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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023
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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023
| Total Removals to Foster Care | Removals for Neglect | Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | Removals for Physical Abuse | Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | Removals for Inadequate Housing | Removals for Incarceration | Removals for Child Behavior | Removals for Abandonment | Removals for Sexual Abuse |
DFCSRegion | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank |
Region 1 | 682 | 41 | 2 | 234/682 | 34% | 9.5 | 398/682 | 58% | 1 | 73/682 | 11% | 2.5 | 49/682 | 7% | 11.0 | 126/682 | 18% | 9.5 | 109/682 | 16% | 1.0 | 44/682 | 6% | 9.5 | 39/682 | 6% | 9.5 | 47/682 | 7% | 1.0 |
Region 10 | 139 | 18 | 10 | 60/139 | 43% | 3.0 | 51/139 | 37% | 12 | 13/139 | 9% | 5.0 | 7/139 | 5% | 14.0 | 49/139 | 35% | 1.0 | 21/139 | 15% | 2.5 | 13/139 | 9% | 6.0 | 17/139 | 12% | 3.0 | 3/139 | 2% | 9.0 |
Region 11 | 474 | 47.6 | 1 | 198/474 | 42% | 4.0 | 248/474 | 52% | 4 | 39/474 | 8% | 8.0 | 47/474 | 10% | 4.5 | 127/474 | 27% | 3.0 | 43/474 | 9% | 8.5 | 29/474 | 6% | 9.5 | 29/474 | 6% | 9.5 | 3/474 | 1% | 12.0 |
Region 12 | 221 | 13.6 | 12 | 65/221 | 29% | 12.0 | 92/221 | 42% | 11 | 15/221 | 7% | 10.5 | 22/221 | 10% | 4.5 | 27/221 | 12% | 12.5 | 29/221 | 13% | 4.0 | 24/221 | 11% | 4.5 | 21/221 | 10% | 4.0 | 1/221 | 0% | 13.5 |
Region 13 | 405 | 8.3 | 14 | 89/405 | 22% | 14.0 | 82/405 | 20% | 13 | 38/405 | 9% | 5.0 | 30/405 | 7% | 11.0 | 71/405 | 18% | 9.5 | 34/405 | 8% | 10.5 | 54/405 | 13% | 1.5 | 54/405 | 13% | 2.0 | 7/405 | 2% | 9.0 |
Region 14 | 481 | 12.2 | 13 | 244/481 | 51% | 1.0 | 86/481 | 18% | 14 | 55/481 | 11% | 2.5 | 52/481 | 11% | 2.5 | 40/481 | 8% | 14.0 | 59/481 | 12% | 5.0 | 57/481 | 12% | 3.0 | 105/481 | 22% | 1.0 | 8/481 | 2% | 9.0 |
Region 2 | 450 | 25.8 | 4 | 180/450 | 40% | 6.5 | 216/450 | 48% | 7 | 38/450 | 8% | 8.0 | 25/450 | 6% | 13.0 | 85/450 | 19% | 8.0 | 44/450 | 10% | 7.0 | 20/450 | 4% | 13.5 | 20/450 | 4% | 14.0 | 12/450 | 3% | 5.0 |
Region 3 | 318 | 21.3 | 7 | 127/318 | 40% | 6.5 | 147/318 | 46% | 8 | 15/318 | 5% | 12.5 | 36/318 | 11% | 2.5 | 66/318 | 21% | 6.0 | 35/318 | 11% | 6.0 | 40/318 | 13% | 1.5 | 20/318 | 6% | 9.5 | 1/318 | 0% | 13.5 |
Region 4 | 393 | 18.5 | 9 | 138/393 | 35% | 8.0 | 200/393 | 51% | 5 | 48/393 | 12% | 1.0 | 31/393 | 8% | 8.5 | 91/393 | 23% | 4.0 | 58/393 | 15% | 2.5 | 20/393 | 5% | 12.0 | 19/393 | 5% | 12.5 | 11/393 | 3% | 5.0 |
Region 5 | 292 | 16.4 | 11 | 121/292 | 41% | 5.0 | 157/292 | 54% | 3 | 20/292 | 7% | 10.5 | 26/292 | 9% | 6.5 | 36/292 | 12% | 12.5 | 24/292 | 8% | 10.5 | 31/292 | 11% | 4.5 | 22/292 | 8% | 5.5 | 13/292 | 4% | 2.5 |
Region 6 | 250 | 21.7 | 6 | 79/250 | 32% | 11.0 | 112/250 | 45% | 9 | 12/250 | 5% | 12.5 | 21/250 | 8% | 8.5 | 35/250 | 14% | 11.0 | 22/250 | 9% | 8.5 | 14/250 | 6% | 9.5 | 19/250 | 8% | 5.5 | 6/250 | 2% | 9.0 |
Region 7 | 286 | 24.8 | 5 | 97/286 | 34% | 9.5 | 127/286 | 44% | 10 | 26/286 | 9% | 5.0 | 21/286 | 7% | 11.0 | 63/286 | 22% | 5.0 | 16/286 | 6% | 12.0 | 19/286 | 7% | 7.0 | 20/286 | 7% | 7.0 | 9/286 | 3% | 5.0 |
Region 8 | 278 | 33.5 | 3 | 78/278 | 28% | 13.0 | 137/278 | 49% | 6 | 23/278 | 8% | 8.0 | 24/278 | 9% | 6.5 | 55/278 | 20% | 7.0 | 15/278 | 5% | 13.0 | 10/278 | 4% | 13.5 | 15/278 | 5% | 12.5 | 5/278 | 2% | 9.0 |
Region 9 | 139 | 20.5 | 8 | 69/139 | 50% | 2.0 | 76/139 | 55% | 2 | 3/139 | 2% | 14.0 | 17/139 | 12% | 1.0 | 45/139 | 32% | 2.0 | 5/139 | 4% | 14.0 | 8/139 | 6% | 9.5 | 8/139 | 6% | 9.5 | 6/139 | 4% | 2.5 |
Statewide | 4808 | 19.4 | na | 1,779/4,808 | 37% | na | 2,129/4,808 | 44% | na | 418/4,808 | 9% | na | 408/4,808 | 8% | na | 916/4,808 | 19% | na | 514/4,808 | 11% | na | 383/4,808 | 8% | na | 408/4,808 | 8% | na | 132/4,808 | 3% | na |
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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023
| Total Removals to Foster Care | Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | Removals to Group Home First Setting | Removals to Institution First Setting | Removals to Home Visit First Setting | Removals to Runaway First Setting | Removals to ILP First Setting |
DFCSRegion | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank |
Region 1 | 682 | 41 | 2 | 192/329 | 58% | 6.5 | 114/329 | 35% | 10.0 | 0/329 | 0% | 8 | 0/329 | 0% | 8 | 19/329 | 6% | 5.0 | 0/329 | 0% | 8.5 | 4/329 | 1% | 3.0 | 0/329 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 10 | 139 | 18 | 10 | 34/76 | 45% | 14.0 | 41/76 | 54% | 1.0 | 0/76 | 0% | 8 | 0/76 | 0% | 8 | 1/76 | 1% | 13.5 | 0/76 | 0% | 8.5 | 0/76 | 0% | 9.5 | 0/76 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 11 | 474 | 47.6 | 1 | 142/298 | 48% | 12.0 | 125/298 | 42% | 5.0 | 0/298 | 0% | 8 | 1/298 | 0% | 8 | 28/298 | 9% | 3.5 | 0/298 | 0% | 8.5 | 2/298 | 1% | 3.0 | 0/298 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 12 | 221 | 13.6 | 12 | 70/117 | 60% | 4.5 | 35/117 | 30% | 11.0 | 0/117 | 0% | 8 | 0/117 | 0% | 8 | 12/117 | 10% | 2.0 | 0/117 | 0% | 8.5 | 0/117 | 0% | 9.5 | 0/117 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 13 | 405 | 8.3 | 14 | 124/175 | 71% | 1.0 | 40/175 | 23% | 14.0 | 0/175 | 0% | 8 | 0/175 | 0% | 8 | 9/175 | 5% | 7.5 | 1/175 | 1% | 1.5 | 1/175 | 1% | 3.0 | 0/175 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 14 | 481 | 12.2 | 13 | 145/289 | 50% | 11.0 | 122/289 | 42% | 5.0 | 0/289 | 0% | 8 | 0/289 | 0% | 8 | 13/289 | 4% | 10.0 | 2/289 | 1% | 1.5 | 7/289 | 2% | 1.0 | 0/289 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 2 | 450 | 25.8 | 4 | 153/235 | 65% | 2.0 | 69/235 | 29% | 12.0 | 1/235 | 0% | 8 | 0/235 | 0% | 8 | 12/235 | 5% | 7.5 | 0/235 | 0% | 8.5 | 0/235 | 0% | 9.5 | 0/235 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 3 | 318 | 21.3 | 7 | 111/178 | 62% | 3.0 | 48/178 | 27% | 13.0 | 0/178 | 0% | 8 | 0/178 | 0% | 8 | 19/178 | 11% | 1.0 | 0/178 | 0% | 8.5 | 0/178 | 0% | 9.5 | 0/178 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 4 | 393 | 18.5 | 9 | 121/209 | 58% | 6.5 | 77/209 | 37% | 9.0 | 0/209 | 0% | 8 | 0/209 | 0% | 8 | 11/209 | 5% | 7.5 | 0/209 | 0% | 8.5 | 0/209 | 0% | 9.5 | 0/209 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 5 | 292 | 16.4 | 11 | 70/132 | 53% | 8.5 | 56/132 | 42% | 5.0 | 0/132 | 0% | 8 | 0/132 | 0% | 8 | 6/132 | 5% | 7.5 | 0/132 | 0% | 8.5 | 0/132 | 0% | 9.5 | 0/132 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 6 | 250 | 21.7 | 6 | 75/126 | 60% | 4.5 | 48/126 | 38% | 7.5 | 0/126 | 0% | 8 | 0/126 | 0% | 8 | 3/126 | 2% | 11.5 | 0/126 | 0% | 8.5 | 0/126 | 0% | 9.5 | 0/126 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 7 | 286 | 24.8 | 5 | 92/174 | 53% | 8.5 | 78/174 | 45% | 3.0 | 1/174 | 1% | 1 | 0/174 | 0% | 8 | 3/174 | 2% | 11.5 | 0/174 | 0% | 8.5 | 0/174 | 0% | 9.5 | 0/174 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 8 | 278 | 33.5 | 3 | 87/187 | 47% | 13.0 | 99/187 | 53% | 2.0 | 0/187 | 0% | 8 | 0/187 | 0% | 8 | 1/187 | 1% | 13.5 | 0/187 | 0% | 8.5 | 0/187 | 0% | 9.5 | 0/187 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 9 | 139 | 20.5 | 8 | 38/74 | 51% | 10.0 | 28/74 | 38% | 7.5 | 0/74 | 0% | 8 | 1/74 | 1% | 1 | 7/74 | 9% | 3.5 | 0/74 | 0% | 8.5 | 0/74 | 0% | 9.5 | 0/74 | 0% | 7.5 |
Statewide | 4808 | 19.4 | na | 1,454/2,599 | 56% | na | 980/2,599 | 38% | na | 2/2,599 | 0% | na | 2/2,599 | 0% | na | 144/2,599 | 6% | na | 3/2,599 | 0% | na | 14/2,599 | 1% | na | 0/2,599 | 0% | na |
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