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8th Graders Advanced Proficiency-MSA (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
32.0%	33.0%	37.0%	39.0%	39.0%

2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
19.0%	19.0%	21.0%	23.0%	24.0%

Definitions:

8th graders scoring in the "advanced proficient" category on the Maryland School Assessment (MSA). Average of % advanced proficient in math and % advanced proficient in reading.

Data Source: Maryland State Department of Education

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Jurisdictional data is available.

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8th Graders At or Above Proficient-NAEP (Percent)
2003	2005	2007	2009	2011
30.0%	30.0%	35.0%	38.0%	40.2%

Definitions:

8th graders scoring in the "at or above proficient” categories on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Average of % at or above proficient in math and % at or above proficient in reading.

Data Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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Jurisdictional results are not available.

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Childhood Obesity (Percent)
2003	2007	2011/12
29.9%	28.8%	31.6%

Definitions: Maryland Chidren between ages 10 - 17 considered obese or overweight

2011/12 indicates period of data collection which took place from February 28, 2011 - June 25, 2012

Data Source: National Survey of Children Health

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Food Stamp Utilization Rate (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
64%	58%	59%	65%	71%

2002	2003	2004	2005
46%	48%	52%	56%

Definitions: % of eligible Marylanders receiving food stamps.

Data Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates reports

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2009 data are the most recent available. The number of Marylanders receiving food stamps has steadily increased since 2009. State unemployment has also increased significantly since 2009, suggesting that more people are now eligible for food stamps. As such, the percent of eligible Marylanders using food stamps likely still lags behind the majority of other states.

Jurisdictional data is unavailable.

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Children Without Annual Dental Care (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
67.1%	63.3%	56.2%	53.2%	50.2%

2005	2006
70.4%	70.7%

Definitions: Percent of children enrolled in HealthChoice (with any period of enrollment) without a dental encounter during the calendar year. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's methodology for CY 2010 and future calendar years will analyze all children enrolled in Medicaid managed care and FFS programs, instead of children's managed care enrollment alone ( e.g., CY 2006 - 2009).

Data Source: 2005 and 2006 data from the Maryland Dental Action Committee Report (September 11, 2007). 2007 data from Tables for HealthChoice Dental Access CY2007 Report.
2008 data from Maryland's 2009 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report.
2009 data from Maryland's 2010 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report.
2010 data from Maryland's 2011 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report.

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County level data for 2007, 2008 and 2009 is not available at this time.

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Children Removed From Their Homes (in the prior 12 months) (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
Oc-12	No-12	De-12	Ja-13	Fe-13
2,762	2,710	2,653	2,636	2,621

My-12	Jn-12	Jl-12	Au-12	Se-12
3,018	2,954	2,904	2,859	2,796

De-11	Ja-12	Fe-12	Mr-12	Ap-12
3,154	3,122	3,051	3,071	3,016

Jl-11	Au-11	Se-11	Oc-11	No-11
3,275	3,262	3,219	3,191	3,171

Fe-11	Mr-11	Ap-11	My-11	Jn-11
3,331	3,300	3,265	3,294	3,329

Se-10	Oc-10	No-10	De-10	Ja-11
3,187	3,239	3,248	3,254	3,259

Ap-10	My-10	Jn-10	Jl-10	Au-10
3,151	3,147	3,122	3,145	3,146

No-9	De-9	Ja-10	Fe-10	Mr-10
3,059	3,070	3,099	3,048	3,095

Jn-9	Jl-9	Au-9	Se-9	Oc-9
2,925	2,990	3,110	3,125	3,053

Ja-9	Fe-9	Mr-9	Ap-9	My-9
2,836	2,853	2,835	2,815	2,844

Au-8	Se-8	Oc-8	No-8	De-8
2,811	2,810	2,842	2,840	2,889

2006	Jn-8	Jl-8
3,619	3,196	3,071

Definitions: The value for each month is the total number of children removed from their homes during that month and the 11 months prior to that month. For example, the value listed for June 2008 is the total number of children removed from their homes during the period July 2007 to June 2008.

Data Source: Maryland StateStat reports for the Department of Human Resources.

Footnotes: Accurate data is unavailable after December 2006 and before July 2007. We are using the 12 months of 2006 as baseline to track progress.

The figure for 2006 indicates the number of children removed from their homes as of December 2006.

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Jurisdictional data is unavailable for this indicator.

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Non-Family Placements (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
Oc-12	No-12	De-12	Ja-13	Fe-13
23.6%	23.9%	24.2%	24.1%	23.8%

My-12	Jn-12	Jl-12	Au-12	Se-12
22.5%	22.3%	22.7%	22.5%	22.4%

De-11	Ja-12	Fe-12	Mr-12	Ap-12
23.1%	22.9%	22.4%	22.7%	22.8%

Jl-11	Au-11	Se-11	Oc-11	No-11
23.5%	23.4%	23.4%	23.3%	23.2%

Fe-11	Mr-11	Ap-11	My-11	Jn-11
20.8%	20.9%	21.2%	21.5%	21.6%

Se-10	Oc-10	No-10	De-10	Ja-11
20.4%	20.5%	21.0%	23.2%	21.0%

Ap-10	My-10	Jn-10	Jl-10	Au-10
20.2%	20.4%	20.3%	20.3%	20.5%

No-9	De-9	Ja-10	Fe-10	Mr-10
19.9%	19.9%	19.6%	20.2%	20.2%

Jn-9	Jl-9	Au-9	Se-9	Oc-9
20.5%	20.0%	19.8%	19.9%	19.8%

Ja-9	Fe-9	Mr-9	Ap-9	My-9
22.2%	21.7%	21.4%	21.1%	21.0%

Au-8	Se-8	Oc-8	No-8	De-8
21.9%	22.0%	22.2%	22.5%	22.0%

Mr-8	Ap-8	My-8	Jn-8	Jl-8
22.6%	23.2%	23.2%	22.0%	22.8%

Oc-7	No-7	De-7	Ja-8	Fe-8
23.9%	26.1%	24.1%	22.0%	22.0%

Definitions: The percent of Non-family placements is the sum of children in group homes, residential treatment centers and "other" placement divided by total number of children in foster care at the end of the month.

Data Source: Maryland StateStat reports for the Department of Human Resources. Data from this source prior to October 2007 is not viewed as reliable.

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Jurisdictional data is unavailable for this indicator.

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New Intake Cases Received (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
No-12	De-12	Ja-13	Fe-13	Mr-13
30,441	29,806	29,217	28,583	28,175

Jn-12	Jl-12	Au-12	Se-12	Oc-12
32,866	32,410	31,676	31,102	30,608

Ja-12	Fe-12	Mr-12	Ap-12	My-12
34,547	34,432	33,638	33,258	33,119

Au-11	Se-11	Oc-11	No-11	De-11
35,458	35,177	34,898	34,583	34,392

Mr-11	Ap-11	My-11	Jn-11	Jl-11
37,405	36,965	36,692	36,363	35,904

Oc-10	No-10	De-10	Ja-11	Fe-11
38,275	38,254	37,873	37,480	37,592

My-10	Jn-10	Jl-10	Au-10	Se-10
41,861	40,822	40,004	39,391	38,695

De-9	Ja-10	Fe-10	Mr-10	Ap-10
45,118	44,821	44,285	43,717	42,652

Jl-9	Au-9	Se-9	Oc-9	No-9
48,119	48,222	47,560	46,530	46,016

Fe-9	Mr-9	Ap-9	My-9	Jn-9
48,654	48,501	48,445	48,047	48,422

Ja-9
49,638

Definitions: The new intake cases received is a twelve month sum from the monthly data. For example, January 2009 indicates the sum of monthly totals from February 2008 to January 2009.

Data Source: Maryland StateStat reports for the Department of Juvenile Services.

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Institutional Placements (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
De-12	Ja-13	Fe-13	Mr-13	Ap-13
1,302	1,264	1,263	1,278	1,308

Jl-12	Au-12	Se-12	Oc-12	No-12
1,311	1,334	1,319	1,339	1,315

Fe-12	Mr-12	Ap-12	My-12	Jn-12
1,401	1,389	1,416	1,396	1,365

Se-11	Oc-11	No-11	De-11	Ja-12
1,340	1,368	1,389	1,370	1,371

Ap-11	My-11	Jn-11	Jl-11	Au-11
1,418	1,410	1,370	1,361	1,355

No-10	De-10	Ja-11	Fe-11	Mr-11
1,369	1,346	1,330	1,344	1,378

Jn-10	Jl-10	Au-10	Se-10	Oc-10
1,347	1,300	1,275	1,295	1,322

Ja-10	Fe-10	Mr-10	Ap-10	My-10
1,294	1,293	1,313	1,318	1,333

Au-9	Se-9	Oc-9	No-9	De-9
1,355	1,344	1,348	1,351	1,297

Mr-9	Ap-9	My-9	Jn-9	Jl-9
1,361	1,399	1,458	1,433	1,353

Oc-8	No-8	De-8	Ja-9	Fe-9
1,367	1,320	1,290	1,343	1,367

My-8	Jn-8	Jl-8	Au-8	Se-8
1,438	1,445	1,425	1,369	1,372

De-7	Ja-8	Fe-8	Mr-8	Ap-8
1,389	1,382	1,381	1,374	1,393

Jl-7	Au-7	Se-7	Oc-7	No-7
1,446	1,448	1,427	1,448	1,441

Fe-7	Mr-7	Ap-7	My-7	Jn-7
1,451	1,452	1,448	1,479	1,450

Definitions: Institutional placements include youth in secure detention facilities, group homes, residential treatment centers, residential drug treatment and secure committed residential facilities.

Data Source: Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, Daily Population Report

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Jurisdictional data is unavailable at this time.

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Recidivism Year After Release (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011	FY 2003
56%	57%	56%	56%	51%

FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007
52%	52%	52%	53%

Definitions: Recidivism means re-referral or re-arrest within one year after a youth is released from a committed residential placement. For example, all released youth from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 would fall under released category in FY 2007. One year recidivism is tracked for 365 days from the date of release for each youth. So those who were released on July 1, 2006 would be tracked 365 days from July 1, 2006 which would be any time from July 1, 2006 till June 30, 2007. Those who were released on June 30th would be tracked again for 365 days, which is till June 30, 2008. Therefore the duration for re-arrest would be from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008. Each youth is tracked for one year under one year after recidivism and 2 years under 2 years after recidivism.

Data Source: Department of Budget & Management, FY 2014 Budget Volume III, Department of Juvenile Services.
Data Resource Guides, FY 2012, Department of Juvenile Services.

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Jurisdictional data is not available at this time.

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Juvenile Arrest Relative Rate Index (Rate) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
2.6	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.5

2005	2006
2.5	2.5

Definitions: The Relative Rate Index compares the arrest rate for White youth with the arrest rate for African-American youth. To calculate the RRI, the arrest rate for African-American youth is divided by the arrest rate for White youth. The arrest rate is calculated by dividing the number of arrests for each group by the population of that group.

Data Source: Arrest data from Maryland State Police. Population data from Puzzanchera et al, Easy Access to Juvenile Populations: 1990-2009 (2010).2010 Population is created by averaging net gain/loss for the state and each county over a 5 year period.

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Jurisdictional data is available.

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