Statistics for Middle Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Toombs, Emanuel, Washington, Jefferson, Candler.
Tables:
| Middle 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 | 1,139 | 40.8 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 31 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 979/1,139 | 86% | 86.4% | 28 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 360 | 12.9 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 32 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 338 | 12.1 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 27.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 441 | 15.8 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Victim Reports | 133 | 4.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 89 | 3.2 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 25 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 16 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 28 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 11 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 17 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 26 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 44/133 | 33.1% | 26.1% | 14 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 15/565 | 2.7% | 3.1% | 29 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 4/338 | 1.2% | 1.3% | 23 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/89 | 0% | 0.5% | 33.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 9/89 | 10.1% | 25.2% | 47 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 21/89 | 23.6% | 31.6% | 40 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 89 | 112.0 days | 43.0 days | 4 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 89 | 322.0 days | 365.0 days | 30 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/89 | 0% | 1.3% | 41 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 2/177 | 1.1% | 3.1% | 40 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/44 | 2.3% | 1.5% | 12 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/133 | 0.8% | 3.7% | 42 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 16/547 | 2.9% | 2.6% | 22.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 7/294 | 2.4% | 2.1% | 26.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Middle 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 | 72 | 31.0 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 15 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 6 | 2.6 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 16 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 13/72 | 18.1% | 13.6% | 13 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 4/72 | 5.6% | 4.7% | 16 |
| Removals for Neglect | 27/72 | 38% | 35% | 15.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 27/72 | 38% | 39% | 32 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 6/72 | 8% | 9% | 23 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 8/72 | 11% | 9% | 15 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 16/72 | 22% | 18% | 17.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 18/72 | 25% | 13% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 6/72 | 8% | 8% | 19 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 6/72 | 8% | 11% | 27.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/72 | 0% | 3% | 43.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 21/37 | 57% | 57% | 30 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 10/37 | 27% | 37% | 35.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/37 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/37 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 6/37 | 16% | 5% | 3 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/37 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/37 | 0% | 1% | 29.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/37 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 2/71 | 3% | 8% | 35 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 17/86 | 20% | 30% | 39.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/37 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Middle 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 | 23,162 | na | na | 36 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 180 | 78.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 154 | 66.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 172 | 74.3 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 11 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 252 | na | na | 27 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 63,644 | 27,444.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 43,257 | 18,653.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 13 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 97,493 | 42,092.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 18 |
| 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 | 14 | 6.0 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 31 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 9 | 3.9 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 28 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 1 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 30.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 101/154 | 66% | 62% | 15 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 31/154 | 20% | 19% | 18 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 6/154 | 4% | 3% | 15 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/154 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 14/154 | 9% | 14% | 45.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/154 | 0% | 1% | 42.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 2/154 | 1% | 1% | 12 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/154 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 14/251 | 5.58% | 4.84% | 16 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 0/251 | 0% | 0.77% | 45.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/251 | 0% | 0.21% | 33.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/251 | 0% | 0.32% | 38 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 11/14 | 79% | 89% | 45 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 66/12,420 | 5.3 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 23 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 69/244 | 28% | 25% | 19 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 143/244 | 59% | 57% | 21.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 32/244 | 13% | 17% | 44 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/154 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 7/154 | 5% | 8% | 39 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 180 | 13.9 months | 16.3 months | 34.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 154 | 13.3 months | 17.0 months | 37 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 76/180 | 42% | 32% | 12.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 16/21 | 76% | 54% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 59/154 | 38% | 48% | 36.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 53/154 | 34% | 37% | 28 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 50/154 | 32% | 34% | 27 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 8/50 | 16% | 19% | 33 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 28/72 | 39% | 31% | 16.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 19/56 | 34% | 28% | 18 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 23/53 | 43% | 39% | 24 |
| Middle Circuit Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 90/23,190 | 38.8 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 37/90 | 41% | 47% | 33 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 5/90 | 6% | 5% | 16.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 19/90 | 21% | 21% | 27 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/90 | 1% | 1% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 3/90 | 3% | 10% | 49.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 25/90 | 28% | 17% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/90 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/90 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/90 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 90 | 16.0 months | 18.4 months | 36 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 37 | 12.6 months | 12.3 months | 30 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 5 | 17.4 months | 11.0 months | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 25 | 19.5 months | 15.8 months | 21 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 19 | 31.4 months | 34.6 months | 35 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/37 | 0% | 5% | 39 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 14/37 | 38% | 51% | 35.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 1/19 | 5% | 19% | 37 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 16/19 | 84% | 73% | 21 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 18 | 19.1 months | 22.8 months | 37 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 18 | 12.6 months | 10.1 months | 16 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/5 | 100% | 61% | 8 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 19/23,190 | 8.2 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 14 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 4/23,190 | 1.7 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 31 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/18 | 0% | 3% | 35 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 1 | 43.2 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 0/64 | 0% | 1.9% | 41 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/36 | 0% | 8% | 44.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 6.9% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/12 | 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 | 0/11 | 0% | 2.8% | 33 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Middle 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 | 1,139 | 40.8 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 31 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 133 | 4.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Removals During Period | 72 | 2.6 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 16 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 154 | 66.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 90 | na | na | 24 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 84/86 | 97.7% | 96.6% | 23.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 251/251 | 100% | 99.58% | 14 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 15/42 | 36% | 48% | 36 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 42 | 12.4 months | 12.5 months | 33.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 7/40 | 18% | 21% | 28.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/38 | 0% | 8.4% | 45.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 1/19 | 5% | 19% | 37 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 19 | 31.4 months | 34.6 months | 35 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 16/61 | 26% | 21% | 17.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 1/44 | 2% | 6% | 38 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 8/17 | 47% | 61% | 36 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 20/55 | 36% | 32% | 20 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 18/18 | 100% | 97% | 17 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/4 | 50% | 41% | 18 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 59/83 | 71% | 77% | 42 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 43/76 | 57% | 52% | 16.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 24/87 | 28% | 28% | 23 |
| Middle 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 | 36/62 | 58% | 50% | 13 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 2/71 | 3% | 8% | 35 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 17/86 | 20% | 30% | 39.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 19/56 | 34% | 28% | 18 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 1/6 | 17% | 26% | 27.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 16/21 | 76% | 54% | 3 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/5 | 100% | 61% | 8 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |