Statistics for Buncombe County, North Carolina

Statistics for Buncombe County

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Statistics for Larger Regions: District District 28.

Tables:

Buncombe County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2014 through September 2015	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=100)
Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	3,445	55.4 per 10K	42.3 per 10K	31
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations	605	9.7 per 10K	9.6 per 10K	52.5
Children Subject of Alternative Response	2,840	45.7 per 10K	32.7 per 10K	22
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	50.5
Children Subject of Non-Maltreatment Reports	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	50.5
Victim Reports	605	9.7 per 10K	6.5 per 10K	30.5
Victim Reports of Neglect	467	7.5 per 10K	5.3 per 10K	33.5
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse	79	1.3 per 10K	0.6 per 10K	16.5
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse	54	0.9 per 10K	0.5 per 10K	20.5
Victim Reports of Other Abuse	5	0.1 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	18
Victims Removed to Foster Care	146/605	24.1%	21.5%	37
Victims Not Removed to Foster Care	459/605	75.9%	78.5%	64
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care	54/2,840	1.9%	1.8%	37.5
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care	158/2,840	5.6%	4.1%	26
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care	0/0	na	na	na
Removed to Foster Care Before Report	0/200	0%	0.6%	59.5
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report	22/200	11%	16.2%	63
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report	38/200	19%	22%	54.5
Median Days from Report to Removal	200	160.0 days	82.0 days	19
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation	0/200	0%	1.4%	64.5
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015	39/654	6%	6.3%	39
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015	2/129	1.6%	2.3%	40.5
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015	37/525	7%	7.2%	40.5
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015	125/3,299	3.8%	3%	37.5
Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015	131/3,312	4%	3.6%	42.5
Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015	0/0	na	na	na

Buncombe County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2015 through September 2016	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=100)
Total Removals to Foster Care	199	37.9 per 10K	24.1 per 10K	28
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care	16.6	3.2 per 10K	2.0 per 10K	28.5
Reentries to Foster Care	5/199	2.5%	4%	51.5
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge	3/199	1.5%	2.6%	46
Removals for Neglect	179/199	90%	83%	38
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use	138/199	69%	41%	13.5
Removals for Physical Abuse	22/199	11%	9%	28.5
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope	60/199	30%	22%	28.5
Removals for Inadequate Housing	19/199	10%	15%	53
Removals for Incarceration	25/199	13%	6%	17
Removals for Child Behavior	5/199	3%	8%	70
Removals for Abandonment	14/199	7%	5%	23.5
Removals for Sexual Abuse	4/199	2%	3%	39.5
Discharged within 1 Month of Removal	3/191	2%	4%	56
Permanence within 12 months of October 2014 through September 2015 Removal	37/123	30%	31%	61
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)	50/108	46%	36%	33.5

Buncombe County Children in Foster Care During October 2015 through September 2016	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=100)
Non-Tribe Children in Region on September 30 2016	52,829	na	na	9
Children in Care on September 30 2015	306	59.0 per 10K	43.0 per 10K	37
Children in Care on September 30 2016	345	65.0 per 10K	44.0 per 10K	34
Average Daily Children in Care	331	62.9 per 10K	43.8 per 10K	35
Total Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2016	226,295	42,835.0 per 10K	29,506.0 per 10K	32
Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2015 through September 2016	505	na	na	7
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2015 through September 2016	120,394	22,908.0 per 10K	15,956.0 per 10K	35
Total Days Children Spent Out of Home During October 2015 through September 2016	118,593	22,566.0 per 10K	15,744.0 per 10K	35
Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2015 through September 2016	248,747	47,331.0 per 10K	34,140.0 per 10K	29
Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2016	39	7.4 per 10K	5.5 per 10K	33
Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2016	55	10.4 per 10K	5.8 per 10K	23
17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2016	7	1.3 per 10K	0.6 per 10K	19.5
Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day	175/345	51%	53%	52.5
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day	106/345	31%	27%	34
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day	4/345	1%	3%	43.5
Children in Group Home on Last Day	13/345	4%	5%	54.5
Children in Institution on Last Day	26/345	8%	7%	32.5
Children in Home Visit on Last Day	15/345	4%	5%	46
Children in Runaway on Last Day	5/345	1%	1%	19
Children in ILP on Last Day	1/345	0%	0%	55
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2014 through August 2015	33/442	7.47%	5.25%	19
Children Victimized in Care during September 2014 through August 2015	7/442	1.58%	1.78%	37
Children Victimized in Care during September 2014 through August 2015 by Parent	2/442	0.45%	0.49%	27
Children Victimized in Care during September 2014 through August 2015 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	0/442	0%	0.16%	55.5
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2016	25/39	64%	73%	75
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days	48/34,531	1.4 Per 1K Days	2.1 Per 1K Days	58
Placements Moves Toward Permanency	120/397	30%	25%	33
Lateral Placements Moves	243/397	61%	66%	72
Placements Moves Away from Permanency	34/397	9%	9%	46
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2016	176/345	51%	39%	19.5
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2016	0/345	0%	0%	51
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2015	306	16.7 months	14.0 months	28.5
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2016	345	11.1 months	13.8 months	76
Permanency within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2015	118/306	39%	34%	42.5
Permanency within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2015	17/91	19%	34%	84.5
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2016	125/345	36%	41%	63
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2016	105/345	30%	31%	48
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2016	93/345	27%	27%	44.5
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2016	33/93	35%	33%	51
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2015 Permanent within 12 Months	44/141	31%	31%	49
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2015 Permanent within 12 Months	26/89	29%	28%	52.5
Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2014 through September 2015 Permanent within 12 Months	29/91	32%	38%	59.5

Buncombe County Children Discharged During October 2015 through September 2016	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=100)
Total Discharges	152/52,554	28.9 per 10K	20.3 per 10K	34
Children Discharged for Reunification	45/152	30%	40%	71.5
Children Discharged for Relative	3/152	2%	3%	36.5
Children Discharged for Adoption	39/152	26%	27%	43.5
Children Discharged for Transfer	4/152	3%	1%	11.5
Children Discharged for Emancipation	12/152	8%	10%	48
Children Discharged for Guardianship	47/152	31%	19%	15.5
Children Discharged for Runaway	1/152	1%	1%	18
Children Discharged for Death	1/152	1%	0%	5.5
Children Discharged for Unknown	0/152	0%	0%	51
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care	152	18.0 months	15.6 months	35
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge	45	12.2 months	11.7 months	45
Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge	3	12.2 months	9.6 months	74.5
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge	39	28.0 months	29.0 months	59.5
Reunified within 72 Hours	0/45	0%	1%	58.5
Reunified within 12 Months	25/45	56%	57%	62.5
Adopted within 24 Months	13/39	33%	32%	54
Adopted within 48 Months	36/39	92%	85%	57.5
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	38	23.3 months	19.3 months	37
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	39	4.5 months	9.2 months	87
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	4/6	67%	50%	54.5
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	1/2	50%	50%	82
Adoption Discharges	39/52,554	7.4 per 10K	5.4 per 10K	33.5
Non-Permanent Discharges	18/52,554	3.4 per 10K	2.4 per 10K	33
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs	2/41	5%	3%	33.5
Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2016	1	18.9 per 1M	15.2 per 1M	14.5
Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2014 through February 2015	0/121	0%	1.8%	69
Children Discharged for Reunification October 2014 through September 2015 Reentering within 12 Months	1/57	1.8%	0.9%	19
Children Discharged for Relative October 2014 through September 2015 Reentering within 12 Months	0/6	0%	0%	83
Children Discharged for Adoption October 2014 through September 2015 Reentering within 12 Months	0/39	0%	0%	58.5
Children Discharged for Transfer October 2014 through September 2015 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na
Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2014 through September 2015 Reentering within 12 Months	0/12	0%	1.4%	64
Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2014 through September 2015 Reentering within 12 Months	0/20	0%	1%	65
Children Discharged for Runaway October 2014 through September 2015 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na

Buncombe County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2015 through September 2016	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=100)
Maltreatment Reports During October 2014 through September 2015	3,445	55.4 per 10K	42.3 per 10K	31
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2014 through September 2015	243	3.9 per 10K	2.3 per 10K	29.5
Removals During Period	199	3.2 per 10K	2.0 per 10K	28.5
In-care on September 30 2016	345	65.0 per 10K	44.0 per 10K	34
Total Children Served	505	na	na	7
Discharges During Period	152	na	na	7
S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months	314/335	93.7%	94%	68.5
S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2014 through September 2015	445/445	100%	99.69%	42
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months	24/46	52%	57%	63.5
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay	46	10.5 months	10.7 months	55
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2015, Discharged to Reunification or Relative	9/69	13%	19%	59
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2015, Reentering within 12 Months	7/69	10.1%	7.3%	29
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months	13/39	33%	32%	54
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay	39	28.0 months	29.0 months	59.5
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2015, Adopted During Period	30/119	25%	26%	52
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2015, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period	26/102	25%	12%	19
C2.5: Legally Freed October 2014 through September 2015 , Adopted within 12 Months	33/44	75%	60%	49
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2015, Permanent By 18th Birthday	26/80	32%	31%	52.5
C3.2: Discharges to Permanency Among Legally Free Children	39/41	95%	97%	75.5
C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years	6/13	46%	38%	50
C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months	200/215	93%	92%	55
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months	92/117	79%	76%	58
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months	68/151	45%	46%	51

Buncombe County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2015 through September 2016	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=100)
CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2014 through June 2015 Removal	75/114	66%	59%	51
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of Removal	5/208	2%	4%	55.5
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2014 through September 2015 Removal	37/123	30%	31%	61
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2015 Permanent within 12 Months	26/89	29%	28%	52.5
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal	4/23	17%	32%	81.5
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2015 Permanent within 12 Months	17/91	19%	34%	84.5
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	4/6	67%	50%	54.5
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	1/2	50%	50%	82

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