Statistics for Morgan County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 5, North District, Ocmulgee Circuit, Non-CII.
Tables:
| Morgan 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 | 152 | 27.5 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 143 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 132/152 | 86.8% | 88.3% | 105 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 62 | 11.2 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 113 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 49 | 8.9 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 122 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 41 | 7.4 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 152.5 |
| Victim Reports | 29 | 5.2 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 77.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 11 | 2.0 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 111.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 4 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 64 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 1 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 72.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 13 | 2.4 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 21.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 8/29 | 27.6% | 24.3% | 63 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 2/82 | 2.4% | 2.1% | 50.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/49 | 0% | 0.6% | 110 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/11 | 0% | 0.6% | 84.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 2/11 | 18.2% | 28.4% | 106.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 5/11 | 45.5% | 37.6% | 52 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 11 | 86.0 days | 22.0 days | 22 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 11 | 452.0 days | 238.0 days | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/11 | 0% | 1.2% | 91 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/27 | 0% | 3.1% | 122 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/5 | 0% | 1.2% | 85 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/22 | 0% | 3.8% | 120.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 7/91 | 7.7% | 2.4% | 7.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/66 | 6.1% | 1.8% | 10.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Morgan 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 | 12 | 26.1 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 67 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 1 | 2.2 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 67 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 0/12 | 0% | 13.1% | 122 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/12 | 0% | 5% | 101 |
| Removals for Neglect | 6/12 | 50% | 36% | 41 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 9/12 | 75% | 36% | 15.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 2/12 | 17% | 9% | 30 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 4/12 | 33% | 9% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 0/12 | 0% | 18% | 129 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 0/12 | 0% | 13% | 119.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 1/12 | 8% | 8% | 43 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 0/12 | 0% | 11% | 119 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 3/12 | 25% | 3% | 5.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 2/2 | 100% | 60% | 11.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 35% | 126.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 5% | 94 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 0/7 | 0% | 9% | 107 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 1/2 | 50% | 31% | 23 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/7 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Morgan 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 | 4,601 | na | na | 89 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 13 | 28.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 130 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 15 | 33.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 116 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 15 | 33.1 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 123 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 25 | na | na | 115.5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 5,570 | 12,102.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 123 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 4,896 | 10,637.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 108 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 5,271 | 11,456.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 141 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 149 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 2 | 4.3 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 102 |
| 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 | 12/15 | 80% | 63% | 14.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 2/15 | 13% | 17% | 93.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 1/15 | 7% | 3% | 29 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/15 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 0/15 | 0% | 15% | 149 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/15 | 0% | 1% | 99.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/15 | 0% | 1% | 91 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/15 | 0% | 0% | 84.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 0/28 | 0% | 3.46% | 131.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 0/28 | 0% | 0.71% | 104 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/28 | 0% | 0.09% | 85.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/28 | 0% | 0.4% | 98 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 0/0 | na | 91% | na |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 22/2,363 | 9.3 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 16.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 9/38 | 24% | 25% | 87 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 29/38 | 76% | 57% | 16.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 0/38 | 0% | 18% | 151 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/15 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 2/15 | 13% | 9% | 30.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 13 | 17.9 months | 16.3 months | 60 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 15 | 10.1 months | 18.6 months | 140 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 8/13 | 62% | 33% | 11.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 2/4 | 50% | 45% | 64.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 3/15 | 20% | 51% | 146 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 3/15 | 20% | 40% | 121 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 3/15 | 20% | 36% | 117.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 2/3 | 67% | 31% | 20 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 2/5 | 40% | 30% | 49.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 28% | 134.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 4/5 | 80% | 37% | 17 |
| Morgan County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 11/4,603 | 23.9 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 81.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 2/11 | 18% | 46% | 128.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 1/11 | 9% | 4% | 25 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 5/11 | 45% | 21% | 22.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/11 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 3/11 | 27% | 10% | 15 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 0/11 | 0% | 17% | 131 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/11 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/11 | 0% | 0% | 83 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/11 | 0% | 0% | 76 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 11 | 29.4 months | 17.9 months | 24 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 2 | 9.4 months | 11.9 months | 95 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 1 | 24.6 months | 12.0 months | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 0 | na | 14.9 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 5 | 29.4 months | 35.4 months | 88 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/2 | 0% | 3% | 84 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 1/2 | 50% | 52% | 65 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 20% | 96 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 5/5 | 100% | 72% | 32 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 5 | 19.3 months | 23.6 months | 79.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 5 | 10.1 months | 10.9 months | 77 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/5 | 60% | 61% | 50 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 71% | 29 |
| Adoption Discharges | 5/4,603 | 10.9 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 37 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 3/4,603 | 6.5 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 25 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/7 | 14% | 2% | 6.5 |
| 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 | 0/17 | 0% | 1.7% | 94.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 8.2% | 88.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 5.5% | 40 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/6 | 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 | 0/1 | 0% | 3.9% | 61 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 2.7% | 62 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Morgan 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 | 152 | 27.5 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 143 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 29 | 5.2 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 77.5 |
| Removals During Period | 12 | 2.2 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 67 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 15 | 33.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 116 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 11 | na | na | 97 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 19/19 | 100% | 97% | 42.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 26/28 | 92.86% | 99.54% | 157 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 1/3 | 33% | 49% | 85.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 3 | 12.8 months | 12.3 months | 70.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 1/1 | 100% | 23% | 5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 8.5% | 92 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 20% | 96 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 5 | 29.4 months | 35.4 months | 88 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 5/8 | 62% | 21% | 13.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 4/5 | 80% | 9% | 4 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 2/3 | 67% | 50% | 42.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 0/3 | 0% | 32% | 134 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 6/7 | 86% | 98% | 116.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/2 | 100% | 39% | 12 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 9/13 | 69% | 76% | 109.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 1/1 | 100% | 51% | 5.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 2/10 | 20% | 26% | 83.5 |
| Morgan 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 | 1/2 | 50% | 53% | 81 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 0/7 | 0% | 9% | 107 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 1/2 | 50% | 31% | 23 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 28% | 134.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/5 | 0% | 25% | 95 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 2/4 | 50% | 45% | 64.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/5 | 60% | 61% | 50 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 71% | 29 |