National Acceptance Rates

Discretionary and overall acceptance rates are comprised of cases with an accepted transfer request divided by the total number of compact cases in that category. As reflected in the data below, discretionary acceptance rates have risen slightly over the past three years from roughly 64 percent up to 67 percent while the overall rate has increased by two percent, up from 78.3 to 80.3 percent.

The FY2022 Discretionary Transfer Assessment asked states to provide feedback on how to improve acceptance rates. Generally, state respondents agreed that interstate clients should be treated in the same manner as in-state clients, including consideration of factors affecting a supervision plan. Other recommendations included minimum training requirements, verification and checklist procedures prior to transmission, and better communication with clients/involved parties as well as transfer states.