Statistics for Polk County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 3, North District, Tallapoosa Circuit, CII.
Tables:
| Polk County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 742 | 55.6 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 48 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 632/742 | 85.2% | 86.4% | 103.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 235 | 17.6 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 60 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 258 | 19.3 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 40 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 249 | 18.6 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 55 |
| Victim Reports | 110 | 8.2 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 43.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 76 | 5.7 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 45.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 5 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 117.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 10 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 16.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 19 | 1.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 27 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 21/110 | 19.1% | 25.3% | 111 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 9/383 | 2.3% | 2.4% | 64.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 2/258 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 46 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/34 | 0% | 0.5% | 84.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 14/34 | 41.2% | 28.6% | 29 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 17/34 | 50% | 35.8% | 29.5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 34 | 11.0 days | 30.0 days | 120.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 34 | 256.0 days | 259.0 days | 54.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/34 | 2.9% | 1.5% | 18 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/107 | 0.9% | 3.1% | 83.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/15 | 0% | 1.5% | 88 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/92 | 1.1% | 3.7% | 78 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 10/328 | 3% | 2.6% | 67 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 9/213 | 4.2% | 2.1% | 32 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Polk County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 37 | 33.1 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 60.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 3.1 | 2.8 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 60.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 12/37 | 32.4% | 13.2% | 8 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 6/37 | 16.2% | 4.5% | 6 |
| Removals for Neglect | 13/37 | 35% | 35% | 77.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 8/37 | 22% | 41% | 116.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 1/37 | 3% | 9% | 78 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 4/37 | 11% | 8% | 39.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 6/37 | 16% | 19% | 76 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 13/37 | 35% | 13% | 9 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 7/37 | 19% | 8% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 2/37 | 5% | 11% | 75.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 3/37 | 8% | 3% | 18 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 10/22 | 45% | 57% | 106.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 10/22 | 45% | 37% | 47.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 73 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/22 | 9% | 5% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 73.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/22 | 0% | 1% | 75 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 4/33 | 12% | 7% | 19.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 11/31 | 35% | 29% | 45.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/18 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Polk County Children in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2025 | 11,191 | na | na | 46 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 81 | 73.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 57 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 63 | 56.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 79.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 74 | 66.7 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 65 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 118 | na | na | 38 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 27,527 | 24,661.0 per 10K | 15,776.0 per 10K | 64 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025 | 21,032 | 18,843.0 per 10K | 12,131.0 per 10K | 59 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025 | 47,717 | 42,639.0 per 10K | 32,732.0 per 10K | 59 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2024 through March 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2025 | 15 | 13.4 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 37 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 4 | 3.6 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 84 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 2 | 1.8 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 25 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 37/63 | 59% | 62% | 93 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 9/63 | 14% | 19% | 96.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 2/63 | 3% | 3% | 54 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/63 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 15/63 | 24% | 14% | 20.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/63 | 0% | 1% | 100 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/63 | 0% | 1% | 95.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/63 | 0% | 0% | 83 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Parent | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | na | na | na | na |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2025 | 15/15 | 100% | 91% | 33.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 21/5,375 | 3.9 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 100.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 27/96 | 28% | 26% | 66 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 50/96 | 52% | 57% | 95.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 19/96 | 20% | 18% | 45 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/63 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 3/63 | 5% | 7% | 81.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 81 | 15.7 months | 17.2 months | 82.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 63 | 18.5 months | 16.5 months | 55 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 39/81 | 48% | 33% | 38.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024 | 4/7 | 57% | 58% | 78.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 | 33/63 | 52% | 47% | 50 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 26/63 | 41% | 36% | 45 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 25/63 | 40% | 33% | 37 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 4/25 | 16% | 19% | 80.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 16/37 | 43% | 33% | 63.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/24 | 46% | 31% | 47 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 7/21 | 33% | 40% | 92.5 |
| Polk County Children Discharged During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 53/11,162 | 47.5 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 34 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 29/53 | 55% | 45% | 44 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 2/53 | 4% | 5% | 54.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 5/53 | 9% | 24% | 119.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/53 | 0% | 0% | 80.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 2/53 | 4% | 10% | 97.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 15/53 | 28% | 16% | 24.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/53 | 0% | 0% | 78 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/53 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/53 | 0% | 0% | 75 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 53 | 15.7 months | 19.7 months | 112 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 29 | 14.5 months | 12.5 months | 60.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 2 | 15.7 months | 9.6 months | 22 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 15 | 15.2 months | 16.7 months | 73 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 5 | 27.2 months | 34.6 months | 96.5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/29 | 3% | 4% | 25.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 14/29 | 48% | 51% | 67 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 2/5 | 40% | 18% | 27.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 3/5 | 60% | 74% | 93.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 4 | 16.2 months | 23.1 months | 98.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 4 | 6.5 months | 9.6 months | 102 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 56% | 39.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 59% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 5/11,162 | 4.5 per 10K | 4.7 per 10K | 86.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 2/11,162 | 1.8 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 77.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/6 | 0% | 2% | 76 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 82.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/16 | 0% | 8.4% | 94 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 7.2% | 38.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 0% | 64.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 5.6% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0.2% | 55 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/10 | 0% | 1.9% | 64.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 25% | na |
| Polk County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 742 | 55.6 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 48 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 110 | 8.2 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 43 |
| Removals During Period | 37 | 2.8 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 60.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2025 | 63 | 56.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 79.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 53 | na | na | 26 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 75/76 | 98.7% | 96.6% | 90.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 114/114 | 100% | 99.58% | 66 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 11/28 | 39% | 48% | 74.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 28 | 15.7 months | 12.6 months | 53 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 4/19 | 21% | 24% | 60 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/20 | 0% | 8.4% | 97.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 2/5 | 40% | 18% | 27.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 5 | 27.2 months | 34.6 months | 96.5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 2/20 | 10% | 24% | 112.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 2/24 | 8% | 7% | 44 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2023 through March 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 2/4 | 50% | 60% | 78 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 11/20 | 55% | 35% | 40 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 6/6 | 100% | 98% | 53 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/1 | 100% | 43% | 12.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 39/43 | 91% | 77% | 31 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 13/31 | 42% | 54% | 112.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 3/37 | 8% | 30% | 128.5 |
| Polk County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2023 through December 2023 Removal | 18/33 | 55% | 53% | 73.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 4/33 | 12% | 7% | 19.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 11/31 | 35% | 29% | 45.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/24 | 46% | 31% | 47 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/3 | 0% | 26% | 83 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 4/7 | 57% | 58% | 78.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 56% | 39.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 59% | na |