Statistics for Eastern Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Chatham.
Tables:
| Eastern 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 | 3,297 | 43.3 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 24 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,877/3,297 | 87.3% | 88.3% | 36.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,488 | 19.6 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 12 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 649 | 8.5 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 41 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 1,160 | 15.2 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 25 |
| Victim Reports | 300 | 3.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 33.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 172 | 2.3 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 34.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 45 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 25.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 12 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 23.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 71 | 0.9 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 25.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 39/300 | 13% | 24.3% | 49 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 31/1,837 | 1.7% | 2.1% | 32.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 1/649 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 37.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/78 | 0% | 0.6% | 33.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 17/78 | 21.8% | 28.4% | 39 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 20/78 | 25.6% | 37.6% | 47 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 78 | 20.0 days | 22.0 days | 24.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 78 | 237.0 days | 238.0 days | 18 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/78 | 0% | 1.2% | 39.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 11/328 | 3.4% | 3.1% | 16.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/51 | 2% | 1.2% | 12.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 10/277 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 19.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 31/1,987 | 1.6% | 2.4% | 42.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/617 | 0.6% | 1.8% | 45 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Eastern 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 | 62 | 9.7 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 44 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 5.2 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 44.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 9/62 | 14.5% | 13.1% | 17 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 1/62 | 1.6% | 5% | 35 |
| Removals for Neglect | 9/62 | 15% | 36% | 47 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 18/62 | 29% | 36% | 36 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 3/62 | 5% | 9% | 35 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 24/62 | 39% | 9% | 1 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 1/62 | 2% | 18% | 50 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 3/62 | 5% | 13% | 42.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 4/62 | 6% | 8% | 23.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 12/62 | 19% | 11% | 8 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/62 | 0% | 3% | 43.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 15/27 | 56% | 60% | 35.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 11/27 | 41% | 35% | 13 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/27 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/27 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/27 | 4% | 5% | 25 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/27 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/27 | 0% | 0% | 27.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/27 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 2/62 | 3% | 9% | 34.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 15/92 | 16% | 31% | 46 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Eastern 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 | 64,176 | na | na | 7 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 293 | 46.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 28.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 244 | 38.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 31.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 269 | 42.2 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 31 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 355 | na | na | 13 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 99,044 | 15,517.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 31 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 86,072 | 13,485.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 27 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 264,874 | 41,273.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 15 |
| 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 | 37 | 5.8 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 29.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 42 | 6.5 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 26.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 4 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 30 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 178/244 | 73% | 63% | 4 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 19/244 | 8% | 17% | 46.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 6/244 | 2% | 3% | 35.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/244 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 37/244 | 15% | 15% | 24.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/244 | 0% | 1% | 38.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 4/244 | 2% | 1% | 1.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/244 | 0% | 0% | 30.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 17/364 | 4.67% | 3.46% | 11 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 2/364 | 0.55% | 0.71% | 28 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/364 | 0% | 0.09% | 31.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/364 | 0.27% | 0.4% | 25 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 35/37 | 95% | 91% | 17.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 76/9,965 | 7.6 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 7.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 91/418 | 22% | 25% | 37 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 243/418 | 58% | 57% | 26 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 84/418 | 20% | 18% | 9.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/244 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 19/244 | 8% | 9% | 33 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 293 | 20.8 months | 16.3 months | 8.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 244 | 26.4 months | 18.6 months | 4 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 68/293 | 23% | 33% | 46 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 8/37 | 22% | 45% | 45 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 165/244 | 68% | 51% | 3 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 135/244 | 55% | 40% | 3 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 131/244 | 54% | 36% | 3 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 34/131 | 26% | 31% | 37 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 37/163 | 23% | 30% | 38 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 29/131 | 22% | 28% | 36.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 15/69 | 22% | 37% | 46 |
| Eastern Circuit Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 103/63,828 | 16.1 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 38 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 48/103 | 47% | 46% | 20.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 10/103 | 10% | 4% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 10/103 | 10% | 21% | 45.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/103 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 20/103 | 19% | 10% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 15/103 | 15% | 17% | 27 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/103 | 0% | 0% | 29 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/103 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/103 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 103 | 25.5 months | 17.9 months | 9.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 48 | 19.2 months | 11.9 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 10 | 3.6 months | 12.0 months | 39 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 15 | 32.0 months | 14.9 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 10 | 41.4 months | 35.4 months | 16 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/48 | 2% | 3% | 21 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 13/48 | 27% | 52% | 45 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 1/10 | 10% | 20% | 32 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 9/10 | 90% | 72% | 18.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 9 | 23.7 months | 23.6 months | 26 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 10 | 19.5 months | 10.9 months | 6.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/6 | 67% | 61% | 24 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 71% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 10/63,828 | 1.6 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 43 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 20/63,828 | 3.1 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 17 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/10 | 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 | 2/65 | 3.1% | 1.7% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/21 | 14.3% | 8.2% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/4 | 25% | 5.5% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/4 | 25% | 3.9% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/13 | 0% | 2.7% | 30.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Eastern 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 | 3,297 | 43.3 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 24 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 300 | 3.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 33 |
| Removals During Period | 62 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 44.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 244 | 38.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 31.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 103 | na | na | 18 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 174/181 | 96.1% | 97% | 38.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 362/364 | 99.45% | 99.54% | 35 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 19/57 | 33% | 49% | 35.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 57 | 19.2 months | 12.3 months | 7 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 3/35 | 9% | 23% | 40.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 4/25 | 16% | 8.5% | 6 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 1/10 | 10% | 20% | 32 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 10 | 41.4 months | 35.4 months | 16 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 9/115 | 8% | 21% | 49 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 4/105 | 4% | 9% | 39.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 8/28 | 29% | 50% | 42.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 29/107 | 27% | 32% | 37 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 10/10 | 100% | 98% | 17 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 5/12 | 42% | 39% | 26 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 47/70 | 67% | 76% | 49 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 47/93 | 51% | 51% | 24 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 34/164 | 21% | 26% | 28 |
| Eastern 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 | 28/86 | 33% | 53% | 46 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 2/62 | 3% | 9% | 34.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 15/92 | 16% | 31% | 46 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 29/131 | 22% | 28% | 36.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 4/16 | 25% | 25% | 26.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/37 | 22% | 45% | 45 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/6 | 67% | 61% | 24 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 71% | na |