Statistics for Berrien County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 11, South District, Alapaha Circuit, Non-CII.
Tables:
| Berrien County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 358 | 74.9 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 7 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 295/358 | 82.4% | 88.3% | 145.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 197 | 41.3 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 1 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 55 | 11.5 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 95.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 106 | 22.2 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 31.5 |
| Victim Reports | 135 | 28.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 1 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 109 | 22.9 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 1 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 4 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 50.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 2 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 37.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 20 | 4.2 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 58/135 | 43% | 24.3% | 20 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 2/117 | 1.7% | 2.1% | 76.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/55 | 0% | 0.6% | 110 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/62 | 0% | 0.6% | 84.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 6/62 | 9.7% | 28.4% | 122 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 14/62 | 22.6% | 37.6% | 119 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 62 | 14.5 days | 22.0 days | 94 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 62 | 197.0 days | 238.0 days | 63 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/62 | 0% | 1.2% | 91 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 9/124 | 7.3% | 3.1% | 15.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/43 | 0% | 1.2% | 85 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 9/81 | 11.1% | 3.8% | 11.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 13/145 | 9% | 2.4% | 6 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 3/64 | 4.7% | 1.8% | 16 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Berrien County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 50 | 127.2 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 1 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 4.2 | 10.6 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 1 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 5/50 | 10% | 13.1% | 72 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 5/50 | 10% | 5% | 17 |
| Removals for Neglect | 37/50 | 74% | 36% | 20 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 11/50 | 22% | 36% | 110.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 1/50 | 2% | 9% | 84.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 5/50 | 10% | 9% | 53.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 10/50 | 20% | 18% | 66 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 5/50 | 10% | 13% | 61 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/50 | 4% | 8% | 69 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 0/50 | 0% | 11% | 119 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/50 | 2% | 3% | 33 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 12/20 | 60% | 60% | 75 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 5/20 | 25% | 35% | 85.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/20 | 15% | 5% | 10 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 1/49 | 2% | 9% | 65 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 14/68 | 21% | 31% | 85 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Berrien County Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 3,890 | na | na | 100 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 82 | 206.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 103 | 265.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 99 | 251.8 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 2 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 132 | na | na | 30 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 35,785 | 91,019.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 28,531 | 72,569.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 55,159 | 141,797.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 12 | 30.8 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 7 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 4 | 10.3 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 53 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 117 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 76/103 | 74% | 63% | 26.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 12/103 | 12% | 17% | 101.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 1/103 | 1% | 3% | 78.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/103 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 12/103 | 12% | 15% | 98.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 2/103 | 2% | 1% | 28 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/103 | 0% | 1% | 91 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/103 | 0% | 0% | 84.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 11/130 | 8.46% | 3.46% | 8 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 5/130 | 3.85% | 0.71% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/130 | 0% | 0.09% | 85.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 5/130 | 3.85% | 0.4% | 2 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 11/12 | 92% | 91% | 89.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 55/10,181 | 5.4 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 62 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 18/213 | 8% | 25% | 146 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 166/213 | 78% | 57% | 14.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 29/213 | 14% | 18% | 96.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/103 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 7/103 | 7% | 9% | 79 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 82 | 8.5 months | 16.3 months | 141.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 103 | 15.6 months | 18.6 months | 99 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 19/82 | 23% | 33% | 122 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/1 | 0% | 45% | 125 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 42/103 | 41% | 51% | 98.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 17/103 | 17% | 40% | 134.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 17/103 | 17% | 36% | 131.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 4/17 | 24% | 31% | 101.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/19 | 5% | 30% | 131 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/12 | 8% | 28% | 120.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/10 | 10% | 37% | 118.5 |
| Berrien County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 28/3,932 | 71.2 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 19/28 | 68% | 46% | 19 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 2/28 | 7% | 4% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 0/28 | 0% | 21% | 137.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 0/28 | 0% | 10% | 129.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 5/28 | 18% | 17% | 58.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 2/28 | 7% | 0% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 76 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 28 | 10.2 months | 17.9 months | 134 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 19 | 9.0 months | 11.9 months | 99 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 2 | 9.6 months | 12.0 months | 43 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 5 | 16.7 months | 14.9 months | 48.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 0 | na | 35.4 months | na |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/19 | 0% | 3% | 84 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 12/19 | 63% | 52% | 45 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/0 | na | 20% | na |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 0/0 | na | 72% | na |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 0 | na | 23.6 months | na |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 0 | na | 10.9 months | na |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 61% | 17.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 71% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 0/3,932 | 0 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 141.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 2/3,932 | 5.1 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 33 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/0 | na | 2% | na |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.9 per 1M | 84 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 5/27 | 18.5% | 1.7% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 5/16 | 31.2% | 8.2% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 5.5% | 40 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 64 |
| 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 | 0/5 | 0% | 3.9% | 61 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 2.7% | 62 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Berrien County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 358 | 74.9 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 7 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 135 | 28.2 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 1 |
| Removals During Period | 50 | 10.6 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 1 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 103 | 265.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 28 | na | na | 48 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 51/58 | 87.9% | 97% | 146 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 126/130 | 96.92% | 99.54% | 152 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 14/21 | 67% | 49% | 35.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 21 | 9.0 months | 12.3 months | 108 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 6/24 | 25% | 23% | 53 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 5/18 | 27.8% | 8.5% | 6 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/0 | na | 20% | na |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 0 | na | 35.4 months | na |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 0/17 | 0% | 21% | 136 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 2/16 | 12% | 9% | 40.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 50% | na |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 1/11 | 9% | 32% | 121 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 0/0 | na | 98% | na |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 0/0 | na | 39% | na |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 45/59 | 76% | 76% | 85.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 18/54 | 33% | 51% | 125 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 7/18 | 39% | 26% | 23.5 |
| Berrien County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 18/53 | 34% | 53% | 114 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 1/49 | 2% | 9% | 65 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 14/68 | 21% | 31% | 85 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/12 | 8% | 28% | 120.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/3 | 0% | 25% | 95 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 45% | 125 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 61% | 17.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 71% | na |