Statistics for West Georgia Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Carroll, Heard.
Tables:
| West Georgia 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 | 1,420 | 34.5 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 38 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,276/1,420 | 89.9% | 88.3% | 10.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 361 | 8.8 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 43.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 561 | 13.6 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 21 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 498 | 12.1 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Victim Reports | 202 | 4.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 24 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 135 | 3.3 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 21.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 24 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 25.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 2 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 50 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 41 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 22 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 60/202 | 29.7% | 24.3% | 15 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 15/720 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 19.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 4/561 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 15.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/82 | 0% | 0.6% | 33.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 23/82 | 28% | 28.4% | 29 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 29/82 | 35.4% | 37.6% | 32 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 82 | 25.5 days | 22.0 days | 16 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 82 | 144.0 days | 238.0 days | 37 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/82 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 18 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 7/253 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 20.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/84 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 16 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 6/169 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 19.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 26/838 | 3.1% | 2.4% | 16 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 20/580 | 3.4% | 1.8% | 5.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| West Georgia 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 | 73 | 21.0 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 24 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 6.1 | 1.8 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 23 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 3/73 | 4.1% | 13.1% | 49 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/73 | 0% | 5% | 45.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 38/73 | 52% | 36% | 7 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 28/73 | 38% | 36% | 29 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 6/73 | 8% | 9% | 23.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 11/73 | 15% | 9% | 11 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 4/73 | 5% | 18% | 45.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 12/73 | 16% | 13% | 15.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 5/73 | 7% | 8% | 20.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 8/73 | 11% | 11% | 18 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 5/73 | 7% | 3% | 7 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 29/38 | 76% | 60% | 5.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 6/38 | 16% | 35% | 46.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/38 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/38 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/38 | 8% | 5% | 10 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/38 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/38 | 0% | 0% | 27.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/38 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 2/67 | 3% | 9% | 34.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 41/103 | 40% | 31% | 11 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/45 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| West Georgia 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 | 35,078 | na | na | 28 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 188 | 55.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 137 | 39.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 30 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 179 | 51.7 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 22 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 261 | na | na | 24 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 66,309 | 19,109.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 50,956 | 14,684.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 24 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 82,547 | 23,532.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 37 |
| 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 | 27 | 7.7 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 18 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 28 | 8.0 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 21 |
| 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 | 86/137 | 63% | 63% | 23.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 18/137 | 13% | 17% | 36 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 3/137 | 2% | 3% | 35.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/137 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 27/137 | 20% | 15% | 9 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 3/137 | 2% | 1% | 12 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/137 | 0% | 1% | 34.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/137 | 0% | 0% | 30.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 9/298 | 3.02% | 3.46% | 28 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 3/298 | 1.01% | 0.71% | 13 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 1/298 | 0.34% | 0.09% | 4 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 2/298 | 0.67% | 0.4% | 13.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 22/27 | 81% | 91% | 43 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 74/11,611 | 6.4 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 14 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 106/363 | 29% | 25% | 12 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 206/363 | 57% | 57% | 31 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 51/363 | 14% | 18% | 39 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/137 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 8/137 | 6% | 9% | 40.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 188 | 13.0 months | 16.3 months | 38.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 137 | 19.8 months | 18.6 months | 16 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 85/188 | 45% | 33% | 8 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 11/24 | 46% | 45% | 24 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 71/137 | 52% | 51% | 20 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 53/137 | 39% | 40% | 23.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 48/137 | 35% | 36% | 25 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 18/48 | 38% | 31% | 20.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 17/52 | 33% | 30% | 20.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/25 | 44% | 28% | 6 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 28/64 | 44% | 37% | 17.5 |
| West Georgia Circuit Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 119/34,701 | 34.3 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 59/119 | 50% | 46% | 18 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 2/119 | 2% | 4% | 39.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 17/119 | 14% | 21% | 38.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/119 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 9/119 | 8% | 10% | 34 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 32/119 | 27% | 17% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/119 | 0% | 0% | 29 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/119 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/119 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 119 | 13.8 months | 17.9 months | 43 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 59 | 11.9 months | 11.9 months | 32 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 2 | 4.4 months | 12.0 months | 37 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 32 | 11.3 months | 14.9 months | 43 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 17 | 29.0 months | 35.4 months | 37 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/59 | 0% | 3% | 39 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 32/59 | 54% | 52% | 19.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 3/17 | 18% | 20% | 24.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 15/17 | 88% | 72% | 20.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 16 | 16.3 months | 23.6 months | 42.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 16 | 9.2 months | 10.9 months | 36 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 61% | 6.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 71% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 17/34,701 | 4.9 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 27.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 9/34,701 | 2.6 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 23 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/17 | 6% | 2% | 7.5 |
| 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 | 3/121 | 2.5% | 1.7% | 16 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/80 | 5% | 8.2% | 29 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 5.5% | 28.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/14 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/9 | 11.1% | 3.9% | 10.5 |
| 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 |
| West Georgia 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 | 1,420 | 34.5 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 38 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 202 | 4.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 24 |
| Removals During Period | 73 | 1.8 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 23 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 137 | 39.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 30 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 119 | na | na | 15 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 110/117 | 94% | 97% | 47 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 295/298 | 98.99% | 99.54% | 43 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 34/61 | 56% | 49% | 15 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 61 | 11.6 months | 12.3 months | 35 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 22/61 | 36% | 23% | 4 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 4/84 | 4.8% | 8.5% | 31 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 3/17 | 18% | 20% | 24.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 17 | 29.0 months | 35.4 months | 37 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 12/46 | 26% | 21% | 17.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 3/30 | 10% | 9% | 22 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 8/23 | 35% | 50% | 35.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 11/20 | 55% | 32% | 5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 16/17 | 94% | 98% | 44.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/5 | 20% | 39% | 46.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 68/92 | 74% | 76% | 32 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 29/78 | 37% | 51% | 47 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 14/78 | 18% | 26% | 35.5 |
| West Georgia 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 | 61/120 | 51% | 53% | 28 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 2/67 | 3% | 9% | 34.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 41/103 | 40% | 31% | 11 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/25 | 44% | 28% | 6 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 6/21 | 29% | 25% | 23 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/24 | 46% | 45% | 24 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 61% | 6.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 71% | na |