Statistics for Augusta Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Richmond, Burke.
Tables:
| Augusta Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,842 | 29.1 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 20 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,649/1,842 | 89.5% | 87.7% | 10 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,082 | 17.1 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 8 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 760 | 12.0 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 39 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Victim Reports | 244 | 3.9 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 15 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 134 | 2.1 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 22 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 92 | 1.5 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 11 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 23 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 7 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 76/244 | 31.1% | 29.4% | 29 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 71/840 | 8.5% | 7.1% | 14 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 21/760 | 2.8% | 3.4% | 32 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/168 | 0% | 0.3% | 29 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 38/168 | 22.6% | 28.7% | 34 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 50/168 | 29.8% | 36.1% | 37 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 168 | 65.0 days | 34.0 days | 9 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 168 | 368.0 days | 389.0 days | 26 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/168 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 8/314 | 2.5% | 1.6% | 11 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/75 | 0% | 0.3% | 28 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 8/239 | 3.3% | 2.1% | 13 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 24/1,156 | 2.1% | 2.2% | 29.5 |
| 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 | 18/1,050 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 16 |
| Augusta Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 249 | 46.4 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 20.8 | 3.9 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 21/249 | 8.4% | 12.9% | 37 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 6/249 | 2.4% | 4.5% | 32 |
| Removals for Neglect | 67/249 | 27% | 36% | 36.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 118/249 | 47% | 40% | 21.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 7/249 | 3% | 10% | 44 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 12/249 | 5% | 8% | 39.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 52/249 | 21% | 19% | 23.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 19/249 | 8% | 12% | 35 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 21/249 | 8% | 8% | 22 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 11/249 | 4% | 10% | 38 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/249 | 1% | 3% | 33 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 56/142 | 39% | 58% | 48 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 81/142 | 57% | 37% | 5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/142 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/142 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 5/142 | 4% | 4% | 24.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/142 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/142 | 0% | 0% | 28.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/142 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 24/230 | 10% | 6% | 7 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 49/154 | 32% | 30% | 18 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/97 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Augusta Circuit Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 53,849 | na | na | 16 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 404 | 76.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 455 | 84.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 423 | 78.7 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 12 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 653 | na | na | 6 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 154,207 | 28,751.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 12 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 117,533 | 21,913.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 336,520 | 62,493.0 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 | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 64 | 11.9 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 8 | 1.5 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 45.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 2 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 30 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 276/455 | 61% | 63% | 30 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 95/455 | 21% | 18% | 16 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 11/455 | 2% | 3% | 37.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/455 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 64/455 | 14% | 13% | 25.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 8/455 | 2% | 1% | 15.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/455 | 0% | 1% | 37 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/455 | 0% | 0% | 27.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 20/664 | 3.01% | 3.16% | 24 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 1/664 | 0.15% | 0.52% | 35 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 0/664 | 0% | 0.14% | 34 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/664 | 0.15% | 0.25% | 19 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 55/64 | 86% | 92% | 43 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 188/34,883 | 5.4 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 33 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 143/577 | 25% | 25% | 28 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 318/577 | 55% | 57% | 30.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 116/577 | 20% | 18% | 12.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/455 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 35/455 | 8% | 7% | 17.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 404 | 22.8 months | 17.3 months | 6 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 455 | 15.9 months | 16.7 months | 24 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 125/404 | 31% | 34% | 38.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 31/40 | 78% | 56% | 7.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 216/455 | 47% | 47% | 22 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 178/455 | 39% | 37% | 16.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 164/455 | 36% | 34% | 18 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 5/164 | 3% | 21% | 51 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 65/235 | 28% | 33% | 39.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 58/193 | 30% | 31% | 33 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 39/114 | 34% | 38% | 32.5 |
| Augusta Circuit Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 191/53,636 | 35.6 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 67/192 | 35% | 43% | 38.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 9/192 | 5% | 5% | 22 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 50/192 | 26% | 25% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/192 | 0% | 0% | 28.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 18/192 | 9% | 11% | 33.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 45/192 | 23% | 16% | 10.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/192 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 2/192 | 1% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/192 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 191 | 19.1 months | 19.8 months | 30 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 67 | 12.8 months | 12.8 months | 29.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 9 | 0.0 months | 9.4 months | 45 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 45 | 10.5 months | 16.7 months | 46 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 50 | 46.7 months | 34.4 months | 13 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 4/67 | 6% | 3% | 10.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 37/67 | 55% | 50% | 15 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 2/50 | 4% | 18% | 39.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 28/50 | 56% | 72% | 41.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 36 | 34.8 months | 24.1 months | 9 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 36 | 14.1 months | 9.7 months | 10 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/8 | 62% | 55% | 18 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 56% | 8.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 50/53,636 | 9.3 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 15.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 20/53,636 | 3.7 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 11 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/36 | 0% | 3% | 37 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 29 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 3/218 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/64 | 4.7% | 9.4% | 31 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/12 | 0% | 8% | 31 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/27 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 2.6% | 10.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/18 | 0% | 0% | 25.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/54 | 0% | 0.8% | 27.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 40% | na |
| Augusta Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 1,842 | 29.1 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 20 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 240 | 3.8 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 15 |
| Removals During Period | 249 | 3.9 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 7.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 455 | 84.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 192 | na | na | 6 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 104/105 | 99% | 98.4% | 32 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 664/664 | 100% | 100% | 26 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 29/61 | 48% | 48% | 22 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 61 | 12.1 months | 12.7 months | 33 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 13/62 | 21% | 21% | 24 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 3/76 | 3.9% | 9.3% | 33 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 2/50 | 4% | 18% | 39.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 50 | 46.7 months | 34.4 months | 13 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 46/198 | 23% | 25% | 30.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 3/171 | 2% | 7% | 38 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 10/23 | 43% | 54% | 38.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 58/174 | 33% | 35% | 33 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 36/36 | 100% | 97% | 15 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 7/20 | 35% | 40% | 31 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 205/253 | 81% | 75% | 11.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 59/122 | 48% | 55% | 36 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 78/241 | 32% | 30% | 18.5 |
| Augusta Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 77/139 | 55% | 53% | 19.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 24/230 | 10% | 6% | 7 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 49/154 | 32% | 30% | 18 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 58/193 | 30% | 31% | 33 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 3/8 | 38% | 24% | 9 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 31/40 | 78% | 56% | 7.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/8 | 62% | 55% | 18 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 56% | 8.5 |