Statistics for Region 12
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Chatham, Glynn, Liberty, Bulloch, Camden, Effingham, Bryan, McIntosh, Long.
Tables:
| Region 12 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 5,160 | 26.1 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,495/5,160 | 87.1% | 87.7% | 9 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,257 | 11.4 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 7 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 2,903 | 14.7 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports | 493 | 2.5 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 317 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 8 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 147 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 11 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 25 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 12 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 4 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 139/493 | 28.2% | 29.4% | 7 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 82/1,766 | 4.6% | 7.1% | 13 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 68/2,903 | 2.3% | 3.4% | 13 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/290 | 0% | 0.3% | 10.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 88/290 | 30.3% | 28.7% | 5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 113/290 | 39% | 36.1% | 5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 290 | 25.0 days | 34.0 days | 10 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 290 | 326.0 days | 389.0 days | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/290 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 10/451 | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/131 | 0% | 0.3% | 9.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 10/320 | 3.1% | 2.1% | 3 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 53/1,832 | 2.9% | 2.2% | 4 |
| 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 | 41/3,760 | 1.1% | 1.5% | 12 |
| Region 12 Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 270 | 15.8 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 22.5 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 12 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 39/270 | 14.4% | 12.9% | 5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 10/270 | 3.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| Removals for Neglect | 52/270 | 19% | 36% | 14 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 121/270 | 45% | 40% | 7 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 20/270 | 7% | 10% | 10.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 46/270 | 17% | 8% | 2 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 44/270 | 16% | 19% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 23/270 | 9% | 12% | 10.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 26/270 | 10% | 8% | 3 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 13/270 | 5% | 10% | 12 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 6/270 | 2% | 3% | 10 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 94/132 | 71% | 58% | 2 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 23/132 | 17% | 37% | 14 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/132 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/132 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 10/132 | 8% | 4% | 2 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/132 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 5/132 | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/132 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 8/247 | 3% | 6% | 11 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 66/228 | 29% | 30% | 8.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/127 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 12 Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 172,313 | na | na | 6 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 662 | 39.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 675 | 39.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 10 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 657 | 38.5 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 11 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 932 | na | na | 10 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 240,096 | 14,039.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 206,436 | 12,071.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 572,679 | 33,235.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 101 | 5.9 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 9 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 88 | 5.1 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 8 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 9 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 458/675 | 68% | 63% | 2 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 66/675 | 10% | 18% | 14 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 20/675 | 3% | 3% | 8 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/675 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 101/675 | 15% | 13% | 4.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 10/675 | 1% | 1% | 9 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 18/675 | 3% | 1% | 1 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 2/675 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 35/1,102 | 3.18% | 3.16% | 9 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 3/1,102 | 0.27% | 0.52% | 10 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 0/1,102 | 0% | 0.14% | 12 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 2/1,102 | 0.18% | 0.25% | 7 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 94/101 | 93% | 92% | 7 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 253/45,136 | 5.6 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 7 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 241/891 | 27% | 25% | 5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 469/891 | 53% | 57% | 11 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 181/891 | 20% | 18% | 3 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/675 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 52/675 | 8% | 7% | 6.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 662 | 21.7 months | 17.3 months | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 675 | 21.4 months | 16.7 months | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 191/662 | 29% | 34% | 10.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 63/111 | 57% | 56% | 9 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 376/675 | 56% | 47% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 304/675 | 45% | 37% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 286/675 | 42% | 34% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 78/286 | 27% | 21% | 5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 126/370 | 34% | 33% | 8 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 101/298 | 34% | 31% | 5.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 47/164 | 29% | 38% | 13 |
| Region 12 Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 248/171,015 | 14.5 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 88/248 | 35% | 43% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 21/248 | 8% | 5% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 94/248 | 38% | 25% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/248 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 21/248 | 8% | 11% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 23/248 | 9% | 16% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/248 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/248 | 0% | 0% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/248 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 248 | 28.5 months | 19.8 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 88 | 13.7 months | 12.8 months | 8 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 21 | 2.8 months | 9.4 months | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 23 | 29.7 months | 16.7 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 94 | 39.6 months | 34.4 months | 6 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/88 | 1% | 3% | 11 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 39/88 | 44% | 50% | 8 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 6/94 | 6% | 18% | 12 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 66/94 | 70% | 72% | 8 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 72 | 26.2 months | 24.1 months | 7 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 72 | 11.8 months | 9.7 months | 5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/9 | 44% | 55% | 11 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 56% | 12.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 94/171,015 | 5.5 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 8 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 22/171,015 | 1.3 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 14 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/77 | 1% | 3% | 11.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 10.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 3/349 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 7/133 | 5.3% | 9.4% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/22 | 13.6% | 8% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/110 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 2.6% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/23 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/38 | 0% | 0.8% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 40% | na |
| Region 12 Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 5,160 | 26.1 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 481 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Removals During Period | 270 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 12 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 675 | 39.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 10 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 248 | na | na | 11 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 189/192 | 98.4% | 98.4% | 9 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 1,102/1,102 | 100% | 100% | 7.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 49/103 | 48% | 48% | 5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 103 | 12.8 months | 12.7 months | 9 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 19/82 | 23% | 21% | 5.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 11/156 | 7.1% | 9.3% | 7 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 6/94 | 6% | 18% | 12 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 94 | 39.6 months | 34.4 months | 6 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 89/321 | 28% | 25% | 5.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 17/241 | 7% | 7% | 7 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 29/73 | 40% | 54% | 12 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 100/273 | 37% | 35% | 5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 76/77 | 99% | 97% | 3.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 19/41 | 46% | 40% | 5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 215/282 | 76% | 75% | 7.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 100/194 | 52% | 55% | 9 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 116/412 | 28% | 30% | 6 |
| Region 12 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 91/227 | 40% | 53% | 14 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 8/247 | 3% | 6% | 11 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 66/228 | 29% | 30% | 8.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 101/298 | 34% | 31% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 3/55 | 5% | 24% | 14 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 63/111 | 57% | 56% | 9 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/9 | 44% | 55% | 11 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 56% | 12.5 |