Statistics for Richmond County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 7, South District, Augusta Circuit, CII.
Tables:
| Richmond County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,653 | 31.0 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 60 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,476/1,653 | 89.3% | 87.7% | 53.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,000 | 18.8 per 10K | 10.8 per 10K | 26.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 653 | 12.3 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 119 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Victim Reports | 224 | 4.2 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 63 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 125 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 74.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 81 | 1.5 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 60 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 11 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 65.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 7 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 19.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 61/224 | 27.2% | 29.4% | 91 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 61/778 | 7.8% | 7.1% | 54 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 18/653 | 2.8% | 3.4% | 83 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/140 | 0% | 0.3% | 81 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 30/140 | 21.4% | 28.7% | 92.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 37/140 | 26.4% | 36.1% | 108 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 140 | 72.0 days | 34.0 days | 44 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 140 | 364.0 days | 389.0 days | 53 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/140 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 8/285 | 2.8% | 1.6% | 26.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/65 | 0% | 0.3% | 75.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 8/220 | 3.6% | 2.1% | 27 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 23/1,105 | 2.1% | 2.2% | 69 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 17/926 | 1.8% | 1.5% | 56 |
| Richmond County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 168 | 39.2 per 10K | 19.5 per 10K | 45 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 14 | 3.3 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 44 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 16/168 | 9.5% | 13.7% | 75.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 3/168 | 1.8% | 4.6% | 52 |
| Removals for Neglect | 47/168 | 28% | 37% | 90.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 70/168 | 42% | 41% | 88 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 12/168 | 7% | 10% | 64 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 12/168 | 7% | 8% | 59 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 36/168 | 21% | 19% | 67 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 16/168 | 10% | 12% | 61.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 14/168 | 8% | 8% | 51 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 11/168 | 7% | 9% | 60 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/168 | 1% | 3% | 43.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 51/105 | 49% | 56% | 87 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 54/105 | 51% | 39% | 48 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/105 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/105 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/105 | 0% | 4% | 93 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/105 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/105 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/105 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal | 7/149 | 5% | 6% | 41 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal | 34/132 | 26% | 30% | 79 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/67 | 0% | 0% | 71 |
| Richmond County Children in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2024 | 42,546 | na | na | 15 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2023 | 393 | 91.0 per 10K | 46.0 per 10K | 44 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 395 | 93.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 37.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 379 | 88.4 per 10K | 44.4 per 10K | 42 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | 561 | na | na | 5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | 139,048 | 32,405.0 per 10K | 16,321.0 per 10K | 42 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2023 through March 2024 | 107,031 | 24,944.0 per 10K | 12,555.0 per 10K | 40 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2024 | 302,123 | 71,011.0 per 10K | 34,193.0 per 10K | 35 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2023 through March 2024 | 7,191 | 1,676.0 per 10K | 457.0 per 10K | 23 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2024 | 37 | 8.7 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 61 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 10 | 2.4 per 10K | 4.4 per 10K | 105 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 112.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 258/395 | 65% | 62% | 58 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 81/395 | 21% | 19% | 63.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 11/395 | 3% | 3% | 72 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/395 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 37/395 | 9% | 14% | 109.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 5/395 | 1% | 1% | 37.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 3/395 | 1% | 1% | 25.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/395 | 0% | 0% | 81 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 15/600 | 2.5% | 2.94% | 74 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 1/600 | 0.17% | 0.48% | 42 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 0/600 | 0% | 0.12% | 87.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/600 | 0.17% | 0.24% | 21.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2024 | 36/37 | 97% | 92% | 74.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 104/23,981 | 4.3 Per 1K Days | 5.7 Per 1K Days | 96.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 126/456 | 28% | 25% | 65 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 258/456 | 57% | 57% | 76.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 72/456 | 16% | 18% | 89 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 0/395 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 31/395 | 8% | 7% | 54 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 393 | 21.0 months | 16.7 months | 35 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 395 | 19.5 months | 17.6 months | 57 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 115/393 | 29% | 34% | 103.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2023 | 22/36 | 61% | 51% | 52 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 | 207/395 | 52% | 49% | 60 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 | 173/395 | 44% | 37% | 45.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 | 162/395 | 41% | 34% | 46.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 10/162 | 6% | 22% | 109.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 58/220 | 26% | 32% | 97.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 42/167 | 25% | 31% | 91.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2022 through March 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 35/103 | 34% | 36% | 67 |
| Richmond County Children Discharged During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 157/42,909 | 36.6 per 10K | 20.8 per 10K | 60 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 52/157 | 33% | 43% | 108 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 1/157 | 1% | 5% | 65 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 39/157 | 25% | 24% | 70.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/157 | 1% | 0% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 19/157 | 12% | 10% | 45.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 43/157 | 27% | 17% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/157 | 0% | 0% | 78.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 2/157 | 1% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/157 | 0% | 0% | 76.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 157 | 19.1 months | 19.5 months | 79 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 52 | 14.5 months | 12.8 months | 62.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 1 | 5.7 months | 11.5 months | 50 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 43 | 17.9 months | 16.4 months | 54.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 39 | 44.4 months | 36.7 months | 38 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 4/52 | 8% | 4% | 12 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 19/52 | 37% | 50% | 84.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 1/39 | 3% | 19% | 68 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 24/39 | 62% | 69% | 86.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 25 | 31.1 months | 24.7 months | 39 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 25 | 12.0 months | 9.7 months | 43.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 10/12 | 83% | 58% | 29 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 61% | 12 |
| Adoption Discharges | 39/42,909 | 9.1 per 10K | 4.9 per 10K | 53.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 22/42,909 | 5.1 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 30 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/25 | 0% | 3% | 75.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 81.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 3/209 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 17 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/36 | 8.3% | 6.6% | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 5.2% | 46 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/29 | 0% | 0% | 62.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 50 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/43 | 0% | 1.6% | 53 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Richmond County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 1,653 | 31.0 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 60 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 220 | 4.1 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 64.5 |
| Removals During Period | 168 | 3.3 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 44 |
| In-care on March 31 2024 | 395 | 93.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 37.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 157 | na | na | 7 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 93/94 | 98.9% | 98.4% | 128 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 600/600 | 100% | 100% | 80 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 14/47 | 30% | 47% | 92.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 47 | 15.4 months | 12.8 months | 55 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 5/65 | 8% | 23% | 88 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 3/44 | 6.8% | 8.1% | 36 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 1/39 | 3% | 19% | 68 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 39 | 44.4 months | 36.7 months | 38 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 38/184 | 21% | 24% | 89 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 2/156 | 1% | 8% | 64 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2022 through March 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 11/27 | 41% | 54% | 75.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 42/149 | 28% | 35% | 94 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 25/25 | 100% | 97% | 49.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 8/22 | 36% | 39% | 57.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 160/182 | 88% | 78% | 42 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 71/126 | 56% | 56% | 77 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 75/227 | 33% | 31% | 49 |
| Richmond County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2022 through December 2022 Removal | 57/120 | 48% | 52% | 86 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal | 7/149 | 5% | 6% | 41 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal | 34/132 | 26% | 30% | 79 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 42/167 | 25% | 31% | 91.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 1/4 | 25% | 26% | 45 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/36 | 61% | 51% | 52 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 10/12 | 83% | 58% | 29 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 61% | 12 |