Statistics for Region 10
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Dougherty, Thomas, Colquitt, Decatur, Mitchell, Worth, Grady, Lee, Early, Terrell, Seminole, Miller, Calhoun, Baker.
Tables:
| Region 10 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 5,317 | 54.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 3 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,602/5,317 | 86.6% | 86.4% | 6 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,831 | 18.6 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 1,423 | 14.5 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 2,063 | 21.0 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports | 568 | 5.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 391 | 4.0 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 67 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 35 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 75 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 82/568 | 14.4% | 26.1% | 14 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 78/2,686 | 2.9% | 3.1% | 6.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 24/1,423 | 1.7% | 1.3% | 4.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 6/197 | 3% | 0.5% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 29/197 | 14.7% | 25.2% | 13 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 46/197 | 23.4% | 31.6% | 13 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 197 | 95.0 days | 43.0 days | 1 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 197 | 422.0 days | 365.0 days | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 7/197 | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 12/530 | 2.3% | 3.1% | 11 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/84 | 0% | 1.5% | 13 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 12/446 | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 69/2,652 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 7 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 41/1,259 | 3.3% | 2.1% | 3 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 10 Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 187 | 22.9 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 6 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 15.6 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 6 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 19/187 | 10.2% | 13.6% | 12.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 4/187 | 2.1% | 4.7% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 50/187 | 27% | 35% | 8 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 86/187 | 46% | 39% | 5.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 7/187 | 4% | 9% | 14 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 16/187 | 9% | 9% | 7 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 21/187 | 11% | 18% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 11/187 | 6% | 13% | 14 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 17/187 | 9% | 8% | 5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 15/187 | 8% | 11% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 5/187 | 3% | 3% | 6.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 65/118 | 55% | 57% | 10 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 48/118 | 41% | 37% | 5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/118 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/118 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 5/118 | 4% | 5% | 10.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/118 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/118 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/118 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 14/183 | 8% | 8% | 6 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 26/134 | 19% | 30% | 12.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 10 Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 81,372 | na | na | 12 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 473 | 58.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 505 | 62.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 488 | 59.7 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 660 | na | na | 13 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 177,588 | 21,781.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 142,313 | 17,455.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 618,632 | 76,025.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 62 | 7.6 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 68 | 8.4 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 2 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 5 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 331/505 | 66% | 62% | 4 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 79/505 | 16% | 19% | 8.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 24/505 | 5% | 3% | 2 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/505 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 62/505 | 12% | 14% | 11 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 7/505 | 1% | 1% | 8 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/505 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/505 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 19/657 | 2.89% | 4.84% | 14 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 1/657 | 0.15% | 0.77% | 14 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/657 | 0% | 0.21% | 12 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/657 | 0.15% | 0.32% | 12 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 57/62 | 92% | 89% | 5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 132/29,041 | 4.5 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 12 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 168/665 | 25% | 25% | 10 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 397/665 | 60% | 57% | 3.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 100/665 | 15% | 17% | 10 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/505 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 46/505 | 9% | 8% | 6 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 473 | 30.8 months | 16.3 months | 1 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 505 | 23.9 months | 17.0 months | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 110/473 | 23% | 32% | 14 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 33/80 | 41% | 54% | 12 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 285/505 | 56% | 48% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 250/505 | 50% | 37% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 242/505 | 48% | 34% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 58/242 | 24% | 19% | 5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 62/301 | 21% | 31% | 14 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 53/278 | 19% | 28% | 14 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 28/81 | 35% | 39% | 9 |
| Region 10 Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 152/81,532 | 18.6 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 55/152 | 36% | 47% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 6/152 | 4% | 5% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 43/152 | 28% | 21% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/152 | 0% | 1% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 21/152 | 14% | 10% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 26/152 | 17% | 17% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/152 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/152 | 0% | 0% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/152 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 152 | 26.5 months | 18.4 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 55 | 15.3 months | 12.3 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 6 | 6.2 months | 11.0 months | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 26 | 21.0 months | 15.8 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 43 | 67.2 months | 34.6 months | 1 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 11/55 | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 24/55 | 44% | 51% | 9.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 4/43 | 9% | 19% | 11.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 14/43 | 33% | 73% | 13.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 32 | 36.8 months | 22.8 months | 1 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 32 | 19.5 months | 10.1 months | 1 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/11 | 55% | 61% | 9.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 67% | 13.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 43/81,532 | 5.3 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 22/81,532 | 2.7 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/36 | 3% | 3% | 7 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 1 | 12.3 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 1/174 | 0.6% | 1.9% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/68 | 4.4% | 8% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/7 | 42.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/45 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| 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 | 0/26 | 0% | 2.9% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/31 | 6.5% | 2.8% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Region 10 Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 5,317 | 54.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 3 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 568 | 5.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 4 |
| Removals During Period | 187 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 6 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 505 | 62.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 152 | na | na | 14 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 303/314 | 96.5% | 96.6% | 8 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 656/657 | 99.85% | 99.58% | 1 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 15/48 | 31% | 48% | 13 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 48 | 15.4 months | 12.5 months | 2 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 9/66 | 14% | 21% | 11.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 7/76 | 9.2% | 8.4% | 5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 4/43 | 9% | 19% | 11.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 43 | 67.2 months | 34.6 months | 1 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 41/259 | 16% | 21% | 11.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 9/192 | 5% | 6% | 11 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 12/29 | 41% | 61% | 13 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 53/254 | 21% | 32% | 14 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 35/36 | 97% | 97% | 8 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 20/25 | 80% | 41% | 1 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 160/189 | 85% | 77% | 1 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 75/127 | 59% | 52% | 2.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 77/304 | 25% | 28% | 9 |
| Region 10 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 40/119 | 34% | 50% | 13 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 14/183 | 8% | 8% | 6 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 26/134 | 19% | 30% | 12.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 53/278 | 19% | 28% | 14 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 3/25 | 12% | 26% | 11 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 33/80 | 41% | 54% | 12 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/11 | 55% | 61% | 9.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 67% | 13.5 |