Statistics for Southern Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Lowndes, Thomas, Colquitt, Brooks, Echols.
Tables:
| Southern 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 | 3,959 | 59.2 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 7 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,360/3,959 | 84.9% | 86.4% | 37 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,765 | 26.4 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 632 | 9.4 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 39 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 1,562 | 23.4 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports | 671 | 10.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 492 | 7.4 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 59 | 0.9 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 9 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 25 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 95 | 1.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 76/671 | 11.3% | 22.9% | 50 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 11/1,726 | 0.6% | 1.5% | 43 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/632 | 0% | 0.1% | 32 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 5/110 | 4.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 38/110 | 34.5% | 36.8% | 27 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 47/110 | 42.7% | 46.1% | 30 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 110 | 30.0 days | 12.0 days | 7 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 110 | 112.0 days | 119.0 days | 26 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 6/110 | 5.5% | 1.8% | 4 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 28/581 | 4.8% | 3.1% | 9 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 2/69 | 2.9% | 1.6% | 8 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 26/512 | 5.1% | 3.6% | 12 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 105/1,864 | 5.6% | 2.6% | 3 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 19/551 | 3.4% | 2.1% | 12.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Southern Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 134 | 24.0 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 11.2 | 2.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 25/134 | 18.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 12/134 | 9% | 4.5% | 8 |
| Removals for Neglect | 66/134 | 49% | 36% | 12 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 49/134 | 37% | 40% | 32 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 5/134 | 4% | 10% | 40 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 7/134 | 5% | 8% | 39.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 21/134 | 16% | 19% | 31 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 19/134 | 14% | 12% | 20 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 8/134 | 6% | 8% | 29.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 12/134 | 9% | 10% | 18.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/134 | 0% | 3% | 44.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 51/80 | 64% | 58% | 17 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 25/80 | 31% | 37% | 33.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 4/80 | 5% | 4% | 20.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 28.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 14/123 | 11% | 6% | 5.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 38/142 | 27% | 30% | 31 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/46 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Southern Circuit Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 55,696 | na | na | 13 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 446 | 80.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 404 | 73.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 414 | 74.4 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 580 | na | na | 7 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 152,366 | 27,338.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 107,501 | 19,288.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 344,326 | 61,822.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 29 | 5.2 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 35 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 27 | 4.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 23 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 4 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 20 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 260/404 | 64% | 63% | 22.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 110/404 | 27% | 18% | 7.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 4/404 | 1% | 3% | 45.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/404 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 29/404 | 7% | 13% | 47 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/404 | 0% | 1% | 41.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/404 | 0% | 1% | 37 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/404 | 0% | 0% | 27.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 27/580 | 4.66% | 4.85% | 21 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 5/580 | 0.86% | 0.75% | 18 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 1/580 | 0.17% | 0.2% | 12 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 2/580 | 0.34% | 0.31% | 18 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 25/29 | 86% | 92% | 43 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 76/18,352 | 4.1 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 45.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 92/379 | 24% | 25% | 32 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 205/379 | 54% | 57% | 34 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 82/379 | 22% | 18% | 6.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/404 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 16/404 | 4% | 7% | 41.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 446 | 18.6 months | 17.3 months | 13 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 404 | 24.5 months | 16.7 months | 5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 138/446 | 31% | 34% | 38.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 22/47 | 47% | 56% | 38.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 250/404 | 62% | 47% | 3 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 208/404 | 51% | 37% | 5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 160/404 | 40% | 34% | 12 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 26/160 | 16% | 21% | 34.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 76/231 | 33% | 33% | 32.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 58/180 | 32% | 31% | 27 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 23/112 | 21% | 38% | 45 |
| Southern Circuit Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 174/55,734 | 31.2 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 97/174 | 56% | 43% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 9/174 | 5% | 5% | 22 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 23/174 | 13% | 25% | 43 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/174 | 0% | 0% | 28.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 15/174 | 9% | 11% | 33.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 30/174 | 17% | 16% | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/174 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/174 | 0% | 0% | 31.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/174 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 174 | 21.4 months | 19.8 months | 18 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 97 | 18.2 months | 12.8 months | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 9 | 7.5 months | 9.4 months | 23 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 30 | 21.4 months | 16.7 months | 14 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 23 | 53.2 months | 34.4 months | 7 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/97 | 0% | 3% | 38.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 34/97 | 35% | 50% | 41.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 1/23 | 4% | 18% | 39.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 9/23 | 39% | 72% | 47 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 18 | 37.5 months | 24.1 months | 6 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 18 | 12.2 months | 9.7 months | 14.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/3 | 33% | 55% | 38 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 56% | 27 |
| Adoption Discharges | 23/55,734 | 4.1 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 34 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 15/55,734 | 2.7 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 23 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/22 | 5% | 3% | 14 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 29 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 6/123 | 4.9% | 1.9% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/39 | 2.6% | 9.4% | 37 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 8% | 31 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/10 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 2.6% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 25.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 0.8% | 27.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 40% | na |
| Southern Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During Period | 3,959 | 59.2 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 7 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 671 | 10.1 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 3 |
| Removals During Period | 134 | 2.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 22.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 404 | 73.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 174 | na | na | 8 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 308/332 | 92.8% | 96.6% | 49 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 577/580 | 99.48% | 99.57% | 37 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 33/99 | 33% | 48% | 42 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 99 | 17.9 months | 12.7 months | 8 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 15/64 | 23% | 21% | 18 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 1/46 | 2.2% | 9.3% | 39 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 1/23 | 4% | 18% | 39.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 23 | 53.2 months | 34.4 months | 7 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 22/173 | 13% | 25% | 46 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 3/155 | 2% | 7% | 38 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 8/20 | 40% | 54% | 41.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 57/169 | 34% | 35% | 31 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 21/22 | 95% | 97% | 38 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 5/16 | 31% | 40% | 37 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 123/148 | 83% | 75% | 8 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 86/130 | 66% | 55% | 8.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 138/281 | 49% | 30% | 1 |
| Southern Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 78/156 | 50% | 53% | 32.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 14/123 | 11% | 6% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 38/142 | 27% | 30% | 31 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 58/180 | 32% | 31% | 27 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 1/4 | 25% | 24% | 20.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/47 | 47% | 56% | 38.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/3 | 33% | 55% | 38 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 56% | 27 |