Statistics for Ogeechee Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Bulloch, Effingham, Screven, Jenkins.
Tables:
| Ogeechee 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 | 2,148 | 44.4 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 25 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,840/2,148 | 85.7% | 86.4% | 31.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 534 | 11.1 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 40.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 807 | 16.7 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 12.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 807 | 16.7 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 20.5 |
| Victim Reports | 109 | 2.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 44.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 86 | 1.8 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 40.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 16 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 46.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 2 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 49.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 5 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 49 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 32/109 | 29.4% | 26.1% | 21 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 10/1,232 | 0.8% | 3.1% | 50 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 4/807 | 0.5% | 1.3% | 39.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/49 | 0% | 0.5% | 33.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 3/49 | 6.1% | 25.2% | 49 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 5/49 | 10.2% | 31.6% | 51 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 49 | 47.0 days | 43.0 days | 23.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 49 | 437.0 days | 365.0 days | 4 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 3/49 | 6.1% | 1.3% | 1 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/127 | 0% | 3.1% | 47.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/30 | 0% | 1.5% | 37 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/97 | 0% | 3.7% | 47.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 18/1,149 | 1.6% | 2.6% | 44.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 8/762 | 1% | 2.1% | 44 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Ogeechee 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 | 44 | 10.7 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 43 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 3.7 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 44 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 3/44 | 6.8% | 13.6% | 45.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 3/44 | 6.8% | 4.7% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 12/44 | 27% | 35% | 29 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 31/44 | 70% | 39% | 2 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 2/44 | 5% | 9% | 37.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 5/44 | 11% | 9% | 15 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 9/44 | 20% | 18% | 19 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 3/44 | 7% | 13% | 44 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/44 | 5% | 8% | 35.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 0/44 | 0% | 11% | 50.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/44 | 0% | 3% | 43.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 18/37 | 49% | 57% | 39 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 18/37 | 49% | 37% | 10 |
| 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 | 1/37 | 3% | 5% | 36 |
| 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 | 3/39 | 8% | 8% | 20.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 12/45 | 27% | 30% | 27.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/11 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Ogeechee 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 | 41,456 | na | na | 23 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 116 | 29.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 42 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 106 | 26.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 44 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 108 | 26.2 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 44 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 160 | na | na | 39.5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 39,543 | 9,621.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 44 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 29,249 | 7,117.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 45 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 76,799 | 18,525.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 41 |
| 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 | 10 | 2.4 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 46 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 14 | 3.4 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 32 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 45 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 67/106 | 63% | 62% | 27 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 26/106 | 25% | 19% | 12 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 3/106 | 3% | 3% | 25 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/106 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 10/106 | 9% | 14% | 45.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/106 | 0% | 1% | 42.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/106 | 0% | 1% | 35 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/106 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 6/164 | 3.66% | 4.84% | 37 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 2/164 | 1.22% | 0.77% | 12 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/164 | 0% | 0.21% | 33.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/164 | 0% | 0.32% | 38 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 9/10 | 90% | 89% | 26.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 16/6,064 | 2.6 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 48 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 47/137 | 34% | 25% | 5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 70/137 | 51% | 57% | 44 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 20/137 | 15% | 17% | 32 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/106 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 3/106 | 3% | 8% | 47.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 116 | 24.6 months | 16.3 months | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 106 | 17.8 months | 17.0 months | 20 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 43/116 | 37% | 32% | 19.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 21/31 | 68% | 54% | 14.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 52/106 | 49% | 48% | 21.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 41/106 | 39% | 37% | 21 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 33/106 | 31% | 34% | 28 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 8/33 | 24% | 19% | 21 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 28/68 | 41% | 31% | 12.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/60 | 37% | 28% | 13.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 12/44 | 27% | 39% | 43 |
| Ogeechee Circuit Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 54/41,099 | 13.1 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 17/54 | 31% | 47% | 45.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 2/54 | 4% | 5% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 29/54 | 54% | 21% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/54 | 0% | 1% | 31.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 5/54 | 9% | 10% | 30.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 1/54 | 2% | 17% | 48 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/54 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/54 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/54 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 54 | 28.1 months | 18.4 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 17 | 8.0 months | 12.3 months | 48 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 2 | 7.4 months | 11.0 months | 32 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 1 | 22.5 months | 15.8 months | 15 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 29 | 37.8 months | 34.6 months | 21 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/17 | 6% | 5% | 13.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 13/17 | 76% | 51% | 3 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 4/29 | 14% | 19% | 27.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 25/29 | 86% | 73% | 18.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 25 | 29.0 months | 22.8 months | 12 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 25 | 10.3 months | 10.1 months | 23 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/3 | 33% | 61% | 45.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 67% | 9.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 29/41,099 | 7.1 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 16 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 5/41,099 | 1.2 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 43 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/26 | 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 | 1/48 | 2.1% | 1.9% | 20.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/15 | 6.7% | 8% | 22 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 6.9% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/31 | 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 | 0/1 | 0% | 2.9% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 2.8% | na |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Ogeechee 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 | 2,148 | 44.4 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 25 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 109 | 2.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 44.5 |
| Removals During Period | 44 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 44 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 106 | 26.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 44 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 54 | na | na | 37 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 67/67 | 100% | 96.6% | 5.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 164/164 | 100% | 99.58% | 14 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 13/18 | 72% | 48% | 3 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 18 | 8.0 months | 12.5 months | 49 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 3/21 | 14% | 21% | 34.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 1/15 | 6.7% | 8.4% | 23 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 4/29 | 14% | 19% | 27.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 29 | 37.8 months | 34.6 months | 21 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 25/64 | 39% | 21% | 5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 3/37 | 8% | 6% | 20 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 17/26 | 65% | 61% | 24 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 22/59 | 37% | 32% | 17.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 26/26 | 100% | 97% | 17 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 3/5 | 60% | 41% | 9 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 49/52 | 94% | 77% | 1.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 20/36 | 56% | 52% | 19 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 21/70 | 30% | 28% | 14.5 |
| Ogeechee 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 | 17/46 | 37% | 50% | 44 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 3/39 | 8% | 8% | 20.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 12/45 | 27% | 30% | 27.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/60 | 37% | 28% | 13.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 7/11 | 64% | 26% | 4 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 21/31 | 68% | 54% | 14.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/3 | 33% | 61% | 45.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 67% | 9.5 |