Statistics for Alapaha Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Berrien, Cook, Atkinson, Clinch, Lanier.
Tables:
| Alapaha Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,005 | 58.3 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 9 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 847/1,005 | 84.3% | 86.4% | 44 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 413 | 24.0 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 233 | 13.5 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 24 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 359 | 20.8 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 8 |
| Victim Reports | 237 | 13.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 1 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 174 | 10.1 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 1 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 17 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 5 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 41 | 2.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 60/237 | 25.3% | 25.3% | 29.5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 17/409 | 4.2% | 2.4% | 3.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 4/233 | 1.7% | 0.7% | 6 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/94 | 1.1% | 0.5% | 11 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 20/94 | 21.3% | 28.6% | 37 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 26/94 | 27.7% | 35.8% | 38 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 94 | 73.5 days | 30.0 days | 6 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 94 | 375.0 days | 259.0 days | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/94 | 1.1% | 1.5% | 26 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 11/214 | 5.1% | 3.1% | 7 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/42 | 0% | 1.5% | 37 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 11/172 | 6.4% | 3.7% | 5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 29/455 | 6.4% | 2.6% | 1 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 16/247 | 6.5% | 2.1% | 1 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Alapaha Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 137 | 96.1 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 1 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 11.4 | 8.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 1 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 9/137 | 6.6% | 13.2% | 44 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/137 | 0% | 4.5% | 45.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 86/137 | 63% | 35% | 2 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 62/137 | 45% | 41% | 26 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 10/137 | 7% | 9% | 29.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 13/137 | 9% | 8% | 22 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 35/137 | 26% | 19% | 10 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 17/137 | 12% | 13% | 27.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 5/137 | 4% | 8% | 40 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 2/137 | 1% | 11% | 49 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 4/137 | 3% | 3% | 21 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 28/66 | 42% | 57% | 45.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 35/66 | 53% | 37% | 6 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/66 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/66 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/66 | 5% | 5% | 21.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/66 | 0% | 0% | 27 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/66 | 0% | 1% | 28.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/66 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 4/121 | 3% | 7% | 33 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 7/45 | 16% | 29% | 40.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Alapaha Circuit Children in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2025 | 14,169 | na | na | 47 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 122 | 85.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 203 | 143.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 163 | 114.2 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 259 | na | na | 27 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 58,026 | 40,703.0 per 10K | 15,776.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025 | 42,759 | 29,994.0 per 10K | 12,131.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025 | 102,116 | 72,070.0 per 10K | 32,732.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2024 through March 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2025 | 17 | 12.0 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 7 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 4 | 2.8 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 36 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 45 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 119/203 | 59% | 62% | 34 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 65/203 | 32% | 19% | 5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/203 | 0% | 3% | 49.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/203 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 17/203 | 8% | 14% | 46 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/203 | 0% | 1% | 40.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 2/203 | 1% | 1% | 17 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/203 | 0% | 0% | 28.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Parent | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | na | na | na | na |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2025 | 12/17 | 71% | 91% | 50 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 114/23,488 | 4.9 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 29 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 46/256 | 18% | 26% | 47.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 190/256 | 74% | 57% | 1 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 20/256 | 8% | 18% | 50 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/203 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 1/203 | 0% | 7% | 51 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 122 | 20.9 months | 17.2 months | 13 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 203 | 9.4 months | 16.5 months | 50 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 40/122 | 33% | 33% | 29 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024 | 7/11 | 64% | 58% | 23 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 | 63/203 | 31% | 47% | 47 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 43/203 | 21% | 36% | 44.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 42/203 | 21% | 33% | 43 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 4/42 | 10% | 19% | 44.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/65 | 34% | 33% | 34.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 18/48 | 38% | 31% | 25 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 16/47 | 34% | 40% | 31 |
| Alapaha Circuit Children Discharged During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 56/14,256 | 39.3 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 25/56 | 45% | 45% | 23.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 4/56 | 7% | 5% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 9/56 | 16% | 24% | 39 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/56 | 0% | 0% | 31 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 7/56 | 12% | 10% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 11/56 | 20% | 16% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/56 | 0% | 0% | 29 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/56 | 0% | 0% | 30 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/56 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 56 | 25.4 months | 19.7 months | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 25 | 17.6 months | 12.5 months | 9.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 4 | 35.3 months | 9.6 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 11 | 17.9 months | 16.7 months | 23.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 9 | 30.4 months | 34.6 months | 33 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/25 | 0% | 4% | 38 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 10/25 | 40% | 51% | 34.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 3/9 | 33% | 18% | 9 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 7/9 | 78% | 74% | 26 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 9 | 20.9 months | 23.1 months | 29 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 9 | 8.7 months | 9.6 months | 38 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 56% | 18 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 59% | 6.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 9/14,256 | 6.3 per 10K | 4.7 per 10K | 20.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 7/14,256 | 4.9 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/9 | 0% | 2% | 35.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 28.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/38 | 5.3% | 8.4% | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 7.2% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 5.6% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 0.2% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/11 | 0% | 1.9% | 33 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 25% | na |
| Alapaha Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,005 | 58.3 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 9 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 237 | 13.7 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 1 |
| Removals During Period | 137 | 8.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 1 |
| In-care on March 31 2025 | 203 | 143.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 56 | na | na | 37.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 100/108 | 92.6% | 96.6% | 50.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 228/228 | 100% | 99.58% | 14 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 7/25 | 28% | 48% | 42.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 25 | 17.6 months | 12.6 months | 9 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 2/14 | 14% | 24% | 37.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 2/38 | 5.3% | 8.4% | 32.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 3/9 | 33% | 18% | 9 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 9 | 30.4 months | 34.6 months | 33 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 6/47 | 13% | 24% | 43.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 1/49 | 2% | 7% | 41 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2023 through March 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 4/5 | 80% | 60% | 7.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 18/45 | 40% | 35% | 27 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 9/9 | 100% | 98% | 16.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/5 | 20% | 43% | 46.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 99/135 | 73% | 77% | 39.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 28/48 | 58% | 54% | 21.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 29/68 | 43% | 30% | 3.5 |
| Alapaha Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2023 through December 2023 Removal | 24/46 | 52% | 53% | 27 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 4/121 | 3% | 7% | 33 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 7/45 | 16% | 29% | 40.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 18/48 | 38% | 31% | 25 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 1/2 | 50% | 26% | 5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 7/11 | 64% | 58% | 23 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 56% | 18 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 59% | 6.5 |