Statistics for Bleckley County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 9, South District, Oconee Circuit, Non-CII.
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| Bleckley County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 227 | 75.0 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 6 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 200/227 | 88.1% | 88.3% | 84 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 71 | 23.5 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 25 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 74 | 24.4 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 9 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 82 | 27.1 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 11 |
| Victim Reports | 28 | 9.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 35.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 17 | 5.6 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 42 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 150 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 2 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 15 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 9 | 3.0 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 11 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 9/28 | 32.1% | 22.6% | 38 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 1/117 | 0.9% | 1.3% | 74 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/74 | 0% | 0.1% | 87.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/10 | 0% | 0.8% | 82.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 0/10 | 0% | 34.8% | 138.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 0/10 | 0% | 46.2% | 141.5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 10 | 31.0 days | 11.0 days | 27.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 10 | 53.0 days | 109.0 days | 91 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/10 | 0% | 1.5% | 89.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/32 | 0% | 3.1% | 122 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/9 | 0% | 1.3% | 85 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/23 | 0% | 3.7% | 120.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 3/115 | 2.6% | 2.4% | 69.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/59 | 1.7% | 1.8% | 66.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Bleckley County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 9 | 35.7 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 55 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 0.8 | 3.0 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 53 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 0/9 | 0% | 13.6% | 123.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/9 | 0% | 4.7% | 105.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 4/9 | 44% | 35% | 58.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 4/9 | 44% | 39% | 75.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 1/9 | 11% | 9% | 37.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 2/9 | 22% | 9% | 14.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 6/9 | 67% | 18% | 6.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 2/9 | 22% | 13% | 30 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 0/9 | 0% | 8% | 121.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 0/9 | 0% | 11% | 116.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/9 | 0% | 3% | 97.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 1/5 | 20% | 57% | 131.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 4/5 | 80% | 37% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 0% | 71 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 5% | 100.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 1% | 74 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/5 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 0/8 | 0% | 8% | 105 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 1/15 | 7% | 30% | 116 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Bleckley County Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 2,534 | na | na | 115 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 20 | 80.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 52 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 25 | 99.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 31 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 21 | 83.8 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 46 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 29 | na | na | 113 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 7,645 | 30,290.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 46 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 4,222 | 16,728.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 70 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 17,425 | 68,765.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 31 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 3 | 11.8 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 48.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 3 | 11.8 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 25.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 109.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 10/25 | 40% | 62% | 141 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 7/25 | 28% | 19% | 36 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 5/25 | 20% | 3% | 1 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 3/25 | 12% | 14% | 94 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/25 | 0% | 1% | 103.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/25 | 0% | 1% | 91.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 1/29 | 3.45% | 3.47% | 58.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 0/29 | 0% | 0.71% | 104 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/29 | 0% | 0.08% | 85 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/29 | 0% | 0.4% | 98 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 1/3 | 33% | 89% | 134 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 5/794 | 6.3 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 50 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 11/24 | 46% | 25% | 13 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 4/24 | 17% | 57% | 150 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 9/24 | 38% | 17% | 6.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 1/25 | 4% | 8% | 103 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 20 | 4.3 months | 16.3 months | 151.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 25 | 14.7 months | 17.0 months | 93.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 4/20 | 20% | 32% | 132.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/0 | na | 54% | na |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 5/25 | 20% | 48% | 142 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 5/25 | 20% | 37% | 119.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 5/25 | 20% | 34% | 107 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 3/5 | 60% | 19% | 14 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 31% | 141.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 28% | 137 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 39% | 134.5 |
| Bleckley County Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 4/2,524 | 15.8 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 109 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 0/4 | 0% | 47% | 144 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/4 | 0% | 5% | 112 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 2/4 | 50% | 21% | 15.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/4 | 0% | 1% | 83.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 0/4 | 0% | 10% | 130 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 2/4 | 50% | 17% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 80.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 77 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 4 | 17.8 months | 18.4 months | 89 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 0 | na | 12.3 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | 11.0 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 2 | 13.3 months | 15.8 months | 76.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 2 | 20.6 months | 34.6 months | 124 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/0 | na | 5% | na |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 51% | na |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 2/2 | 100% | 19% | 3 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 2/2 | 100% | 73% | 31.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 2 | 13.7 months | 22.8 months | 113.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 2 | 6.9 months | 10.1 months | 105 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 61% | 20.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 2/2,524 | 7.9 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 49 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 0/2,524 | 0 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 134 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/2 | 0% | 3% | 75.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 84 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 0/5 | 0% | 1.7% | 94.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 8% | 91 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 6.9% | 42.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 0% | 62 |
| 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 | 0/0 | na | 2.9% | na |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 2.8% | na |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Bleckley County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During Period | 227 | 75.0 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 6 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 28 | 9.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 35.5 |
| Removals During Period | 9 | 3.0 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 53 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 25 | 99.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 31 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 4 | na | na | 131 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 15/15 | 100% | 97% | 42.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 29/29 | 100% | 99.54% | 63.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 48% | na |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 0 | na | 12.5 months | na |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 0/12 | 0% | 21% | 111.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 8.4% | 94 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 2/2 | 100% | 19% | 3 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 2 | 20.6 months | 34.6 months | 124 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 0/4 | 0% | 21% | 137 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 3/4 | 75% | 6% | 2 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 1/1 | 100% | 61% | 17 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 0/0 | na | 32% | na |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 2/2 | 100% | 97% | 54.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 0/0 | na | 41% | na |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 9/10 | 90% | 77% | 43 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 11/14 | 79% | 52% | 16.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 28% | 142.5 |
| Bleckley County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 3/11 | 27% | 50% | 121 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 0/8 | 0% | 8% | 105 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 1/15 | 7% | 30% | 116 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 28% | 137 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 2/5 | 40% | 26% | 33 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 54% | na |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 61% | 20.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |