Statistics for Region 8
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Muscogee, Sumter, Crisp, Chattahoochee, Harris, Macon, Dooly, Randolph, Taylor, Talbot, Marion, Stewart, Schley, Clay, Webster, Quitman.
Tables:
| Region 8 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 | 5,064 | 52.3 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 3 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,428/5,064 | 87.4% | 88.3% | 10 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,520 | 26.0 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 1 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 611 | 6.3 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 13 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 1,933 | 20.0 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports | 727 | 7.5 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 486 | 5.0 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 90 | 0.9 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 30 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 121 | 1.2 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 2 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 182/727 | 25% | 24.3% | 7 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 42/2,404 | 1.7% | 2.1% | 9 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 1/611 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 12.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 2/263 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 4.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 80/263 | 30.4% | 28.4% | 7 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 128/263 | 48.7% | 37.6% | 1 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 263 | 12.0 days | 22.0 days | 13 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 263 | 195.0 days | 238.0 days | 11 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 3/263 | 1.1% | 1.2% | 6 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 36/859 | 4.2% | 3.1% | 2 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/210 | 1.9% | 1.2% | 3 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 32/649 | 4.9% | 3.8% | 3.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 115/2,738 | 4.2% | 2.4% | 2 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 16/618 | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 8 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 | 220 | 27.4 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 18.3 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 28/220 | 12.7% | 13.1% | 6 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 8/220 | 3.6% | 5% | 7 |
| Removals for Neglect | 64/220 | 29% | 36% | 9 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 87/220 | 40% | 36% | 8 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 13/220 | 6% | 9% | 10.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 12/220 | 5% | 9% | 13.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 46/220 | 21% | 18% | 6 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 14/220 | 6% | 13% | 13 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 5/220 | 2% | 8% | 14 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 13/220 | 6% | 11% | 10.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 4/220 | 2% | 3% | 7 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 58/115 | 50% | 60% | 13.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 53/115 | 46% | 35% | 1 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/115 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/115 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/115 | 3% | 5% | 11.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/115 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 1/115 | 1% | 0% | 2 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/115 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 12/196 | 6% | 9% | 10 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 72/314 | 23% | 31% | 12 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/128 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 8 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 | 79,818 | na | na | 13 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 791 | 98.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 698 | 87.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 754 | 93.9 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 2 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 1,011 | na | na | 7 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 277,196 | 34,552.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 203,891 | 25,415.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 687,380 | 86,118.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 2 |
| 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 | 82 | 10.3 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 2 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 123 | 15.4 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 2 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 15 | 1.9 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 1 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 443/698 | 63% | 63% | 9 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 158/698 | 23% | 17% | 1.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 12/698 | 2% | 3% | 11.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/698 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 82/698 | 12% | 15% | 12.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 1/698 | 0% | 1% | 13 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 2/698 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/698 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 43/1,074 | 4% | 3.46% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 10/1,074 | 0.93% | 0.71% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 2/1,074 | 0.19% | 0.09% | 4.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 5/1,074 | 0.47% | 0.4% | 6 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 71/82 | 87% | 91% | 13 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 195/41,599 | 4.7 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 10 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 172/956 | 18% | 25% | 13 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 634/956 | 66% | 57% | 2 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 150/956 | 16% | 18% | 8.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/698 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 38/698 | 5% | 9% | 13 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 791 | 18.4 months | 16.3 months | 3 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 698 | 23.9 months | 18.6 months | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 234/791 | 30% | 33% | 8.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 41/140 | 29% | 45% | 14 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 424/698 | 61% | 51% | 1.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 348/698 | 50% | 40% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 302/698 | 43% | 36% | 3 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 102/302 | 34% | 31% | 8 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 103/409 | 25% | 30% | 12.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 83/316 | 26% | 28% | 10 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 65/189 | 34% | 37% | 8 |
| Region 8 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 295/80,226 | 36.8 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 155/295 | 53% | 46% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 9/295 | 3% | 4% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 49/295 | 17% | 21% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/295 | 0% | 0% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 19/295 | 6% | 10% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 61/295 | 21% | 17% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/295 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/295 | 0% | 0% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/295 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 295 | 15.6 months | 17.9 months | 13.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 155 | 14.0 months | 11.9 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 9 | 11.5 months | 12.0 months | 8 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 61 | 24.3 months | 14.9 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 49 | 54.1 months | 35.4 months | 2 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/155 | 1% | 3% | 12 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 64/155 | 41% | 52% | 12.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 1/49 | 2% | 20% | 14 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 17/49 | 35% | 72% | 13 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 40 | 36.6 months | 23.6 months | 2 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 40 | 15.1 months | 10.9 months | 3 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 8/11 | 73% | 61% | 2 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 71% | 9.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 49/80,226 | 6.1 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 7 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 21/80,226 | 2.6 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 6 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/42 | 2% | 2% | 8.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.9 per 1M | 10 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 10/291 | 3.4% | 1.7% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 6/129 | 4.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/13 | 7.7% | 5.5% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/16 | 0% | 3.9% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/83 | 1.2% | 2.7% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Region 8 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 | 5,064 | 52.3 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 3 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 727 | 7.5 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 2 |
| Removals During Period | 220 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 2.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 698 | 87.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 295 | na | na | 9 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 404/416 | 97.1% | 97% | 7 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,070/1,074 | 99.63% | 99.54% | 9 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 65/159 | 41% | 49% | 11 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 159 | 14.0 months | 12.3 months | 2.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 38/134 | 28% | 23% | 2.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 7/142 | 4.9% | 8.5% | 10.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 1/49 | 2% | 20% | 14 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 49 | 54.1 months | 35.4 months | 2 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 49/337 | 15% | 21% | 13 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 24/228 | 11% | 9% | 6.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 13/74 | 18% | 50% | 14 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 82/291 | 28% | 32% | 11 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 41/42 | 98% | 98% | 6.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 11/19 | 58% | 39% | 2 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 191/243 | 79% | 76% | 4 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 163/271 | 60% | 51% | 1 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 134/449 | 30% | 26% | 3 |
| Region 8 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 | 155/297 | 52% | 53% | 8 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 12/196 | 6% | 9% | 10 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 72/314 | 23% | 31% | 12 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 83/316 | 26% | 28% | 10 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/34 | 0% | 25% | 14 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 41/140 | 29% | 45% | 14 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 8/11 | 73% | 61% | 2 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 71% | 9.5 |