Statistics for Chattahoochee Circuit
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Statistics for Individual County: Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Harris, Taylor, Talbot, Marion.
Tables:
| Chattahoochee 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 | 3,829 | 51.6 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 15 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,347/3,829 | 87.4% | 88.3% | 34.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,991 | 26.8 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 394 | 5.3 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 48 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 1,444 | 19.5 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports | 463 | 6.2 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 12.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 312 | 4.2 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 12 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 58 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 20 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 12.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 73 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 22 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 134/463 | 28.9% | 24.3% | 18 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 37/1,922 | 1.9% | 2.1% | 26.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 1/394 | 0.3% | 0.6% | 32.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/203 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 55/203 | 27.1% | 28.4% | 31 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 98/203 | 48.3% | 37.6% | 9 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 203 | 17.0 days | 22.0 days | 27.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 203 | 227.0 days | 238.0 days | 22 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 2/203 | 1% | 1.2% | 21 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 24/543 | 4.4% | 3.1% | 8 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/148 | 2.7% | 1.2% | 8.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 20/395 | 5.1% | 3.8% | 9 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 84/2,176 | 3.9% | 2.4% | 7 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 5/389 | 1.3% | 1.8% | 32.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Chattahoochee 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 | 171 | 27.8 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 15 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 14.2 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 15 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 22/171 | 12.9% | 13.1% | 24 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 7/171 | 4.1% | 5% | 23 |
| Removals for Neglect | 46/171 | 27% | 36% | 29 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 73/171 | 43% | 36% | 21.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 13/171 | 8% | 9% | 23.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 5/171 | 3% | 9% | 43.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 32/171 | 19% | 18% | 27 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 8/171 | 5% | 13% | 42.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/171 | 1% | 8% | 47.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 11/171 | 6% | 11% | 33 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 3/171 | 2% | 3% | 22 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 47/94 | 50% | 60% | 43 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 44/94 | 47% | 35% | 8.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/94 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/94 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/94 | 2% | 5% | 35 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/94 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 1/94 | 1% | 0% | 2.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/94 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 11/151 | 7% | 9% | 22 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 42/220 | 19% | 31% | 42.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/95 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Chattahoochee 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 | 61,072 | na | na | 10 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 555 | 90.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 491 | 80.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 535 | 86.9 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 6 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 726 | na | na | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 196,635 | 32,022.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 144,134 | 23,472.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 450,227 | 73,721.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 6 |
| 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 | 48 | 7.9 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 17 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 81 | 13.3 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 7 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 9 | 1.5 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 321/491 | 65% | 63% | 14.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 115/491 | 23% | 17% | 9 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 5/491 | 1% | 3% | 44.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/491 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 48/491 | 10% | 15% | 44 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 1/491 | 0% | 1% | 38.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/491 | 0% | 1% | 34.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/491 | 0% | 0% | 30.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 40/745 | 5.37% | 3.46% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 10/745 | 1.34% | 0.71% | 6.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 2/745 | 0.27% | 0.09% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 5/745 | 0.67% | 0.4% | 13.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 40/48 | 83% | 91% | 42 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 152/30,675 | 5 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 29 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 122/667 | 18% | 25% | 45.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 447/667 | 67% | 57% | 7 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 98/667 | 15% | 18% | 33.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/491 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 22/491 | 4% | 9% | 47 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 555 | 16.3 months | 16.3 months | 22 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 491 | 22.6 months | 18.6 months | 9 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 176/555 | 32% | 33% | 30 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 32/104 | 31% | 45% | 40 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 279/491 | 57% | 51% | 12 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 235/491 | 48% | 40% | 9 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 204/491 | 42% | 36% | 10 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 73/204 | 36% | 31% | 24.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 80/269 | 30% | 30% | 27.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 63/203 | 31% | 28% | 21 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 53/141 | 38% | 37% | 24 |
| Chattahoochee Circuit Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 226/61,406 | 36.8 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 116/226 | 51% | 46% | 16 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 9/226 | 4% | 4% | 25.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 38/226 | 17% | 21% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/226 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 11/226 | 5% | 10% | 44 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 50/226 | 22% | 17% | 14.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/226 | 0% | 0% | 29 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/226 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/226 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 226 | 16.3 months | 17.9 months | 32 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 116 | 13.1 months | 11.9 months | 26 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 9 | 11.5 months | 12.0 months | 23.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 50 | 21.0 months | 14.9 months | 15 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 38 | 51.1 months | 35.4 months | 8 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/116 | 1% | 3% | 24.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 50/116 | 43% | 52% | 30 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 1/38 | 3% | 20% | 38 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 14/38 | 37% | 72% | 44 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 32 | 36.8 months | 23.6 months | 5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 32 | 15.1 months | 10.9 months | 11 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/5 | 80% | 61% | 15.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 71% | 28.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 38/61,406 | 6.2 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 19 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 13/61,406 | 2.1 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 30 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/33 | 3% | 2% | 16 |
| 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 | 2/180 | 1.1% | 1.7% | 27.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/89 | 4.5% | 8.2% | 30 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/11 | 9.1% | 5.5% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/24 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 3.9% | 34 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/45 | 0% | 2.7% | 30.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Chattahoochee 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 | 3,829 | 51.6 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 15 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 463 | 6.2 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 12.5 |
| Removals During Period | 171 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 15 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 491 | 80.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 226 | na | na | 3 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 263/270 | 97.4% | 97% | 28 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 741/745 | 99.46% | 99.54% | 34 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 51/120 | 42% | 49% | 28.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 120 | 13.1 months | 12.3 months | 26 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 21/103 | 20% | 23% | 26 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 5/100 | 5% | 8.5% | 30 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 1/38 | 3% | 20% | 38 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 38 | 51.1 months | 35.4 months | 8 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 38/215 | 18% | 21% | 33 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 13/135 | 10% | 9% | 22 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 10/59 | 17% | 50% | 46 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 62/187 | 33% | 32% | 23 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 32/33 | 97% | 98% | 36 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 5/11 | 45% | 39% | 18 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 147/185 | 79% | 76% | 16.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 109/197 | 55% | 51% | 17 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 98/308 | 32% | 26% | 8 |
| Chattahoochee 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 | 96/205 | 47% | 53% | 35 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 11/151 | 7% | 9% | 22 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 42/220 | 19% | 31% | 42.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 63/203 | 31% | 28% | 21 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/15 | 0% | 25% | 46 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 32/104 | 31% | 45% | 40 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/5 | 80% | 61% | 15.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 71% | 28.5 |