Statistics for Baldwin County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 6, South District, Ocmulgee Circuit, Non-CII.
Tables:
| Baldwin County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 439 | 48.5 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 71 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 378/439 | 86.1% | 88.3% | 119 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 201 | 22.2 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 28.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 99 | 10.9 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 101 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 139 | 15.3 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 87.5 |
| Victim Reports | 96 | 10.6 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 28 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 69 | 7.6 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 13 | 1.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 16.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 3 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 50 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 11 | 1.2 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 57 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 15/96 | 15.6% | 24.3% | 119 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 8/204 | 3.9% | 2.1% | 23 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 4/99 | 4% | 0.6% | 9 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/27 | 3.7% | 0.6% | 6 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 8/27 | 29.6% | 28.4% | 67.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 11/27 | 40.7% | 37.6% | 66 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 27 | 64.0 days | 22.0 days | 30 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 27 | 213.0 days | 238.0 days | 48 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/27 | 3.7% | 1.2% | 13.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 2/94 | 2.1% | 3.1% | 65 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/25 | 0% | 1.2% | 85 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 2/69 | 2.9% | 3.8% | 60.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 7/227 | 3.1% | 2.4% | 55.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/143 | 2.8% | 1.8% | 46 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Baldwin County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 17 | 22.8 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 76 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 1.4 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 76.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 1/17 | 5.9% | 13.1% | 85.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/17 | 0% | 5% | 101 |
| Removals for Neglect | 1/17 | 6% | 36% | 120.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 9/17 | 53% | 36% | 45 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 0/17 | 0% | 9% | 117 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 0/17 | 0% | 9% | 118 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 8/17 | 47% | 18% | 10.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 2/17 | 12% | 13% | 52 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/17 | 12% | 8% | 24.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 3/17 | 18% | 11% | 22.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/17 | 0% | 3% | 96.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 8/12 | 67% | 60% | 57 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 4/12 | 33% | 35% | 72 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 5% | 94 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 1/17 | 6% | 9% | 50.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 12/38 | 32% | 31% | 59.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/10 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Baldwin County Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 7,398 | na | na | 59 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 77 | 102.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 29 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 64 | 87.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 40 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 64 | 86.5 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 41 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 94 | na | na | 47 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 23,677 | 31,725.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 40 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 19,724 | 26,429.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 29 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 64,201 | 86,782.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 23 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 10 | 13.5 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 34 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 13 | 17.6 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 28 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 117 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 41/64 | 64% | 63% | 64 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 8/64 | 12% | 17% | 101.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 4/64 | 6% | 3% | 35.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/64 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 10/64 | 16% | 15% | 70.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 1/64 | 2% | 1% | 28 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/64 | 0% | 1% | 91 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/64 | 0% | 0% | 84.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 2/119 | 1.68% | 3.46% | 99 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 1/119 | 0.84% | 0.71% | 33 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/119 | 0% | 0.09% | 85.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/119 | 0.84% | 0.4% | 18 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 8/10 | 80% | 91% | 113 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 9/2,895 | 3.1 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 108 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 19/79 | 24% | 25% | 87 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 49/79 | 62% | 57% | 50.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 11/79 | 14% | 18% | 96.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/64 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 6/64 | 9% | 9% | 58 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 77 | 13.0 months | 16.3 months | 104.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 64 | 22.9 months | 18.6 months | 39 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 29/77 | 38% | 33% | 61.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 5/15 | 33% | 45% | 89 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 37/64 | 58% | 51% | 45 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 29/64 | 45% | 40% | 45.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 29/64 | 45% | 36% | 32.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 12/29 | 41% | 31% | 65 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/35 | 31% | 30% | 80.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/26 | 19% | 28% | 103.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/15 | 53% | 37% | 45 |
| Baldwin County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 32/7,463 | 42.9 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 35 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 14/32 | 44% | 46% | 75.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/32 | 0% | 4% | 110.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 6/32 | 19% | 21% | 76 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 2/32 | 6% | 10% | 90.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 10/32 | 31% | 17% | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 83 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 76 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 32 | 14.9 months | 17.9 months | 102.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 14 | 15.6 months | 11.9 months | 50.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | 12.0 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 10 | 14.8 months | 14.9 months | 60 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 6 | 21.2 months | 35.4 months | 115.5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/14 | 7% | 3% | 19 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 5/14 | 36% | 52% | 84.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 4/6 | 67% | 20% | 13.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 4/6 | 67% | 72% | 85 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 6 | 13.1 months | 23.6 months | 111 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 6 | 8.0 months | 10.9 months | 94 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 61% | 17.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 71% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 6/7,463 | 8 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 52 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 2/7,463 | 2.7 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 72.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/6 | 0% | 2% | 71 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.9 per 1M | 84 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 1/39 | 2.6% | 1.7% | 27.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/12 | 8.3% | 8.2% | 28.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 5.5% | 40 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/19 | 0% | 0% | 64 |
| 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 | 0/5 | 0% | 3.9% | 61 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 2.7% | 62 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Baldwin County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 439 | 48.5 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 71 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 96 | 10.7 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 27.5 |
| Removals During Period | 17 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 76.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 64 | 87.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 40 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 32 | na | na | 43 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 55/59 | 93.2% | 97% | 132 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 119/119 | 100% | 99.54% | 63.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 4/13 | 31% | 49% | 88.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 13 | 14.9 months | 12.3 months | 56.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 4/19 | 21% | 23% | 59.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 1/14 | 7.1% | 8.5% | 34 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 4/6 | 67% | 20% | 13.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 6 | 21.2 months | 35.4 months | 115.5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 4/25 | 16% | 21% | 91 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/13 | 0% | 9% | 108.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 10/15 | 67% | 50% | 42.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 5/22 | 23% | 32% | 99 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 6/6 | 100% | 98% | 52 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 0/0 | na | 39% | na |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 20/25 | 80% | 76% | 69 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 19/33 | 58% | 51% | 54.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 5/30 | 17% | 26% | 97 |
| Baldwin County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 18/37 | 49% | 53% | 88.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 1/17 | 6% | 9% | 50.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 12/38 | 32% | 31% | 59.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/26 | 19% | 28% | 103.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 2/2 | 100% | 25% | 7.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/15 | 33% | 45% | 89 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 61% | 17.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 71% | na |