Statistics for Region 10
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Dougherty, Thomas, Colquitt, Decatur, Mitchell, Worth, Grady, Lee, Early, Terrell, Seminole, Miller, Calhoun, Baker.
Tables:
| Region 10 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 5,317 | 54.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 3 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,602/5,317 | 86.6% | 86.4% | 6 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,831 | 18.6 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 1,423 | 14.5 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 2,063 | 21.0 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports | 568 | 5.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 383 | 3.9 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 65 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 40 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 80 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 81/568 | 14.3% | 25.3% | 14 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 55/2,686 | 2% | 2.4% | 9.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 19/1,423 | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 6/162 | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 29/162 | 17.9% | 28.6% | 13 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 46/162 | 28.4% | 35.8% | 12 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 162 | 35.0 days | 30.0 days | 6 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 162 | 374.0 days | 259.0 days | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 7/162 | 4.3% | 1.5% | 1 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 12/530 | 2.3% | 3.1% | 11 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/84 | 0% | 1.5% | 13 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 12/446 | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 69/2,652 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 7 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 41/1,259 | 3.3% | 2.1% | 3 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 10 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 170 | 20.8 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 14.2 | 1.7 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 18/170 | 10.6% | 13.2% | 11 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 7/170 | 4.1% | 4.5% | 8 |
| Removals for Neglect | 48/170 | 28% | 35% | 11 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 79/170 | 46% | 41% | 6.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 5/170 | 3% | 9% | 14 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 11/170 | 6% | 8% | 10 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 17/170 | 10% | 19% | 13 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 13/170 | 8% | 13% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 17/170 | 10% | 8% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 8/170 | 5% | 11% | 13 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 10/170 | 6% | 3% | 1 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 64/105 | 61% | 57% | 8 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 38/105 | 36% | 37% | 6 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/105 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/105 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/105 | 3% | 5% | 11 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/105 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/105 | 0% | 1% | 9 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/105 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 13/145 | 9% | 7% | 3.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 28/134 | 21% | 29% | 12.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/73 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 10 Children in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2025 | 81,548 | na | na | 12 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 482 | 59.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 492 | 60.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 472 | 57.8 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 652 | na | na | 13 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 172,362 | 21,095.0 per 10K | 15,776.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025 | 140,250 | 17,165.0 per 10K | 12,131.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025 | 612,944 | 75,164.0 per 10K | 32,732.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2024 through March 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2025 | 53 | 6.5 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 8 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 67 | 8.2 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 2 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 4 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 320/492 | 65% | 62% | 3.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 74/492 | 15% | 19% | 12 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 27/492 | 5% | 3% | 1.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/492 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 53/492 | 11% | 14% | 11.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 13/492 | 3% | 1% | 1.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 4/492 | 1% | 1% | 5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/492 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Parent | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | na | na | na | na |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2025 | 48/53 | 91% | 91% | 6.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 145/25,329 | 5.7 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 182/666 | 27% | 26% | 7 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 370/666 | 56% | 57% | 7.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 114/666 | 17% | 18% | 7.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/492 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 41/492 | 8% | 7% | 6.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 482 | 33.3 months | 17.2 months | 1 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 492 | 25.4 months | 16.5 months | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 108/482 | 22% | 33% | 14 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024 | 38/95 | 40% | 58% | 14 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 | 299/492 | 61% | 47% | 1 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 252/492 | 51% | 36% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 244/492 | 50% | 33% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 62/244 | 25% | 19% | 5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 69/328 | 21% | 33% | 14 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 54/281 | 19% | 31% | 14 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 40/86 | 47% | 40% | 5 |
| Region 10 Children Discharged During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 153/81,707 | 18.7 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 51/153 | 33% | 45% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 6/153 | 4% | 5% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 46/153 | 30% | 24% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/153 | 0% | 0% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 24/153 | 16% | 10% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 25/153 | 16% | 16% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/153 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/153 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/153 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 153 | 29.6 months | 19.7 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 51 | 12.5 months | 12.5 months | 9 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 6 | 0.1 months | 9.6 months | 14 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 25 | 22.8 months | 16.7 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 46 | 62.1 months | 34.6 months | 1 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 12/51 | 24% | 4% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 26/51 | 51% | 51% | 6 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 6/46 | 13% | 18% | 8 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 17/46 | 37% | 74% | 14 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 35 | 39.1 months | 23.1 months | 1 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 35 | 19.5 months | 9.6 months | 1 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 7/15 | 47% | 56% | 11 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/2 | 0% | 59% | 11 |
| Adoption Discharges | 46/81,707 | 5.6 per 10K | 4.7 per 10K | 7 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 25/81,707 | 3.1 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 2/40 | 5% | 2% | 2 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2025 | 1 | 12.3 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 4 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/55 | 7.3% | 8.4% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/10 | 30% | 7.2% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/46 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 5.6% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/26 | 0% | 0.2% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/37 | 2.7% | 1.9% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 25% | na |
| Region 10 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 5,317 | 54.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 3 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 568 | 5.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 4 |
| Removals During Period | 170 | 1.7 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 6.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2025 | 492 | 60.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 153 | na | na | 14 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 303/314 | 96.5% | 96.6% | 8 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 656/657 | 99.85% | 99.58% | 1 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 15/41 | 37% | 48% | 12 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 41 | 15.3 months | 12.6 months | 4 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 7/52 | 13% | 24% | 14 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 7/65 | 10.8% | 8.4% | 4 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 6/46 | 13% | 18% | 8 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 46 | 62.1 months | 34.6 months | 1 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 44/285 | 15% | 24% | 13.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 9/213 | 4% | 7% | 10.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2023 through March 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 21/48 | 44% | 60% | 11.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 54/258 | 21% | 35% | 14 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 38/40 | 95% | 98% | 13 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 20/25 | 80% | 43% | 1 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 134/166 | 81% | 77% | 5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 70/125 | 56% | 54% | 6.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 91/318 | 29% | 30% | 7.5 |
| Region 10 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2023 through December 2023 Removal | 66/128 | 52% | 53% | 8.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 13/145 | 9% | 7% | 3.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 28/134 | 21% | 29% | 12.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 54/281 | 19% | 31% | 14 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 3/16 | 19% | 26% | 10 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 38/95 | 40% | 58% | 14 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 7/15 | 47% | 56% | 11 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/2 | 0% | 59% | 11 |