Statistics for Cherokee County, Georgia

Statistics for Cherokee County

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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 1, North District, Blue Ridge Circuit, Non-CII.

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Cherokee County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	1,508	20.0 per 10K	23.1 per 10K	140.5
Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	1,335/1,508	88.5%	87.7%	68.5
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations	798	10.6 per 10K	10.8 per 10K	106.5
Children Subject of Alternative Response	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	80
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports	710	9.4 per 10K	12.3 per 10K	143
Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	80
Victim Reports	203	2.7 per 10K	2.5 per 10K	102
Victim Reports of Neglect	111	1.5 per 10K	1.4 per 10K	99.5
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse	78	1.0 per 10K	0.8 per 10K	84
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse	10	0.1 per 10K	0.2 per 10K	92
Victim Reports of Other Abuse	4	0.1 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	19.5
Victims Removed to Foster Care	90/203	44.3%	29.4%	33
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care	76/596	12.8%	7.1%	23
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care	0/0	na	na	na
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care	45/710	6.3%	3.4%	31.5
Removed to Foster Care Before Report	0/211	0%	0.3%	81
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report	74/211	35.1%	28.7%	46
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report	84/211	39.8%	36.1%	61
Median Days from Report to Removal	211	22.0 days	34.0 days	97
90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal	211	389.0 days	389.0 days	40
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation	NA/211	na	na	na
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	0/154	0%	1.6%	99
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	0/77	0%	0.3%	75.5
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	0/77	0%	2.1%	98
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	16/686	2.3%	2.2%	63
Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	0/0	na	na	na
Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	34/909	3.7%	1.5%	23.5

Cherokee County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Total Removals to Foster Care	172	27.2 per 10K	19.5 per 10K	73.5
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care	14.3	2.3 per 10K	1.6 per 10K	72.5
Reentries to Foster Care	27/172	15.7%	13.7%	54
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge	7/172	4.1%	4.6%	39
Removals for Neglect	55/172	32%	37%	82.5
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use	103/172	60%	41%	41.5
Removals for Physical Abuse	30/172	17%	10%	28.5
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope	18/172	10%	8%	46
Removals for Inadequate Housing	38/172	22%	19%	65.5
Removals for Incarceration	27/172	16%	12%	41
Removals for Child Behavior	12/172	7%	8%	56.5
Removals for Abandonment	19/172	11%	9%	40.5
Removals for Sexual Abuse	8/172	5%	3%	26.5
Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting	42/67	63%	56%	55
Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting	18/67	27%	39%	89.5
Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting	0/67	0%	0%	70
Removals to Group Home First Setting	0/67	0%	0%	69.5
Removals to Institution First Setting	7/67	10%	4%	23.5
Removals to Home Visit First Setting	0/67	0%	0%	69.5
Removals to Runaway First Setting	0/67	0%	0%	72.5
Removals to ILP First Setting	0/67	0%	0%	69.5
Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal	15/155	10%	6%	20.5
Permanence within 12 months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal	78/218	36%	30%	51.5
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)	0/82	0%	0%	71

Cherokee County Children in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Children in Region on March 31 2024	63,441	na	na	8
AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2024	na	na	na	na
Children in Care on March 31 2023	454	72.0 per 10K	46.0 per 10K	60
Children in Care on March 31 2024	405	64.0 per 10K	44.0 per 10K	73.5
Average Daily Children in Care	427	67.4 per 10K	44.4 per 10K	64.5
Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024	626	na	na	4
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024	156,574	24,734.0 per 10K	16,321.0 per 10K	66
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2023 through March 2024	121,589	19,208.0 per 10K	12,555.0 per 10K	62
Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2024	268,196	42,275.0 per 10K	34,193.0 per 10K	72
Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2023 through March 2024	447	71.0 per 10K	457.0 per 10K	46
Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2024	65	10.2 per 10K	6.0 per 10K	47
Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024	25	3.9 per 10K	4.4 per 10K	85
17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024	0	0.0 per 10K	0.5 per 10K	112.5
Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day	241/405	60%	62%	81
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day	80/405	20%	19%	69
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day	13/405	3%	3%	72
Children in Group Home on Last Day	0/405	0%	0%	80
Children in Institution on Last Day	65/405	16%	14%	56.5
Children in Home Visit on Last Day	0/405	0%	1%	101
Children in Runaway on Last Day	0/405	0%	1%	97
Children in ILP on Last Day	6/405	1%	0%	1.5
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022	18/556	3.24%	2.94%	56
Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022	4/556	0.72%	0.48%	30
Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent	1/556	0.18%	0.12%	15
Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	1/556	0.18%	0.24%	20
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2024	60/65	92%	92%	87.5
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days	164/28,555	5.7 Per 1K Days	5.7 Per 1K Days	67
Placements Moves Toward Permanence	111/575	19%	25%	122.5
Lateral Placements Moves	385/575	67%	57%	31.5
Placements Moves Away from Permanence	79/575	14%	18%	104
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2024	0/405	0%	0%	79.5
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2024	19/405	5%	7%	82.5
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2023	454	13.2 months	16.7 months	108
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024	405	16.5 months	17.6 months	78
Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2023	159/454	35%	34%	78.5
Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2023	16/29	55%	51%	58
In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024	188/405	46%	49%	84
In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024	149/405	37%	37%	70.5
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024	131/405	32%	34%	79.5
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2024	21/131	16%	22%	90
In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months	51/170	30%	32%	90
In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months	34/116	29%	31%	81.5
Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2022 through March 2023 Permanent within 12 Months	27/98	28%	36%	82

Cherokee County Children Discharged During April 2023 through March 2024	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Total Discharges	218/63,303	34.4 per 10K	20.8 per 10K	64
Children Discharged for Reunification	139/218	64%	43%	23
Children Discharged for Relative	0/218	0%	5%	109.5
Children Discharged for Adoption	29/218	13%	24%	111.5
Children Discharged for Transfer	0/218	0%	0%	82
Children Discharged for Emancipation	27/218	12%	10%	45.5
Children Discharged for Guardianship	23/218	11%	17%	81
Children Discharged for Runaway	0/218	0%	0%	78.5
Children Discharged for Death	0/218	0%	0%	84
Children Discharged for Unknown	0/218	0%	0%	76.5
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care	218	15.8 months	19.5 months	107
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge	139	10.7 months	12.8 months	100
Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge	0	na	11.5 months	na
Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge	23	20.8 months	16.4 months	39.5
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge	29	37.4 months	36.7 months	57
Reunified within 72 Hours	6/139	4%	4%	18.5
Reunified within 12 Months	87/139	63%	50%	42.5
Adopted within 24 Months	3/29	10%	19%	59
Adopted within 48 Months	21/29	72%	69%	70
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	21	22.7 months	24.7 months	67
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	21	12.2 months	9.7 months	38.5
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	3/5	60%	58%	42
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	0/1	0%	61%	37
Adoption Discharges	29/63,303	4.6 per 10K	4.9 per 10K	90.5
Non-Permanent Discharges	27/63,303	4.3 per 10K	2.3 per 10K	41.5
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs	1/22	5%	3%	23.5
Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2024	0	0.0 per 1M	2.8 per 1M	81.5
Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021	4/172	2.3%	0.8%	13
Children Discharged for Reunification April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months	4/73	5.5%	6.6%	36
Children Discharged for Relative April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months	0/4	0%	5.2%	46
Children Discharged for Adoption April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months	0/29	0%	0%	62.5
Children Discharged for Transfer April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months	0/1	0%	0%	20
Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months	0/18	0%	0%	50
Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months	0/11	0%	1.6%	53
Children Discharged for Runaway April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na

Cherokee County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2023 through March 2024	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022	1,508	20.0 per 10K	23.1 per 10K	140.5
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022	201	2.7 per 10K	2.4 per 10K	100.5
Removals During Period	172	2.3 per 10K	1.6 per 10K	72.5
In-care on March 31 2024	405	64.0 per 10K	44.0 per 10K	73.5
Total Children Served	na	na	na	na
Discharges During Period	218	na	na	2
S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months	47/47	100%	98.4%	63
S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022	556/556	100%	100%	80
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months	81/133	61%	47%	40
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay	133	10.7 months	12.8 months	100.5
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative	40/103	39%	23%	31
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months	5/78	6.4%	8.1%	40.5
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months	3/29	10%	19%	59
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay	29	37.4 months	36.7 months	57
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Adopted During Period	27/133	20%	24%	91
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period	10/119	8%	8%	48.5
C2.5: Legally Freed April 2022 through March 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months	14/36	39%	54%	84
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday	34/91	37%	35%	70.5
C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children	21/22	95%	97%	101.5
C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years	8/30	27%	39%	70
C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months	173/223	78%	78%	84.5
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months	100/177	56%	56%	77
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months	80/189	42%	31%	32

Cherokee County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2023 through March 2024	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2022 through December 2022 Removal	91/177	51%	52%	73
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal	15/155	10%	6%	20.5
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal	78/218	36%	30%	51.5
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months	34/116	29%	31%	81.5
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal	1/19	5%	26%	66.5
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months	16/29	55%	51%	58
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	3/5	60%	58%	42
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	0/1	0%	61%	37

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