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 October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 8,972 | 43.8 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 7 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 7,715/8,972 | 86% | 86.4% | 11 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 3,318 | 16.2 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 7 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 2,484 | 12.1 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 6 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 3,170 | 15.5 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports | 699 | 3.4 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 10 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 401 | 2.0 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 118 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 38 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 142 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 163/699 | 23.3% | 26.1% | 9 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 98/5,103 | 1.9% | 3.1% | 14 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 15/2,484 | 0.6% | 1.3% | 14 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 2/305 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 4.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 54/305 | 17.7% | 25.2% | 12 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 74/305 | 24.3% | 31.6% | 12 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 305 | 47.0 days | 43.0 days | 6 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 305 | 271.0 days | 365.0 days | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 3/305 | 1% | 1.3% | 9 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 19/618 | 3.1% | 3.1% | 4 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 2/159 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 7 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 17/459 | 3.7% | 3.7% | 5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 116/5,108 | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 27/2,408 | 1.1% | 2.1% | 14 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 12 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 | 225 | 12.9 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 13 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 18.8 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 13 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 30/225 | 13.3% | 13.6% | 7 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 9/225 | 4% | 4.7% | 8 |
| Removals for Neglect | 43/225 | 19% | 35% | 14 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 85/225 | 38% | 39% | 10 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 20/225 | 9% | 9% | 7.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 39/225 | 17% | 9% | 1 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 29/225 | 13% | 18% | 10.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 21/225 | 9% | 13% | 11 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 17/225 | 8% | 8% | 6 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 22/225 | 10% | 11% | 4 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/225 | 1% | 3% | 12 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 89/127 | 70% | 57% | 1 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 29/127 | 23% | 37% | 14 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/127 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/127 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 9/127 | 7% | 5% | 4.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/127 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/127 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/127 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 19/203 | 9% | 8% | 5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 68/270 | 25% | 30% | 9.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/113 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 12 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 | 175,129 | na | na | 6 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 676 | 39.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 10 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 631 | 36.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 10.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 661 | 38.1 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 10 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 901 | na | na | 10 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 241,888 | 13,915.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 10 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 207,256 | 11,923.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 562,715 | 32,131.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 7 |
| 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 | 100 | 5.7 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 10 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 63 | 3.6 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 8 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 5 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 10.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 428/631 | 68% | 62% | 1 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 69/631 | 11% | 19% | 14 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 18/631 | 3% | 3% | 7.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/631 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 100/631 | 16% | 14% | 5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 10/631 | 2% | 1% | 3 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 6/631 | 1% | 1% | 2.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/631 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 40/936 | 4.27% | 4.84% | 8 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 7/936 | 0.75% | 0.77% | 7 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/936 | 0% | 0.21% | 12 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 4/936 | 0.43% | 0.32% | 5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 92/100 | 92% | 89% | 5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 214/37,779 | 5.7 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 6 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 284/1,030 | 28% | 25% | 3.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 545/1,030 | 53% | 57% | 12.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 201/1,030 | 20% | 17% | 2.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/631 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 57/631 | 9% | 8% | 6 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 676 | 20.6 months | 16.3 months | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 631 | 22.1 months | 17.0 months | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 184/676 | 27% | 32% | 13 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 50/92 | 54% | 54% | 9 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 364/631 | 58% | 48% | 1 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 288/631 | 46% | 37% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 267/631 | 42% | 34% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 54/267 | 20% | 19% | 8 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 101/371 | 27% | 31% | 10.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 73/299 | 24% | 28% | 10.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 40/168 | 24% | 39% | 13.5 |
| Region 12 Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 258/173,835 | 14.8 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 126/258 | 49% | 47% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 17/258 | 7% | 5% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 65/258 | 25% | 21% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/258 | 0% | 1% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 30/258 | 12% | 10% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 18/258 | 7% | 17% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/258 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/258 | 0% | 0% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/258 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 258 | 21.0 months | 18.4 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 126 | 11.9 months | 12.3 months | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 17 | 12.5 months | 11.0 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 18 | 35.4 months | 15.8 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 65 | 40.7 months | 34.6 months | 6 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 10/126 | 8% | 5% | 3 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 69/126 | 55% | 51% | 3 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 8/65 | 12% | 19% | 8 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 49/65 | 75% | 73% | 7.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 55 | 26.7 months | 22.8 months | 7 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 55 | 12.4 months | 10.1 months | 4 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/10 | 60% | 61% | 8 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 67% | 1.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 65/173,835 | 3.7 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 10 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 32/173,835 | 1.8 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 10 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/58 | 0% | 3% | 13.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 10.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 4/296 | 1.4% | 1.9% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/88 | 4.5% | 8% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/21 | 4.8% | 6.9% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/94 | 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 | 1/21 | 4.8% | 2.9% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/23 | 0% | 2.8% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Region 12 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 | 8,972 | 43.8 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 7 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 699 | 3.4 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 10 |
| Removals During Period | 225 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 13 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 631 | 36.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 10.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 258 | na | na | 12 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 364/372 | 97.8% | 96.6% | 4 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 934/936 | 99.79% | 99.58% | 6 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 65/131 | 50% | 48% | 4.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 131 | 12.1 months | 12.5 months | 10 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 27/111 | 24% | 21% | 4.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 5/109 | 4.6% | 8.4% | 12 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 8/65 | 12% | 19% | 8 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 65 | 40.7 months | 34.6 months | 6 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 60/291 | 21% | 21% | 7 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 17/228 | 7% | 6% | 7 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 33/58 | 57% | 61% | 7.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 73/257 | 28% | 32% | 10 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 58/58 | 100% | 97% | 1.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 15/30 | 50% | 41% | 6 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 190/240 | 79% | 77% | 7 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 121/227 | 53% | 52% | 7 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 99/365 | 27% | 28% | 6 |
| Region 12 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 | 86/225 | 38% | 50% | 12 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 19/203 | 9% | 8% | 5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 68/270 | 25% | 30% | 9.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 73/299 | 24% | 28% | 10.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 10/33 | 30% | 26% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 50/92 | 54% | 54% | 9 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/10 | 60% | 61% | 8 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 67% | 1.5 |