Statistics for Region 11
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Lowndes, Tift, Ware, Coffee, Ben Hill, Brooks, Berrien, Cook, Pierce, Brantley, Bacon, Turner, Charlton, Irwin, Atkinson, Clinch, Lanier, Echols.
Tables:
| Region 11 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 | 7,257 | 59.9 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 1 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 6,148/7,257 | 84.7% | 86.4% | 13 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,963 | 24.5 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 1,603 | 13.2 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 2,691 | 22.2 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 1 |
| Victim Reports | 1,339 | 11.1 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 1 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 1,021 | 8.4 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 1 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 100 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 34 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 184 | 1.5 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 1 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 387/1,339 | 28.9% | 26.1% | 5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 90/3,227 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 8 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 28/1,603 | 1.7% | 1.3% | 4.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/617 | 0.2% | 0.5% | 8.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 120/617 | 19.4% | 25.2% | 11 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 166/617 | 26.9% | 31.6% | 10.5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 617 | 73.0 days | 43.0 days | 3 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 617 | 371.0 days | 365.0 days | 6 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 4/617 | 0.6% | 1.3% | 13 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 77/1,335 | 5.8% | 3.1% | 1 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 17/319 | 5.3% | 1.5% | 1 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 60/1,016 | 5.9% | 3.7% | 1 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 196/3,536 | 5.5% | 2.6% | 1 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 60/1,589 | 3.8% | 2.1% | 1 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 11 Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 644 | 63.6 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 1 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 53.7 | 5.3 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 1 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 104/644 | 16.1% | 13.6% | 3 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 45/644 | 7% | 4.7% | 1.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 287/644 | 45% | 35% | 2 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 296/644 | 46% | 39% | 5.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 49/644 | 8% | 9% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 62/644 | 10% | 9% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 172/644 | 27% | 18% | 1 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 71/644 | 11% | 13% | 10 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 40/644 | 6% | 8% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 28/644 | 4% | 11% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 21/644 | 3% | 3% | 6.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 163/366 | 45% | 57% | 14 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 182/366 | 50% | 37% | 1 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/366 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/366 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 21/366 | 6% | 5% | 6.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/366 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/366 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/366 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 28/612 | 5% | 8% | 8.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 150/555 | 27% | 30% | 8 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/319 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 11 Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 101,297 | na | na | 11 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 1,308 | 129.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 1,442 | 142.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 1,373 | 135.5 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 1 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,952 | na | na | 1 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 499,345 | 49,344.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 351,634 | 34,747.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 1,075,187 | 106,142.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 157 | 15.5 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 1 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 81 | 8.0 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 3 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 13 | 1.3 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 858/1,442 | 60% | 62% | 11.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 376/1,442 | 26% | 19% | 1.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 32/1,442 | 2% | 3% | 12 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/1,442 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 157/1,442 | 11% | 14% | 12.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 14/1,442 | 1% | 1% | 8 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 5/1,442 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/1,442 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 72/1,850 | 3.89% | 4.84% | 11 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 10/1,850 | 0.54% | 0.77% | 11 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 1/1,850 | 0.05% | 0.21% | 9 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 4/1,850 | 0.22% | 0.32% | 8 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 132/157 | 84% | 89% | 12 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 501/108,044 | 4.6 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 11 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 368/1,639 | 22% | 25% | 12 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 991/1,639 | 60% | 57% | 3.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 280/1,639 | 17% | 17% | 6 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/1,442 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 61/1,442 | 4% | 8% | 13.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 1,308 | 18.8 months | 16.3 months | 3 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 1,442 | 16.0 months | 17.0 months | 9 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 366/1,308 | 28% | 32% | 10.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 84/136 | 62% | 54% | 4 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 672/1,442 | 47% | 48% | 6 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 536/1,442 | 37% | 37% | 5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 457/1,442 | 32% | 34% | 8 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 61/457 | 13% | 19% | 11 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 197/674 | 29% | 31% | 9 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 162/538 | 30% | 28% | 6 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 109/339 | 32% | 39% | 11 |
| Region 11 Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 497/101,197 | 49.1 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 243/497 | 49% | 47% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 14/497 | 3% | 5% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 107/497 | 22% | 21% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/497 | 0% | 1% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 48/497 | 10% | 10% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 79/497 | 16% | 17% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/497 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 6/497 | 1% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/497 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 497 | 20.7 months | 18.4 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 243 | 12.8 months | 12.3 months | 8.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 14 | 12.6 months | 11.0 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 79 | 16.1 months | 15.8 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 107 | 41.7 months | 34.6 months | 4 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/243 | 0% | 5% | 14 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 121/243 | 50% | 51% | 6.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 12/107 | 11% | 19% | 9 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 68/107 | 64% | 73% | 10.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 90 | 30.6 months | 22.8 months | 3 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 90 | 10.4 months | 10.1 months | 7 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 24/28 | 86% | 61% | 1 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/7 | 86% | 67% | 4 |
| Adoption Discharges | 107/101,197 | 10.6 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 1 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 54/101,197 | 5.3 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 1 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/106 | 1% | 3% | 12 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 10.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 16/505 | 3.2% | 1.9% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 26/264 | 9.8% | 8% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/21 | 4.8% | 6.9% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/128 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/40 | 2.5% | 2.9% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 5/78 | 6.4% | 2.8% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Region 11 Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 7,257 | 59.9 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 1 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,339 | 11.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 1 |
| Removals During Period | 644 | 5.3 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 1 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 1,442 | 142.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 497 | na | na | 3 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 651/693 | 93.9% | 96.6% | 14 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,847/1,850 | 99.84% | 99.58% | 2 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 121/252 | 48% | 48% | 6.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 252 | 12.5 months | 12.5 months | 7.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 68/289 | 24% | 21% | 4.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 27/285 | 9.5% | 8.4% | 4 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 12/107 | 11% | 19% | 9 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 107 | 41.7 months | 34.6 months | 4 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 97/557 | 17% | 21% | 10 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 29/482 | 6% | 6% | 9 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 61/96 | 64% | 61% | 4 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 162/503 | 32% | 32% | 7 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 105/106 | 99% | 97% | 3 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 11/46 | 24% | 41% | 14 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 563/707 | 80% | 77% | 6 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 277/448 | 62% | 52% | 1 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 277/728 | 38% | 28% | 1 |
| Region 11 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 220/423 | 52% | 50% | 5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 28/612 | 5% | 8% | 8.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 150/555 | 27% | 30% | 8 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 162/538 | 30% | 28% | 6 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 12/49 | 24% | 26% | 7 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 84/136 | 62% | 54% | 4 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 24/28 | 86% | 61% | 1 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/7 | 86% | 67% | 4 |