116 | 52% | 50% | 9 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 40/116 | 34% | 33% | 10 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 16/116 | 14% | 17% | 15 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 58/185 | 31% | 34% | 13.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/185 | 0% | 0% | 11.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 158 | 11.0 months | 11.5 months | 12 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 185 | 9.4 months | 12.4 months | 18 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 82/158 | 52% | 46% | 7.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 12/23 | 52% | 61% | 15.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 44/185 | 24% | 37% | 20.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 28/185 | 15% | 24% | 20 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 22/185 | 12% | 18% | 17.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 10/22 | 45% | 33% | 7.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/37 | 54% | 44% | 8 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/26 | 50% | 40% | 9.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 21/31 | 68% | 50% | 4 |
| District 3 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 118/37,953 | 31.1 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 15 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 59/118 | 50% | 50% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 13/118 | 11% | 12% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 32/118 | 27% | 25% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/118 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 3/118 | 3% | 2% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 11/118 | 9% | 10% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/118 | 0% | 1% | 15.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/118 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/118 | 0% | 0% | 14.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 118 | 13.3 months | 13.8 months | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 59 | 10.2 months | 10.4 months | 9 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 13 | 9.8 months | 8.0 months | 8 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 11 | 6.2 months | 10.2 months | 18 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 32 | 17.6 months | 24.8 months | 21 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/59 | 2% | 1% | 4 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 40/59 | 68% | 67% | 12.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 27/32 | 84% | 46% | 3 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 30/32 | 94% | 90% | 11.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 31 | 13.3 months | 19.1 months | 21 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 31 | 4.6 months | 5.2 months | 17 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/5 | 100% | 97% | 9.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 100% | 7 |
| Adoption Discharges | 32/37,953 | 8.4 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 14 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 3/37,953 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 15.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/32 | 3% | 3% | 9 |
| 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 | 3/136 | 2.2% | 2.4% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 5/83 | 6% | 4.9% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/12 | 0% | 4.1% | 14.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/28 | 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 | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/16 | 0% | 0.4% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| District 3 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 | 2,169 | 47.5 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 559 | 12.3 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Removals During Period | 150 | 3.3 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 11 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 185 | 49.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 15.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 118 | na | na | 9 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 270/283 | 95.4% | 94.4% | 11 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 322/324 | 99.38% | 99.12% | 10 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 46/70 | 66% | 67% | 13 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 70 | 9.1 months | 8.3 months | 11 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 13/46 | 28% | 40% | 18.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 8/99 | 8.1% | 7.4% | 6 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 27/32 | 84% | 46% | 3 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 32 | 17.6 months | 24.8 months | 21 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 6/26 | 23% | 35% | 17 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 5/15 | 33% | 24% | 8 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 21/24 | 88% | 82% | 9 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 11/24 | 46% | 39% | 11 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 31/32 | 97% | 97% | 14 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/7 | 29% | 26% | 10 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 138/164 | 84% | 80% | 7 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 56/92 | 61% | 57% | 7 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 13/41 | 32% | 41% | 16 |
| District 3 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 | 106/125 | 85% | 76% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 5/128 | 4% | 7% | 13 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 58/122 | 48% | 44% | 7 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/26 | 50% | 40% | 9.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 16/35 | 46% | 32% | 4 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 12/23 | 52% | 61% | 15.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/5 | 100% | 97% | 9.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 100% | 7 |