Statistics for Region 7
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Richmond, Columbia, Burke, McDuffie, Washington, Jefferson, Screven, Hancock, Wilkes, Jenkins, Lincoln, Warren, Glascock, Taliaferro.
Tables:
| Region 7 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 6,028 | 42.4 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 8 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 5,294/6,028 | 87.8% | 88.3% | 9 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,307 | 16.2 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 6 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 1,519 | 10.7 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 9 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 2,202 | 15.5 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports | 751 | 5.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 576 | 4.1 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 88 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 24 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 63 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 13 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 174/751 | 23.2% | 24.3% | 9 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 67/3,075 | 2.2% | 2.1% | 6 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 10/1,519 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 4.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/303 | 0% | 0.6% | 11.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 67/303 | 22.1% | 28.4% | 13 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 90/303 | 29.7% | 37.6% | 13 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 303 | 49.0 days | 22.0 days | 1 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 303 | 235.0 days | 238.0 days | 8 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 3/303 | 1% | 1.2% | 8.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 39/1,021 | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/248 | 0.4% | 1.2% | 11 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 38/773 | 4.9% | 3.8% | 3.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 104/3,224 | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 40/1,371 | 2.9% | 1.8% | 2 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 7 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 298 | 25.1 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 4 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 24.8 | 2.1 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 4 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 33/298 | 11.1% | 13.1% | 9.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 9/298 | 3% | 5% | 11 |
| Removals for Neglect | 90/298 | 30% | 36% | 8 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 111/298 | 37% | 36% | 10.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 13/298 | 4% | 9% | 13 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 19/298 | 6% | 9% | 11 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 68/298 | 23% | 18% | 3 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 37/298 | 12% | 13% | 7.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 34/298 | 11% | 8% | 3.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 16/298 | 5% | 11% | 12 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/298 | 1% | 3% | 11 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 86/157 | 55% | 60% | 12 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 65/157 | 41% | 35% | 4 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/157 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/157 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 6/157 | 4% | 5% | 9 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/157 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/157 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/157 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 31/277 | 11% | 9% | 3.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 100/401 | 25% | 31% | 10.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/153 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 7 Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 119,047 | na | na | 10 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 807 | 68.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 745 | 63.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 782 | 65.8 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 1,105 | na | na | 5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 286,988 | 24,155.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 211,990 | 17,842.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 588,156 | 49,405.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 86 | 7.2 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 7 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 36 | 3.0 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 12 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 6 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 10.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 486/745 | 65% | 63% | 4.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 131/745 | 18% | 17% | 5.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 14/745 | 2% | 3% | 11.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/745 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 86/745 | 12% | 15% | 12.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 21/745 | 3% | 1% | 2.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 7/745 | 1% | 1% | 2.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/745 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 38/1,126 | 3.37% | 3.46% | 8 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 6/1,126 | 0.53% | 0.71% | 11 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/1,126 | 0% | 0.09% | 10.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 4/1,126 | 0.36% | 0.4% | 8 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 79/86 | 92% | 91% | 4.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 300/49,553 | 6.1 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 299/1,270 | 24% | 25% | 9 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 745/1,270 | 59% | 57% | 6 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 226/1,270 | 18% | 18% | 4 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/745 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 66/745 | 9% | 9% | 8 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 807 | 14.1 months | 16.3 months | 13 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 745 | 19.5 months | 18.6 months | 5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 234/807 | 29% | 33% | 10.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 58/93 | 62% | 45% | 2 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 422/745 | 57% | 51% | 4 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 299/745 | 40% | 40% | 6 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 277/745 | 37% | 36% | 6 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 28/277 | 10% | 31% | 14 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 101/357 | 28% | 30% | 7.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 85/285 | 30% | 28% | 5.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 39/143 | 27% | 37% | 12.5 |
| Region 7 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 333/118,812 | 28 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 137/336 | 41% | 46% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 20/336 | 6% | 4% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 71/336 | 21% | 21% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/336 | 0% | 0% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 35/336 | 10% | 10% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 67/336 | 20% | 17% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 2/336 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/336 | 0% | 0% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/336 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 333 | 16.1 months | 17.9 months | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 137 | 12.8 months | 11.9 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 20 | 12.2 months | 12.0 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 67 | 12.6 months | 14.9 months | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 71 | 42.7 months | 35.4 months | 5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 10/137 | 7% | 3% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 60/137 | 44% | 52% | 10 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 3/71 | 4% | 20% | 13 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 40/71 | 56% | 72% | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 61 | 28.6 months | 23.6 months | 5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 61 | 13.4 months | 10.9 months | 5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 13/19 | 68% | 61% | 4 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/5 | 80% | 71% | 4.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 71/118,812 | 6 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 8 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 38/118,812 | 3.2 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/62 | 2% | 2% | 8.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 3 | 25.2 per 1M | 3.9 per 1M | 1.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 4/312 | 1.3% | 1.7% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 14/128 | 10.9% | 8.2% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/26 | 15.4% | 5.5% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/61 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/26 | 3.8% | 3.9% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/67 | 3% | 2.7% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Region 7 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 6,028 | 42.4 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 8 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 751 | 5.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 5 |
| Removals During Period | 298 | 2.1 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 4 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 745 | 63.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 336 | na | na | 7 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 464/481 | 96.5% | 97% | 12 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,123/1,126 | 99.73% | 99.54% | 5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 57/145 | 39% | 49% | 12 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 145 | 12.6 months | 12.3 months | 7 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 15/137 | 11% | 23% | 13 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 24/160 | 15% | 8.5% | 1 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 3/71 | 4% | 20% | 13 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 71 | 42.7 months | 35.4 months | 5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 68/299 | 23% | 21% | 7 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 3/230 | 1% | 9% | 14 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 27/59 | 46% | 50% | 9 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 84/256 | 33% | 32% | 6 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 61/62 | 98% | 98% | 6.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 13/42 | 31% | 39% | 13 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 257/343 | 75% | 76% | 9 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 160/324 | 49% | 51% | 10.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 104/390 | 27% | 26% | 5 |
| Region 7 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 192/360 | 53% | 53% | 6.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 31/277 | 11% | 9% | 3.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 100/401 | 25% | 31% | 10.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 85/285 | 30% | 28% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 2/10 | 20% | 25% | 8 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 58/93 | 62% | 45% | 2 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 13/19 | 68% | 61% | 4 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/5 | 80% | 71% | 4.5 |