Statistics for Peach County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 6, South District, Macon Circuit, Non-CII.
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| Peach 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 | 260 | 35.2 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 125 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 240/260 | 92.3% | 86.4% | 22 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 119 | 16.1 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 77 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 58 | 7.8 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 133 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 83 | 11.2 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 129 |
| Victim Reports | 44 | 6.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 72.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 35 | 4.7 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 63 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 3 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 113.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 2 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 56.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 4 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 77.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 7/44 | 15.9% | 26.1% | 122 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 4/133 | 3% | 3.1% | 59.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/58 | 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 | 0/12 | 0% | 0.5% | 85.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 1/12 | 8.3% | 25.2% | 112.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 1/12 | 8.3% | 31.6% | 126 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 12 | 112.5 days | 43.0 days | 29 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 12 | 260.0 days | 365.0 days | 86 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/12 | 0% | 1.3% | 94 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 2/43 | 4.7% | 3.1% | 35 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/5 | 20% | 1.5% | 4.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/38 | 2.6% | 3.7% | 64 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 5/122 | 4.1% | 2.6% | 43.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 3/41 | 7.3% | 2.1% | 13.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Peach 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 | 12 | 19.1 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 100 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 1 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 98 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 1/12 | 8.3% | 13.6% | 84 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 1/12 | 8.3% | 4.7% | 25 |
| Removals for Neglect | 8/12 | 67% | 35% | 22.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 2/12 | 17% | 39% | 127.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 1/12 | 8% | 9% | 53 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 0/12 | 0% | 9% | 119.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 1/12 | 8% | 18% | 92 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 0/12 | 0% | 13% | 121.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 1/12 | 8% | 8% | 49.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 2/12 | 17% | 11% | 24.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 3/12 | 25% | 3% | 2 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 10/10 | 100% | 57% | 9.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 0/10 | 0% | 37% | 126 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/10 | 0% | 0% | 71 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/10 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/10 | 0% | 5% | 100.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/10 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/10 | 0% | 1% | 74 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/10 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 0/12 | 0% | 8% | 105 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 0/6 | 0% | 30% | 136 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 68 |
| Peach 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 | 6,342 | na | na | 67 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 36 | 58.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 79.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 28 | 44.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 103 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 33 | 52.3 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 89 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 48 | na | na | 79 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 12,194 | 19,408.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 86 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 9,558 | 15,212.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 84 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 30,793 | 48,554.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 51 |
| 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 | 8 | 12.6 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 43 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 1 | 1.6 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 112.5 |
| 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 | 14/28 | 50% | 62% | 127 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 4/28 | 14% | 19% | 88.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/28 | 0% | 3% | 120.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 8/28 | 29% | 14% | 16 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 2/28 | 7% | 1% | 10 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/28 | 0% | 1% | 91.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 1/43 | 2.33% | 4.84% | 96 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 0/43 | 0% | 0.77% | 105 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/43 | 0% | 0.21% | 88.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/43 | 0% | 0.32% | 93 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 7/8 | 88% | 89% | 92.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 1/1,405 | 0.7 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 136.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 9/37 | 24% | 25% | 89.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 20/37 | 54% | 57% | 94 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 8/37 | 22% | 17% | 31 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 7/28 | 25% | 8% | 7 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 36 | 30.3 months | 16.3 months | 8 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 28 | 39.0 months | 17.0 months | 8 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 11/36 | 31% | 32% | 92 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 2/4 | 50% | 54% | 89 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 21/28 | 75% | 48% | 14 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 18/28 | 64% | 37% | 13 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 15/28 | 54% | 34% | 14 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 1/15 | 7% | 19% | 107 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 7/27 | 26% | 31% | 99 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 4/21 | 19% | 28% | 105 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 6/11 | 55% | 39% | 45 |
| Peach County Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 20/6,283 | 31.8 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 62 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 9/20 | 45% | 47% | 72.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/20 | 0% | 5% | 112 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 4/20 | 20% | 21% | 84.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/20 | 0% | 1% | 83.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 4/20 | 20% | 10% | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 3/20 | 15% | 17% | 66.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 80.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 77 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 20 | 23.2 months | 18.4 months | 52 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 9 | 1.1 months | 12.3 months | 129 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | 11.0 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 3 | 18.8 months | 15.8 months | 45 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 4 | 32.4 months | 34.6 months | 74.5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/9 | 0% | 5% | 82.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 5/9 | 56% | 51% | 50.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 19% | 96.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 4/4 | 100% | 73% | 31.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 4 | 23.1 months | 22.8 months | 59.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 4 | 9.3 months | 10.1 months | 78 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/6 | 50% | 61% | 63 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 67% | 29.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 4/6,283 | 6.4 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 66 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 4/6,283 | 6.4 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 23.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 2/6 | 33% | 3% | 2 |
| 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 | 0/13 | 0% | 1.9% | 97.5 |
| 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 | 0/0 | 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 | 0/1 | 0% | 2.9% | 61 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 2.8% | 63.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Peach 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 | 260 | 35.2 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 125 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 44 | 6.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 72.5 |
| Removals During Period | 12 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 98 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 28 | 44.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 103 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 20 | na | na | 66 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 20/21 | 95.2% | 96.6% | 120.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 42/43 | 97.67% | 99.58% | 153 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 5/9 | 56% | 48% | 44 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 9 | 1.1 months | 12.5 months | 134 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 0/1 | 0% | 21% | 111.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 8.4% | 94 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 19% | 96.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 4 | 32.4 months | 34.6 months | 74.5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 4/21 | 19% | 21% | 83.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 2/19 | 11% | 6% | 35 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 61% | 111.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 4/18 | 22% | 32% | 103.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 4/6 | 67% | 97% | 128 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 3/5 | 60% | 41% | 36.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 12/12 | 100% | 77% | 13.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 3/8 | 38% | 52% | 111 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 2/25 | 8% | 28% | 127.5 |
| Peach 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 | 0/4 | 0% | 50% | 141 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 0/12 | 0% | 8% | 105 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 0/6 | 0% | 30% | 136 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 4/21 | 19% | 28% | 105 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/2 | 0% | 26% | 81.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 2/4 | 50% | 54% | 89 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/6 | 50% | 61% | 63 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 67% | 29.5 |