Statistics for Ben Hill County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 11, South District, Cordele Circuit, Non-CII.
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| Ben Hill 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 | 175 | 34.7 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 38 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 166/175 | 94.9% | 87.7% | 9 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 101 | 20.0 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 21 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 74 | 14.7 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 85 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Victim Reports | 63 | 12.5 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 48 | 9.5 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 12 | 2.4 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 25 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 3 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 15 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 93 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 20/63 | 31.7% | 29.4% | 66 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 2/38 | 5.3% | 7.1% | 92.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 11/74 | 14.9% | 3.4% | 5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/33 | 0% | 0.3% | 81 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 16/33 | 48.5% | 28.7% | 15 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 17/33 | 51.5% | 36.1% | 30 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 33 | 20.0 days | 34.0 days | 101 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 33 | 262.0 days | 389.0 days | 89 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/33 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/65 | 0% | 1.6% | 99 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/21 | 0% | 0.3% | 75.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/44 | 0% | 2.1% | 98 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/48 | 0% | 2.2% | 132 |
| 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 | 6/122 | 4.9% | 1.5% | 16 |
| Ben Hill County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 30 | 73.1 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 12 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 2.5 | 6.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 12 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 8/30 | 26.7% | 12.9% | 20.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/30 | 0% | 4.5% | 104.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 13/30 | 43% | 36% | 65.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 18/30 | 60% | 40% | 44.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 2/30 | 7% | 10% | 54.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 11/30 | 37% | 8% | 9 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 15/30 | 50% | 19% | 20.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 2/30 | 7% | 12% | 71 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 0/30 | 0% | 8% | 123 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 0/30 | 0% | 10% | 118.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/30 | 0% | 3% | 100 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 4/20 | 20% | 58% | 124 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 16/20 | 80% | 37% | 14.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/20 | 0% | 4% | 94 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 72 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 74 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 0/30 | 0% | 6% | 104.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 7/34 | 21% | 30% | 90 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/9 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Ben Hill County Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 4,081 | na | na | 98 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 117 | 284.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 112 | 274.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 115 | 280.6 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 1 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 147 | na | na | 28 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 42,142 | 102,756.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 27,361 | 66,715.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 109,627 | 268,628.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 3 | 7.4 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 73 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 10 | 24.5 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 1 | 2.5 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 22 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 68/112 | 61% | 63% | 91 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 37/112 | 33% | 18% | 25 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 2/112 | 2% | 3% | 72.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/112 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 3/112 | 3% | 13% | 134.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 1/112 | 1% | 1% | 42 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/112 | 1% | 1% | 26.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/112 | 0% | 0% | 83 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 0/143 | 0% | 3.16% | 131 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 0/143 | 0% | 0.52% | 103.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 0/143 | 0% | 0.14% | 89.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/143 | 0% | 0.25% | 92 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 2/3 | 67% | 92% | 124.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 17/4,677 | 3.6 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 111 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 22/105 | 21% | 25% | 106 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 62/105 | 59% | 57% | 65 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 21/105 | 20% | 18% | 57.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/112 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 4/112 | 4% | 7% | 91 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 117 | 17.1 months | 17.3 months | 69.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 112 | 25.4 months | 16.7 months | 22 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 32/117 | 27% | 34% | 110.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 8/18 | 44% | 56% | 85.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 79/112 | 71% | 47% | 10 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 61/112 | 54% | 37% | 21.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 45/112 | 40% | 34% | 44 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 10/45 | 22% | 21% | 65 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 15/51 | 29% | 33% | 95.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/44 | 25% | 31% | 95 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 2/16 | 12% | 38% | 118 |
| Ben Hill County Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 35/4,101 | 85.3 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 19/35 | 54% | 43% | 35 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 1/35 | 3% | 5% | 63 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 8/35 | 23% | 25% | 79.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/35 | 0% | 0% | 78 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 1/35 | 3% | 11% | 106.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 6/35 | 17% | 16% | 59 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/35 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/35 | 0% | 0% | 82 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/35 | 0% | 0% | 75.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 35 | 27.5 months | 19.8 months | 34 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 19 | 23.4 months | 12.8 months | 12.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 1 | 36.2 months | 9.4 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 6 | 23.5 months | 16.7 months | 33.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 8 | 89.2 months | 34.4 months | 1 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/19 | 0% | 3% | 80.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 5/19 | 26% | 50% | 94 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 18% | 96 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 1/8 | 12% | 72% | 116 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 8 | 61.0 months | 24.1 months | 3 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 8 | 28.2 months | 9.7 months | 4 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 55% | 15 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 56% | 11.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 8/4,101 | 19.5 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 19 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 1/4,101 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 75 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/8 | 0% | 3% | 74.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 83 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 0/52 | 0% | 0.8% | 88.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/11 | 0% | 9.4% | 92 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 8% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/9 | 0% | 0% | 62.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 2.6% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 53 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 0.8% | 56.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 40% | na |
| Ben Hill County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 175 | 34.7 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 38 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 61 | 12.0 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Removals During Period | 30 | 6.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 12 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 112 | 274.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 35 | na | na | 39.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 34/34 | 100% | 98.4% | 63 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 143/143 | 100% | 100% | 80 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 5/20 | 25% | 48% | 101 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 20 | 21.3 months | 12.7 months | 20 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 1/7 | 14% | 21% | 68 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/11 | 0% | 9.3% | 95.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 18% | 96 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 8 | 89.2 months | 34.4 months | 1 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 8/48 | 17% | 25% | 92 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/40 | 0% | 7% | 105.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 1/2 | 50% | 54% | 69.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 11/42 | 26% | 35% | 101 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 8/8 | 100% | 97% | 48.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/2 | 50% | 40% | 47 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 30/35 | 86% | 75% | 39.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 17/29 | 59% | 55% | 64.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 43/81 | 53% | 30% | 15.5 |
| Ben Hill County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 28/55 | 51% | 53% | 77.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 0/30 | 0% | 6% | 104.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 7/34 | 21% | 30% | 90 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/44 | 25% | 31% | 95 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/0 | na | 24% | na |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/18 | 44% | 56% | 85.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 55% | 15 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 56% | 11.5 |