Statistics for Dublin Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Laurens, Twiggs, Johnson, Treutlen.
Tables:
| Dublin 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 | 961 | 48.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 21 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 829/961 | 86.3% | 86.4% | 25 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 324 | 16.2 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 18 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 309 | 15.5 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 17 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 328 | 16.4 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 22 |
| Victim Reports | 105 | 5.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 20 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 80 | 4.0 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 19.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 7 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 42.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 13 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 5 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 40.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 16/105 | 15.2% | 26.1% | 47 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 17/528 | 3.2% | 3.1% | 21 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 2/309 | 0.6% | 1.3% | 35.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 2/43 | 4.7% | 0.5% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 5/43 | 11.6% | 25.2% | 43 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 8/43 | 18.6% | 31.6% | 45 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 43 | 84.0 days | 43.0 days | 10 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 43 | 312.0 days | 365.0 days | 31.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 2/43 | 4.7% | 1.3% | 3 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 4/108 | 3.7% | 3.1% | 13.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/19 | 0% | 1.5% | 37 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 4/89 | 4.5% | 3.7% | 15 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 15/483 | 3.1% | 2.6% | 18 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 9/284 | 3.2% | 2.1% | 13.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Dublin Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 41 | 24.7 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 24 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 3.4 | 2.1 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 4/41 | 9.8% | 13.6% | 33 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/41 | 0% | 4.7% | 47.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 24/41 | 59% | 35% | 2 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 19/41 | 46% | 39% | 20.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 1/41 | 2% | 9% | 45 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 4/41 | 10% | 9% | 20.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 4/41 | 10% | 18% | 39.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 6/41 | 15% | 13% | 24.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 3/41 | 7% | 8% | 25 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 2/41 | 5% | 11% | 34 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/41 | 5% | 3% | 9 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 9/21 | 43% | 57% | 46 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 11/21 | 52% | 37% | 6.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/21 | 5% | 5% | 28.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 1% | 29.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 0/41 | 0% | 8% | 47.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 11/25 | 44% | 30% | 5.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/29 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Dublin Circuit Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 16,609 | na | na | 45 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 81 | 49.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 27.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 74 | 45.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 29.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 82 | 49.4 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 27 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 122 | na | na | 44 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 30,031 | 18,072.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 27 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 22,841 | 13,745.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 27 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 54,007 | 32,517.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 25 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 17 | 10.2 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 12 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 4 | 2.4 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 38 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 1 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 22 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 39/74 | 53% | 62% | 44 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 17/74 | 23% | 19% | 15 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 1/74 | 1% | 3% | 43.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/74 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 17/74 | 23% | 14% | 3 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/74 | 0% | 1% | 42.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/74 | 0% | 1% | 35 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/74 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 4/113 | 3.54% | 4.84% | 38 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 0/113 | 0% | 0.77% | 45.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/113 | 0% | 0.21% | 33.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/113 | 0% | 0.32% | 38 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 16/17 | 94% | 89% | 16 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 29/9,084 | 3.2 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 46 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 30/131 | 23% | 25% | 37 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 81/131 | 62% | 57% | 13 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 20/131 | 15% | 17% | 32 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/74 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 7/74 | 9% | 8% | 19.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 81 | 22.5 months | 16.3 months | 5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 74 | 11.4 months | 17.0 months | 47 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 35/81 | 43% | 32% | 10 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 8/11 | 73% | 54% | 8.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 29/74 | 39% | 48% | 34.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 28/74 | 38% | 37% | 23.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 26/74 | 35% | 34% | 19 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 1/26 | 4% | 19% | 48 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 14/46 | 30% | 31% | 31.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/39 | 28% | 28% | 30 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/22 | 41% | 39% | 26.5 |
| Dublin Circuit Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 47/16,618 | 28.3 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 14/47 | 30% | 47% | 47 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 3/47 | 6% | 5% | 16.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 11/47 | 23% | 21% | 24 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/47 | 0% | 1% | 31.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 10/47 | 21% | 10% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 9/47 | 19% | 17% | 20.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 47 | 22.7 months | 18.4 months | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 14 | 13.7 months | 12.3 months | 24 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 3 | 13.6 months | 11.0 months | 14 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 9 | 11.9 months | 15.8 months | 44 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 11 | 33.9 months | 34.6 months | 28 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/14 | 0% | 5% | 39 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 7/14 | 50% | 51% | 22.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 3/11 | 27% | 19% | 17 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 9/11 | 82% | 73% | 24.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 7 | 20.9 months | 22.8 months | 34 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 7 | 10.1 months | 10.1 months | 26 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/7 | 29% | 61% | 49 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 11/16,618 | 6.6 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 18 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 10/16,618 | 6 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 1 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/8 | 0% | 3% | 35 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 30 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 1/38 | 2.6% | 1.9% | 14.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 8% | 44.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 6.9% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/18 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| 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 | 0/4 | 0% | 2.9% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/1 | 100% | 2.8% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Dublin Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 961 | 48.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 21 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 105 | 5.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 20 |
| Removals During Period | 41 | 2.1 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 24.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 74 | 45.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 29.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 47 | na | na | 41 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 56/58 | 96.6% | 96.6% | 33 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 113/113 | 100% | 99.58% | 14 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 8/17 | 47% | 48% | 21 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 17 | 13.6 months | 12.5 months | 29 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 5/19 | 26% | 21% | 17.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/9 | 0% | 8.4% | 45.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 3/11 | 27% | 19% | 17 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 11 | 33.9 months | 34.6 months | 28 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 9/35 | 26% | 21% | 17.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/30 | 0% | 6% | 47 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 8/10 | 80% | 61% | 8.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 11/33 | 33% | 32% | 30 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 8/8 | 100% | 97% | 17 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 6/10 | 60% | 41% | 9 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 43/51 | 84% | 77% | 10 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 9/20 | 45% | 52% | 38 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 15/45 | 33% | 28% | 6.5 |
| Dublin Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 10/16 | 62% | 50% | 8 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 0/41 | 0% | 8% | 47.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 11/25 | 44% | 30% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/39 | 28% | 28% | 30 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 2/2 | 100% | 26% | 1.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/11 | 73% | 54% | 8.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/7 | 29% | 61% | 49 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |