Statistics for Brunswick Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Glynn, Camden, Wayne, Appling, Jeff Davis.
Tables:
| Brunswick Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,661 | 46.5 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 20 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,347/2,661 | 88.2% | 88.3% | 27 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 886 | 15.5 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 853 | 14.9 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 18 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 922 | 16.1 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 20 |
| Victim Reports | 344 | 6.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 14.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 207 | 3.6 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 19 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 56 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 20 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 12.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 61 | 1.1 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 18 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 61/344 | 17.7% | 24.3% | 39.5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 16/1,395 | 1.1% | 2.1% | 43 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 1/853 | 0.1% | 0.6% | 41.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/85 | 0% | 0.6% | 33.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 41/85 | 48.2% | 28.4% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 42/85 | 49.4% | 37.6% | 7 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 85 | 8.0 days | 22.0 days | 45 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 85 | 197.0 days | 238.0 days | 30 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/85 | 0% | 1.2% | 39.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 11/300 | 3.7% | 3.1% | 14 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/50 | 0% | 1.2% | 34.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 11/250 | 4.4% | 3.8% | 14.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 41/1,656 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 23.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 11/972 | 1.1% | 1.8% | 35 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Brunswick Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 92 | 19.2 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 27.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 7.7 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 27 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 4/92 | 4.3% | 13.1% | 47 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 2/92 | 2.2% | 5% | 30.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 31/92 | 34% | 36% | 23 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 38/92 | 41% | 36% | 26 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 18/92 | 20% | 9% | 3 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 12/92 | 13% | 9% | 14 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 25/92 | 27% | 18% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 13/92 | 14% | 13% | 21 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 8/92 | 9% | 8% | 16 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 8/92 | 9% | 11% | 22 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/92 | 1% | 3% | 30 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 29/44 | 66% | 60% | 19 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 13/44 | 30% | 35% | 33 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/44 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/44 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/44 | 5% | 5% | 20 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/44 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/44 | 0% | 0% | 27.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/44 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 5/71 | 7% | 9% | 22 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 23/94 | 24% | 31% | 34.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/37 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Brunswick Circuit Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 48,006 | na | na | 19 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 250 | 52.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 25.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 243 | 51.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 239 | 50.0 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 25 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 342 | na | na | 15 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 87,476 | 18,282.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 76,720 | 16,034.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 18 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 197,031 | 41,043.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 16 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 50 | 10.4 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 46 | 9.6 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 16 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 1 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 42 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 148/243 | 61% | 63% | 33 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 22/243 | 9% | 17% | 44.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 15/243 | 6% | 3% | 5.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/243 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 50/243 | 21% | 15% | 7 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 8/243 | 3% | 1% | 8 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/243 | 0% | 1% | 34.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/243 | 0% | 0% | 30.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 10/347 | 2.88% | 3.46% | 29 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 1/347 | 0.29% | 0.71% | 34 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/347 | 0% | 0.09% | 31.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/347 | 0.29% | 0.4% | 24 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 40/50 | 80% | 91% | 44 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 75/14,524 | 5.2 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 27 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 114/368 | 31% | 25% | 6 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 181/368 | 49% | 57% | 47.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 73/368 | 20% | 18% | 9.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/243 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 21/243 | 9% | 9% | 25 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 250 | 23.3 months | 16.3 months | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 243 | 19.0 months | 18.6 months | 19 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 69/250 | 28% | 33% | 37.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 21/40 | 52% | 45% | 18 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 128/243 | 53% | 51% | 19 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 104/243 | 43% | 40% | 13.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 100/243 | 41% | 36% | 12.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 42/100 | 42% | 31% | 16 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 42/140 | 30% | 30% | 27.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 35/115 | 30% | 28% | 22 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/65 | 31% | 37% | 34.5 |
| Brunswick Circuit Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 97/47,848 | 20.3 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 30 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 44/97 | 45% | 46% | 25.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 2/97 | 2% | 4% | 39.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 27/97 | 28% | 21% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/97 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 16/97 | 16% | 10% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 7/97 | 7% | 17% | 40.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/97 | 0% | 0% | 29 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/97 | 1% | 0% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/97 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 97 | 30.6 months | 17.9 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 44 | 15.5 months | 11.9 months | 13 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 2 | 1.4 months | 12.0 months | 43 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 7 | 25.7 months | 14.9 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 27 | 41.9 months | 35.4 months | 15 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/44 | 2% | 3% | 21 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 18/44 | 41% | 52% | 33 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 5/27 | 19% | 20% | 22 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 16/27 | 59% | 72% | 40 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 26 | 24.1 months | 23.6 months | 23 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 26 | 14.0 months | 10.9 months | 12 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/7 | 57% | 61% | 30.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 71% | 9 |
| Adoption Discharges | 27/47,848 | 5.6 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 23.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 17/47,848 | 3.6 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 13 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/27 | 0% | 2% | 35 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.9 per 1M | 29.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 0/125 | 0% | 1.7% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/45 | 4.4% | 8.2% | 31 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 5.5% | 28.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/55 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 3.9% | 34 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/10 | 0% | 2.7% | 30.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Brunswick Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 2,661 | 46.5 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 20 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 344 | 6.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 14.5 |
| Removals During Period | 92 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 27 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 243 | 51.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 97 | na | na | 20.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 159/163 | 97.5% | 97% | 26.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 347/347 | 100% | 99.54% | 13 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 16/42 | 38% | 49% | 32 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 42 | 15.5 months | 12.3 months | 15.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 7/43 | 16% | 23% | 31.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 2/53 | 3.8% | 8.5% | 32 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 5/27 | 19% | 20% | 22 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 27 | 41.9 months | 35.4 months | 15 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 22/109 | 20% | 21% | 28 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 10/78 | 13% | 9% | 16 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 14/23 | 61% | 50% | 16.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 35/104 | 34% | 32% | 21 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 27/27 | 100% | 98% | 17 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 6/18 | 33% | 39% | 34.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 75/97 | 77% | 76% | 19.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 40/79 | 51% | 51% | 24 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 43/148 | 29% | 26% | 12.5 |
| Brunswick Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 32/78 | 41% | 53% | 42 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 5/71 | 7% | 9% | 22 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 23/94 | 24% | 31% | 34.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 35/115 | 30% | 28% | 22 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 8/35 | 23% | 25% | 28 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 21/40 | 52% | 45% | 18 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/7 | 57% | 61% | 30.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 71% | 9 |