Statistics for Ocmulgee Circuit, Georgia

Statistics for Ocmulgee Circuit

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Statistics for Individual County: Baldwin, Jones, Putnam, Greene, Morgan, Wilkinson, Hancock, Jasper.

Tables:

Ocmulgee Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=51)
Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	1,481	37.2 per 10K	37.6 per 10K	34
Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	1,328/1,481	89.7%	88.3%	12
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations	618	15.5 per 10K	13.9 per 10K	22.5
Children Subject of Alternative Response	383	9.6 per 10K	10.1 per 10K	35
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	26
Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports	480	12.1 per 10K	13.6 per 10K	41.5
Victim Reports	258	6.5 per 10K	3.9 per 10K	11
Victim Reports of Neglect	182	4.6 per 10K	2.5 per 10K	11
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse	30	0.8 per 10K	0.5 per 10K	14
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse	10	0.3 per 10K	0.2 per 10K	12.5
Victim Reports of Other Abuse	36	0.9 per 10K	0.7 per 10K	25.5
Victims Removed to Foster Care	72/258	27.9%	24.3%	22
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care	16/743	2.2%	2.1%	16
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care	4/383	1%	0.6%	8.5
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care	0/0	na	na	na
Removed to Foster Care Before Report	1/101	1%	0.6%	9.5
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report	30/101	29.7%	28.4%	25
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report	47/101	46.5%	37.6%	12
Median Days from Report to Removal	101	13.5 days	22.0 days	36
90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal	101	197.0 days	238.0 days	30
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation	1/101	1%	1.2%	21
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	5/286	1.7%	3.1%	31
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	0/77	0%	1.2%	34.5
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	5/209	2.4%	3.8%	26.5
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	22/779	2.8%	2.4%	18.5
Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	11/448	2.5%	1.8%	14.5
Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	0/0	na	na	na

Ocmulgee Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=51)
Total Removals to Foster Care	81	24.5 per 10K	17.6 per 10K	18
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care	6.8	2.0 per 10K	1.5 per 10K	19.5
Reentries to Foster Care	8/81	9.9%	13.1%	35
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge	0/81	0%	5%	45.5
Removals for Neglect	46/81	57%	36%	4.5
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use	47/81	58%	36%	5
Removals for Physical Abuse	8/81	10%	9%	18.5
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope	9/81	11%	9%	19.5
Removals for Inadequate Housing	23/81	28%	18%	9
Removals for Incarceration	10/81	12%	13%	26.5
Removals for Child Behavior	3/81	4%	8%	37.5
Removals for Abandonment	6/81	7%	11%	27.5
Removals for Sexual Abuse	7/81	9%	3%	4
Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting	23/40	58%	60%	31
Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting	16/40	40%	35%	15.5
Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting	0/40	0%	0%	26
Removals to Group Home First Setting	0/40	0%	0%	26
Removals to Institution First Setting	1/40	2%	5%	35
Removals to Home Visit First Setting	0/40	0%	0%	26
Removals to Runaway First Setting	0/40	0%	0%	27.5
Removals to ILP First Setting	0/40	0%	0%	26
Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal	1/74	1%	9%	41
Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal	26/101	26%	31%	31.5
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)	0/53	0%	0%	26

Ocmulgee Circuit Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=51)
Children in Region on March 31 2026	33,039	na	na	31
AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026	na	na	na	na
Children in Care on March 31 2025	186	56.0 per 10K	43.0 per 10K	20
Children in Care on March 31 2026	182	55.0 per 10K	40.0 per 10K	17
Average Daily Children in Care	186	56.2 per 10K	41.7 per 10K	19
Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026	267	na	na	22
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026	67,527	20,396.0 per 10K	15,308.0 per 10K	19
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026	55,723	16,831.0 per 10K	11,885.0 per 10K	16
Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026	134,243	40,632.0 per 10K	32,395.0 per 10K	17
Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	26
Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026	23	7.0 per 10K	5.9 per 10K	22.5
Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026	31	9.4 per 10K	6.0 per 10K	17
17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026	3	0.9 per 10K	0.6 per 10K	22
Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day	119/182	65%	63%	14.5
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day	30/182	16%	17%	28
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day	9/182	5%	3%	10
Children in Group Home on Last Day	0/182	0%	0%	26
Children in Institution on Last Day	23/182	13%	15%	33.5
Children in Home Visit on Last Day	1/182	1%	1%	20
Children in Runaway on Last Day	0/182	0%	1%	34.5
Children in ILP on Last Day	0/182	0%	0%	30.5
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025	7/324	2.16%	3.46%	38
Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025	3/324	0.93%	0.71%	16
Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent	0/324	0%	0.09%	31.5
Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	3/324	0.93%	0.4%	8
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026	20/23	87%	91%	36.5
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days	80/16,195	4.9 Per 1K Days	5.9 Per 1K Days	31
Placements Moves Toward Permanence	65/300	22%	25%	37
Lateral Placements Moves	208/300	69%	57%	5
Placements Moves Away from Permanence	27/300	9%	18%	51
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026	0/182	0%	0%	26
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026	14/182	8%	9%	33
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025	186	12.6 months	16.3 months	41.5
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026	182	16.3 months	18.6 months	29.5
Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025	69/186	37%	33%	18
Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025	17/43	40%	45%	33.5
In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026	72/182	40%	51%	43
In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026	55/182	30%	40%	36.5
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026	55/182	30%	36%	33.5
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026	27/55	49%	31%	8.5
In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	25/79	32%	30%	23.5
In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	13/62	21%	28%	39
Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	23/46	50%	37%	9.5

Ocmulgee Circuit Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=51)
Total Discharges	89/33,107	26.9 per 10K	19.6 per 10K	21
Children Discharged for Reunification	31/89	35%	46%	43
Children Discharged for Relative	4/89	4%	4%	25.5
Children Discharged for Adoption	21/89	24%	21%	23
Children Discharged for Transfer	0/89	0%	0%	29.5
Children Discharged for Emancipation	12/89	13%	10%	14.5
Children Discharged for Guardianship	20/89	22%	17%	14.5
Children Discharged for Runaway	0/89	0%	0%	29
Children Discharged for Death	1/89	1%	0%	9.5
Children Discharged for Unknown	0/89	0%	0%	26
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care	89	16.8 months	17.9 months	30
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge	31	14.8 months	11.9 months	16
Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge	4	15.3 months	12.0 months	17
Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge	20	12.4 months	14.9 months	39
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge	21	29.4 months	35.4 months	35
Reunified within 72 Hours	1/31	3%	3%	17
Reunified within 12 Months	12/31	39%	52%	35
Adopted within 24 Months	6/21	29%	20%	15
Adopted within 48 Months	19/21	90%	72%	18.5
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	21	16.1 months	23.6 months	44.5
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	21	10.1 months	10.9 months	33
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	6/10	60%	61%	28
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	1/2	50%	71%	23
Adoption Discharges	21/33,107	6.3 per 10K	4.1 per 10K	18
Non-Permanent Discharges	13/33,107	3.9 per 10K	2.2 per 10K	12
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs	1/24	4%	2%	12.5
Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026	0	0.0 per 1M	3.9 per 1M	29.5
Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025	1/136	0.7%	1.7%	31
Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	1/49	2%	8.2%	35.5
Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/10	0%	5.5%	28.5
Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/47	0%	0%	26
Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na
Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/17	0%	3.9%	34
Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/13	0%	2.7%	30.5
Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na

Ocmulgee Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=51)
Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025	1,481	37.2 per 10K	37.6 per 10K	34
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025	258	6.5 per 10K	3.9 per 10K	11
Removals During Period	81	2.0 per 10K	1.5 per 10K	19.5
In-care on March 31 2026	182	55.0 per 10K	40.0 per 10K	17
Total Children Served	na	na	na	na
Discharges During Period	89	na	na	25
S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months	147/153	96.1%	97%	38.5
S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025	321/324	99.07%	99.54%	42
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months	11/34	32%	49%	38
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay	34	14.8 months	12.3 months	19
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative	7/45	16%	23%	31.5
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months	1/59	1.7%	8.5%	37
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months	6/21	29%	20%	15
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay	21	29.4 months	35.4 months	35
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period	17/63	27%	21%	16
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period	4/32	12%	9%	18
C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months	23/39	59%	50%	19.5
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday	13/53	25%	32%	38.5
C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children	23/24	96%	98%	39.5
C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years	4/7	57%	39%	13.5
C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months	67/96	70%	76%	42
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months	42/85	49%	51%	31
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months	13/74	18%	26%	35.5

Ocmulgee Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=51)
CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal	48/100	48%	53%	34
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal	1/74	1%	9%	41
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal	26/101	26%	31%	31.5
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	13/62	21%	28%	39
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal	6/12	50%	25%	7.5
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	17/43	40%	45%	33.5
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	6/10	60%	61%	28
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	1/2	50%	71%	23

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