Statistics for Wilcox County, Georgia

Statistics for Wilcox County

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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 9, South District, Cordele Circuit, Non-CII.

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Wilcox 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	97	50.9 per 10K	37.6 per 10K	61
Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	90/97	92.8%	88.3%	18
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations	46	24.1 per 10K	13.9 per 10K	20.5
Children Subject of Alternative Response	30	15.8 per 10K	10.1 per 10K	60
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	80
Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports	21	11.0 per 10K	13.6 per 10K	132.5
Victim Reports	21	11.0 per 10K	3.9 per 10K	25
Victim Reports of Neglect	15	7.9 per 10K	2.5 per 10K	22.5
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse	3	1.6 per 10K	0.5 per 10K	8
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse	0	0.0 per 10K	0.2 per 10K	134
Victim Reports of Other Abuse	3	1.6 per 10K	0.7 per 10K	43
Victims Removed to Foster Care	14/21	66.7%	24.3%	2
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care	1/55	1.8%	2.1%	71.5
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care	0/30	0%	0.6%	110
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care	0/0	na	na	na
Removed to Foster Care Before Report	0/15	0%	0.6%	84.5
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report	12/15	80%	28.4%	6.5
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report	13/15	86.7%	37.6%	9
Median Days from Report to Removal	15	0.0 days	22.0 days	152.5
90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal	15	9.0 days	238.0 days	146
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation	0/15	0%	1.2%	91
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	0/22	0%	3.1%	122
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	0/16	0%	1.2%	85
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	0/6	0%	3.8%	120.5
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	2/38	5.3%	2.4%	19
Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	1/24	4.2%	1.8%	20
Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	0/0	na	na	na

Wilcox 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	0	0.0 per 10K	17.6 per 10K	154
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care	0	0.0 per 10K	1.5 per 10K	154
Reentries to Foster Care	0/0	na	13.1%	na
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge	0/0	na	5%	na
Removals for Neglect	0/0	na	36%	na
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use	0/0	na	36%	na
Removals for Physical Abuse	0/0	na	9%	na
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope	0/0	na	9%	na
Removals for Inadequate Housing	0/0	na	18%	na
Removals for Incarceration	0/0	na	13%	na
Removals for Child Behavior	0/0	na	8%	na
Removals for Abandonment	0/0	na	11%	na
Removals for Sexual Abuse	0/0	na	3%	na
Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting	0/0	na	60%	na
Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting	0/0	na	35%	na
Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting	0/0	na	0%	na
Removals to Group Home First Setting	0/0	na	0%	na
Removals to Institution First Setting	0/0	na	5%	na
Removals to Home Visit First Setting	0/0	na	0%	na
Removals to Runaway First Setting	0/0	na	0%	na
Removals to ILP First Setting	0/0	na	0%	na
Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal	0/0	na	9%	na
Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal	2/16	12%	31%	105.5
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)	0/0	na	0%	na

Wilcox 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	1,570	na	na	138
AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026	na	na	na	na
Children in Care on March 31 2025	28	176.0 per 10K	43.0 per 10K	7
Children in Care on March 31 2026	10	64.0 per 10K	40.0 per 10K	60.5
Average Daily Children in Care	20	125.6 per 10K	41.7 per 10K	15
Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026	28	na	na	109.5
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026	7,561	47,915.0 per 10K	15,308.0 per 10K	15
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026	6,093	38,612.0 per 10K	11,885.0 per 10K	13
Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026	10,879	69,293.0 per 10K	32,395.0 per 10K	33
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	1	6.4 per 10K	5.9 per 10K	88.5
Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026	3	19.1 per 10K	6.0 per 10K	21.5
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	6/10	60%	63%	93
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day	2/10	20%	17%	56.5
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day	1/10	10%	3%	15.5
Children in Group Home on Last Day	0/10	0%	0%	80
Children in Institution on Last Day	1/10	10%	15%	109.5
Children in Home Visit on Last Day	0/10	0%	1%	99.5
Children in Runaway on Last Day	0/10	0%	1%	91
Children in ILP on Last Day	0/10	0%	0%	84.5
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025	1/31	3.23%	3.46%	60
Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025	0/31	0%	0.71%	104
Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent	0/31	0%	0.09%	85.5
Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	0/31	0%	0.4%	98
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026	1/1	100%	91%	38.5
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days	0/0	na	5.9 Per 1K Days	na
Placements Moves Toward Permanence	10/20	50%	25%	8.5
Lateral Placements Moves	6/20	30%	57%	146.5
Placements Moves Away from Permanence	4/20	20%	18%	53
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026	0/10	0%	0%	79
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026	1/10	10%	9%	49
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025	28	6.0 months	16.3 months	151
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026	10	40.6 months	18.6 months	6
Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025	18/28	64%	33%	8
Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025	1/1	100%	45%	9
In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026	7/10	70%	51%	19
In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026	6/10	60%	40%	16
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026	6/10	60%	36%	12
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026	3/6	50%	31%	49
In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	5/11	45%	30%	38.5
In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	1/7	14%	28%	114.5
Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	4/7	57%	37%	37

Wilcox County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Total Discharges	18/1,578	114.1 per 10K	19.6 per 10K	1
Children Discharged for Reunification	13/18	72%	46%	13
Children Discharged for Relative	2/18	11%	4%	20.5
Children Discharged for Adoption	2/18	11%	21%	101
Children Discharged for Transfer	0/18	0%	0%	79.5
Children Discharged for Emancipation	0/18	0%	10%	129.5
Children Discharged for Guardianship	1/18	6%	17%	99.5
Children Discharged for Runaway	0/18	0%	0%	79
Children Discharged for Death	0/18	0%	0%	83
Children Discharged for Unknown	0/18	0%	0%	76
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care	18	14.1 months	17.9 months	112
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge	13	16.4 months	11.9 months	46
Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge	2	10.0 months	12.0 months	42
Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge	1	7.1 months	14.9 months	102
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge	2	100.1 months	35.4 months	2
Reunified within 72 Hours	0/13	0%	3%	84
Reunified within 12 Months	1/13	8%	52%	109
Adopted within 24 Months	1/2	50%	20%	20.5
Adopted within 48 Months	1/2	50%	72%	100
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	2	57.6 months	23.6 months	4
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	2	42.5 months	10.9 months	3
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	0/0	na	61%	na
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	0/0	na	71%	na
Adoption Discharges	2/1,578	12.7 per 10K	4.1 per 10K	26.5
Non-Permanent Discharges	0/1,578	0 per 10K	2.2 per 10K	136
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs	0/2	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	0/5	0%	1.7%	94.5
Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/2	0%	8.2%	88.5
Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	5.5%	na
Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na
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	0/0	na	3.9%	na
Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/3	0%	2.7%	62
Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na

Wilcox 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	97	50.9 per 10K	37.6 per 10K	61
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025	21	11.0 per 10K	3.9 per 10K	25
Removals During Period	0	0.0 per 10K	1.5 per 10K	154
In-care on March 31 2026	10	64.0 per 10K	40.0 per 10K	60.5
Total Children Served	na	na	na	na
Discharges During Period	18	na	na	72.5
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	31/31	100%	99.54%	63.5
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months	2/15	13%	49%	114
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay	15	13.2 months	12.3 months	68
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative	2/13	15%	23%	69.5
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months	0/2	0%	8.5%	92
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months	1/2	50%	20%	20.5
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay	2	100.1 months	35.4 months	2
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period	1/7	14%	21%	101.5
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period	3/6	50%	9%	9
C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months	0/0	na	50%	na
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday	1/7	14%	32%	117.5
C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children	2/2	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	3/3	100%	76%	12.5
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months	5/14	36%	51%	119
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months	1/11	9%	26%	119

Wilcox 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	8/12	67%	53%	37
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal	0/0	na	9%	na
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal	2/16	12%	31%	105.5
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	1/7	14%	28%	114.5
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal	1/4	25%	25%	57.5
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	1/1	100%	45%	9
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	0/0	na	61%	na
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	0/0	na	71%	na

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