Statistics for Montgomery County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 9, South District, Oconee Circuit, Non-CII.
Tables:
| Montgomery County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 94 | 48.6 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 74 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 77/94 | 81.9% | 86.4% | 134 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 33 | 17.1 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 66.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 33 | 17.1 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 49.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 28 | 14.5 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 98 |
| Victim Reports | 22 | 11.4 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 18.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 11 | 5.7 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 44 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 4 | 2.1 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 2 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 5 | 2.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 9/22 | 40.9% | 26.1% | 31.5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 0/44 | 0% | 3.1% | 146.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/33 | 0% | 1.3% | 123.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/10 | 0% | 0.5% | 85.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 4/10 | 40% | 25.2% | 27 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 5/10 | 50% | 31.6% | 21.5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 10 | 7.5 days | 43.0 days | 135 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 10 | 20.0 days | 365.0 days | 150.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/10 | 0% | 1.3% | 94 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/24 | 4.2% | 3.1% | 37 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/6 | 0% | 1.5% | 88.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/18 | 5.6% | 3.7% | 34 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 3/54 | 5.6% | 2.6% | 18.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 3/38 | 7.9% | 2.1% | 11 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Montgomery 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 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 154 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 154 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | 13.6% | na |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/0 | na | 4.7% | na |
| Removals for Neglect | 0/0 | na | 35% | na |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 0/0 | na | 39% | na |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 0/0 | na | 9% | na |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 0/0 | na | 9% | na |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 0/0 | na | 18% | na |
| Removals for Incarceration | 0/0 | na | 13% | na |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 0/0 | na | 8% | na |
| Removals for Abandonment | 0/0 | na | 11% | na |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/0 | na | 3% | na |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 0/0 | na | 57% | na |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 0/0 | na | 37% | na |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/0 | na | 5% | na |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/0 | na | 1% | na |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 0/0 | na | 8% | na |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 0/9 | 0% | 30% | 136 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Montgomery 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 | 1,487 | na | na | 141 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 12 | 77.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 56 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 5 | 34.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 121 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 9 | 60.5 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 68 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 12 | na | na | 134.5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 3,431 | 22,518.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 67 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 2,811 | 18,449.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 63 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 3,151 | 21,190.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 117 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 148.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 2 | 13.4 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 22 |
| 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 | 5/5 | 100% | 62% | 4.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 0/5 | 0% | 19% | 145.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/5 | 0% | 3% | 120.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/5 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 0/5 | 0% | 14% | 148.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/5 | 0% | 1% | 103.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/5 | 0% | 1% | 91.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/5 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 3/13 | 23.08% | 4.84% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 0/13 | 0% | 0.77% | 105 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/13 | 0% | 0.21% | 88.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/13 | 0% | 0.32% | 93 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 0/0 | na | 89% | na |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 0/0 | na | 5.8 Per 1K Days | na |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 4/12 | 33% | 25% | 41 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 8/12 | 67% | 57% | 35.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 0/12 | 0% | 17% | 150 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/5 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/5 | 0% | 8% | 140.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 12 | 9.2 months | 16.3 months | 133 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 5 | 22.8 months | 17.0 months | 32.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 5/12 | 42% | 32% | 52 |
| 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 | 4/5 | 80% | 48% | 10.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 0/5 | 0% | 37% | 155 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 0/5 | 0% | 34% | 154 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 0/0 | na | 19% | na |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/3 | 33% | 31% | 76 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/3 | 33% | 28% | 62.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 39% | 134.5 |
| Montgomery County Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 6/1,524 | 39.4 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 46 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 0/6 | 0% | 47% | 144 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/6 | 0% | 5% | 112 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 0/6 | 0% | 21% | 141 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/6 | 0% | 1% | 83.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 1/6 | 17% | 10% | 38 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 5/6 | 83% | 17% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/6 | 0% | 0% | 80.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/6 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/6 | 0% | 0% | 77 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 6 | 15.3 months | 18.4 months | 109 |
| 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 | 5 | 14.9 months | 15.8 months | 64.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 0 | na | 34.6 months | na |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/0 | na | 5% | na |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 51% | na |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/0 | na | 19% | na |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 0/0 | na | 73% | na |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 0 | na | 22.8 months | na |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 0 | na | 10.1 months | na |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 61% | 86.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 0/1,524 | 0 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 144 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 1/1,524 | 6.6 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 21 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/0 | na | 3% | na |
| 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 2023 through March 2024 | 0/2 | 0% | 1.9% | 97.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 8% | na |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 6.9% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 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 |
| Montgomery 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 October 2023 through September 2024 | 94 | 48.6 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 74 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 22 | 11.4 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 18 |
| Removals During Period | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 154 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 5 | 34.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 121 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 6 | na | na | 122.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 11/11 | 100% | 96.6% | 43 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 13/13 | 100% | 99.58% | 66 |
| 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 | 0/2 | 0% | 21% | 111.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 8.4% | na |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/0 | na | 19% | na |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 0 | na | 34.6 months | na |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 0/2 | 0% | 21% | 137 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/3 | 0% | 6% | 107 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 61% | na |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 1/3 | 33% | 32% | 75 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 0/0 | na | 97% | na |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/2 | 100% | 41% | 13 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 0/0 | na | 77% | na |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 2/9 | 22% | 52% | 137 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 28% | 142.5 |
| Montgomery 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 | 3/7 | 43% | 50% | 89.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 0/0 | na | 8% | na |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 0/9 | 0% | 30% | 136 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/3 | 33% | 28% | 62.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 1/2 | 50% | 26% | 26.5 |
| 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 | 0/1 | 0% | 61% | 86.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |