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Children Removed to Foster Care
During April 2024 through March 2025
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Children Removed to Foster Care
During April 2024 through March 2025
| 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 | 519 | 31.5 | 4 | 141/519 | 27% | 12.0 | 261/519 | 50% | 4.5 | 63/519 | 12% | 3.5 | 37/519 | 7% | 8.0 | 92/519 | 18% | 7.5 | 87/519 | 17% | 3.0 | 34/519 | 7% | 10.0 | 30/519 | 6% | 11.5 | 28/519 | 5% | 2.0 |
Region 10 | 170 | 20.8 | 6.5 | 48/170 | 28% | 11.0 | 79/170 | 46% | 6.5 | 5/170 | 3% | 14.0 | 11/170 | 6% | 10.0 | 17/170 | 10% | 13.0 | 13/170 | 8% | 12.5 | 17/170 | 10% | 4.5 | 8/170 | 5% | 13.0 | 10/170 | 6% | 1.0 |
Region 11 | 668 | 66.1 | 1 | 280/668 | 42% | 2.5 | 337/668 | 50% | 4.5 | 50/668 | 7% | 10.0 | 69/668 | 10% | 3.5 | 207/668 | 31% | 1.0 | 65/668 | 10% | 10.5 | 34/668 | 5% | 12.0 | 27/668 | 4% | 14.0 | 20/668 | 3% | 5.5 |
Region 12 | 263 | 15.3 | 13 | 42/263 | 16% | 14.0 | 117/263 | 44% | 8.0 | 20/263 | 8% | 9.0 | 49/263 | 19% | 1.0 | 37/263 | 14% | 12.0 | 25/263 | 10% | 10.5 | 21/263 | 8% | 8.5 | 18/263 | 7% | 8.0 | 7/263 | 3% | 5.5 |
Region 13 | 511 | 10.3 | 14 | 95/511 | 19% | 13.0 | 93/511 | 18% | 14.0 | 64/511 | 13% | 1.5 | 50/511 | 10% | 3.5 | 86/511 | 17% | 9.0 | 67/511 | 13% | 8.0 | 52/511 | 10% | 4.5 | 88/511 | 17% | 2.0 | 10/511 | 2% | 10.0 |
Region 14 | 651 | 16.4 | 11 | 365/651 | 56% | 1.0 | 122/651 | 19% | 13.0 | 87/651 | 13% | 1.5 | 40/651 | 6% | 10.0 | 52/651 | 8% | 14.0 | 98/651 | 15% | 7.0 | 71/651 | 11% | 2.0 | 180/651 | 28% | 1.0 | 17/651 | 3% | 5.5 |
Region 2 | 286 | 16 | 12 | 88/286 | 31% | 7.0 | 153/286 | 53% | 3.0 | 18/286 | 6% | 11.0 | 23/286 | 8% | 6.0 | 44/286 | 15% | 11.0 | 46/286 | 16% | 5.5 | 29/286 | 10% | 4.5 | 27/286 | 9% | 4.5 | 5/286 | 2% | 10.0 |
Region 3 | 256 | 16.9 | 9 | 78/256 | 30% | 9.0 | 107/256 | 42% | 10.0 | 22/256 | 9% | 7.5 | 32/256 | 12% | 2.0 | 61/256 | 24% | 3.0 | 50/256 | 20% | 1.0 | 31/256 | 12% | 1.0 | 19/256 | 7% | 8.0 | 10/256 | 4% | 3.0 |
Region 4 | 360 | 16.5 | 10 | 151/360 | 42% | 2.5 | 195/360 | 54% | 2.0 | 19/360 | 5% | 12.5 | 30/360 | 8% | 6.0 | 56/360 | 16% | 10.0 | 45/360 | 12% | 9.0 | 27/360 | 8% | 8.5 | 25/360 | 7% | 8.0 | 5/360 | 1% | 13.5 |
Region 5 | 322 | 17.6 | 8 | 125/322 | 39% | 4.0 | 177/322 | 55% | 1.0 | 32/322 | 10% | 5.5 | 17/322 | 5% | 12.5 | 69/322 | 21% | 6.0 | 55/322 | 17% | 3.0 | 20/322 | 6% | 11.0 | 41/322 | 13% | 3.0 | 3/322 | 1% | 13.5 |
Region 6 | 249 | 20.8 | 6.5 | 89/249 | 36% | 5.5 | 86/249 | 35% | 11.0 | 24/249 | 10% | 5.5 | 16/249 | 6% | 10.0 | 58/249 | 23% | 4.0 | 39/249 | 16% | 5.5 | 8/249 | 3% | 13.5 | 18/249 | 7% | 8.0 | 6/249 | 2% | 10.0 |
Region 7 | 414 | 35 | 3 | 125/414 | 30% | 9.0 | 179/414 | 43% | 9.0 | 21/414 | 5% | 12.5 | 18/414 | 4% | 14.0 | 102/414 | 25% | 2.0 | 10/414 | 2% | 14.0 | 41/414 | 10% | 4.5 | 25/414 | 6% | 11.5 | 8/414 | 2% | 10.0 |
Region 8 | 323 | 39.8 | 2 | 98/323 | 30% | 9.0 | 108/323 | 33% | 12.0 | 40/323 | 12% | 3.5 | 17/323 | 5% | 12.5 | 71/323 | 22% | 5.0 | 26/323 | 8% | 12.5 | 10/323 | 3% | 13.5 | 23/323 | 7% | 8.0 | 8/323 | 2% | 10.0 |
Region 9 | 173 | 25.2 | 5 | 62/173 | 36% | 5.5 | 79/173 | 46% | 6.5 | 16/173 | 9% | 7.5 | 13/173 | 8% | 6.0 | 32/173 | 18% | 7.5 | 29/173 | 17% | 3.0 | 15/173 | 9% | 7.0 | 15/173 | 9% | 4.5 | 6/173 | 3% | 5.5 |
Statewide | 5165 | 20.4 | na | 1,787/5,165 | 35% | na | 2,093/5,165 | 41% | na | 481/5,165 | 9% | na | 422/5,165 | 8% | na | 984/5,165 | 19% | na | 655/5,165 | 13% | na | 410/5,165 | 8% | na | 544/5,165 | 11% | na | 143/5,165 | 3% | na |
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Children Removed to Foster Care
During April 2024 through March 2025
| 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 | 519 | 31.5 | 4 | 169/249 | 68% | 2.0 | 60/249 | 24% | 13.0 | 0/249 | 0% | 8 | 0/249 | 0% | 7.5 | 15/249 | 6% | 5.5 | 0/249 | 0% | 8 | 5/249 | 2% | 1.5 | 0/249 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 10 | 170 | 20.8 | 6.5 | 64/105 | 61% | 8.0 | 38/105 | 36% | 6.0 | 0/105 | 0% | 8 | 0/105 | 0% | 7.5 | 3/105 | 3% | 11.0 | 0/105 | 0% | 8 | 0/105 | 0% | 9.0 | 0/105 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 11 | 668 | 66.1 | 1 | 184/402 | 46% | 13.0 | 199/402 | 50% | 2.0 | 0/402 | 0% | 8 | 0/402 | 0% | 7.5 | 19/402 | 5% | 8.0 | 0/402 | 0% | 8 | 0/402 | 0% | 9.0 | 0/402 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 12 | 263 | 15.3 | 13 | 113/151 | 75% | 1.0 | 29/151 | 19% | 14.0 | 0/151 | 0% | 8 | 0/151 | 0% | 7.5 | 9/151 | 6% | 5.5 | 0/151 | 0% | 8 | 0/151 | 0% | 9.0 | 0/151 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 13 | 511 | 10.3 | 14 | 202/300 | 67% | 3.5 | 87/300 | 29% | 11.5 | 0/300 | 0% | 8 | 0/300 | 0% | 7.5 | 10/300 | 3% | 11.0 | 0/300 | 0% | 8 | 1/300 | 0% | 9.0 | 0/300 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 14 | 651 | 16.4 | 11 | 179/375 | 48% | 12.0 | 167/375 | 45% | 3.0 | 0/375 | 0% | 8 | 0/375 | 0% | 7.5 | 22/375 | 6% | 5.5 | 0/375 | 0% | 8 | 7/375 | 2% | 1.5 | 0/375 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 2 | 286 | 16 | 12 | 107/173 | 62% | 7.0 | 52/173 | 30% | 9.0 | 0/173 | 0% | 8 | 0/173 | 0% | 7.5 | 13/173 | 8% | 2.5 | 1/173 | 1% | 1 | 0/173 | 0% | 9.0 | 0/173 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 3 | 256 | 16.9 | 9 | 96/153 | 63% | 6.0 | 45/153 | 29% | 11.5 | 0/153 | 0% | 8 | 0/153 | 0% | 7.5 | 12/153 | 8% | 2.5 | 0/153 | 0% | 8 | 0/153 | 0% | 9.0 | 0/153 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 4 | 360 | 16.5 | 10 | 133/198 | 67% | 3.5 | 60/198 | 30% | 9.0 | 0/198 | 0% | 8 | 0/198 | 0% | 7.5 | 5/198 | 3% | 11.0 | 0/198 | 0% | 8 | 0/198 | 0% | 9.0 | 0/198 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 5 | 322 | 17.6 | 8 | 82/152 | 54% | 11.0 | 66/152 | 43% | 4.0 | 0/152 | 0% | 8 | 0/152 | 0% | 7.5 | 4/152 | 3% | 11.0 | 0/152 | 0% | 8 | 0/152 | 0% | 9.0 | 0/152 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 6 | 249 | 20.8 | 6.5 | 85/142 | 60% | 9.0 | 55/142 | 39% | 5.0 | 1/142 | 1% | 1 | 0/142 | 0% | 7.5 | 1/142 | 1% | 14.0 | 0/142 | 0% | 8 | 0/142 | 0% | 9.0 | 0/142 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 7 | 414 | 35 | 3 | 89/240 | 37% | 14.0 | 133/240 | 55% | 1.0 | 0/240 | 0% | 8 | 0/240 | 0% | 7.5 | 15/240 | 6% | 5.5 | 1/240 | 0% | 8 | 2/240 | 1% | 3.0 | 0/240 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 8 | 323 | 39.8 | 2 | 121/188 | 64% | 5.0 | 62/188 | 33% | 7.0 | 0/188 | 0% | 8 | 0/188 | 0% | 7.5 | 5/188 | 3% | 11.0 | 0/188 | 0% | 8 | 0/188 | 0% | 9.0 | 0/188 | 0% | 7.5 |
Region 9 | 173 | 25.2 | 5 | 59/102 | 58% | 10.0 | 31/102 | 30% | 9.0 | 0/102 | 0% | 8 | 0/102 | 0% | 7.5 | 12/102 | 12% | 1.0 | 0/102 | 0% | 8 | 0/102 | 0% | 9.0 | 0/102 | 0% | 7.5 |
Statewide | 5165 | 20.4 | na | 1,683/2,930 | 57% | na | 1,084/2,930 | 37% | na | 1/2,930 | 0% | na | 0/2,930 | 0% | na | 145/2,930 | 5% | na | 2/2,930 | 0% | na | 15/2,930 | 1% | na | 0/2,930 | 0% | na |
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