Statistics for Cobb County, Georgia

Statistics for Cobb County

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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 13, Metro District, Cobb Circuit, CII.

Tables:

Cobb 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	3,035	14.7 per 10K	23.1 per 10K	150
Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	2,717/3,035	89.5%	87.7%	51.5
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations	1,269	6.2 per 10K	10.8 per 10K	146
Children Subject of Alternative Response	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	80
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports	1,766	8.6 per 10K	12.3 per 10K	149
Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	80
Victim Reports	81	0.4 per 10K	2.5 per 10K	153.5
Victim Reports of Neglect	41	0.2 per 10K	1.4 per 10K	150.5
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse	27	0.1 per 10K	0.8 per 10K	147.5
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse	13	0.1 per 10K	0.2 per 10K	92
Victim Reports of Other Abuse	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	93.5
Victims Removed to Foster Care	32/81	39.5%	29.4%	45
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care	107/1,188	9%	7.1%	42
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care	0/0	na	na	na
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care	73/1,766	4.1%	3.4%	62
Removed to Foster Care Before Report	2/212	0.9%	0.3%	6
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report	50/212	23.6%	28.7%	86
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report	62/212	29.2%	36.1%	98
Median Days from Report to Removal	212	64.0 days	34.0 days	50
90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal	212	384.0 days	388.0 days	42.5
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation	NA/212	na	na	na
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	1/111	0.9%	1.6%	39.5
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	0/41	0%	0.3%	75.5
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	1/70	1.4%	2.1%	37
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	7/1,180	0.6%	2.2%	100
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	7/2,056	0.3%	1.5%	107

Cobb County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Total Removals to Foster Care	201	11.9 per 10K	19.4 per 10K	122
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care	16.8	1.0 per 10K	1.6 per 10K	122
Reentries to Foster Care	37/201	18.4%	13.5%	39.5
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge	6/201	3%	4.4%	41
Removals for Neglect	23/201	11%	37%	119
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use	56/201	28%	44%	122.5
Removals for Physical Abuse	17/201	8%	9%	48.5
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope	17/201	8%	8%	63
Removals for Inadequate Housing	38/201	19%	19%	71
Removals for Incarceration	30/201	15%	11%	39
Removals for Child Behavior	11/201	5%	8%	61.5
Removals for Abandonment	25/201	12%	8%	28
Removals for Sexual Abuse	3/201	1%	3%	42.5
Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting	38/71	54%	56%	68
Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting	28/71	39%	38%	70.5
Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting	0/71	0%	0%	69.5
Removals to Group Home First Setting	0/71	0%	0%	69.5
Removals to Institution First Setting	4/71	6%	6%	40.5
Removals to Home Visit First Setting	1/71	1%	0%	1.5
Removals to Runaway First Setting	0/71	0%	1%	72.5
Removals to ILP First Setting	0/71	0%	0%	68.5
Discharged within 1 Month of October 2022 through August 2023 Removal	17/190	9%	7%	24
Permanence within 12 months of October 2021 through September 2022 Removal	68/188	36%	29%	47.5
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)	1/97	1%	1%	6.5

Cobb County Children in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Children in Region on September 30 2023	167,711	na	na	4
AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2023	na	na	na	na
Children in Care on September 30 2022	440	26.0 per 10K	46.0 per 10K	136
Children in Care on September 30 2023	454	27.0 per 10K	44.0 per 10K	131.5
Average Daily Children in Care	449	26.7 per 10K	45.6 per 10K	133
Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023	641	na	na	2
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023	163,849	9,715.0 per 10K	16,653.0 per 10K	133
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2022 through September 2023	122,269	7,249.0 per 10K	12,708.0 per 10K	133
Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2023	356,160	21,237.0 per 10K	34,383.0 per 10K	120
Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2022 through September 2023	29,993	1,778.0 per 10K	3,827.0 per 10K	104
Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2023	65	3.9 per 10K	6.1 per 10K	113
Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023	36	2.1 per 10K	4.4 per 10K	107
17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023	2	0.1 per 10K	0.5 per 10K	62.5
Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day	265/454	58%	62%	93
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day	94/454	21%	19%	63
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day	6/454	1%	3%	78.5
Children in Group Home on Last Day	0/454	0%	0%	80
Children in Institution on Last Day	65/454	14%	14%	69
Children in Home Visit on Last Day	16/454	4%	2%	17
Children in Runaway on Last Day	8/454	2%	1%	24
Children in ILP on Last Day	0/454	0%	0%	81
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022	17/692	2.46%	2.95%	76
Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022	1/692	0.14%	0.48%	44
Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent	0/692	0%	0.12%	88
Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	0/692	0%	0.24%	91.5
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2023	63/65	97%	91%	77.5
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days	250/33,414	7.5 Per 1K Days	5.4 Per 1K Days	30
Placements Moves Toward Permanence	168/650	26%	25%	67
Lateral Placements Moves	351/650	54%	56%	95
Placements Moves Away from Permanence	131/650	20%	19%	52
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2023	0/454	0%	0%	79
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2023	53/454	12%	7%	28
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2022	440	19.1 months	16.6 months	42
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023	454	17.6 months	17.4 months	62
Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2022	125/440	28%	33%	102
Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2022	34/55	62%	61%	67
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023	224/454	49%	48%	65.5
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023	190/454	42%	37%	44
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023	167/454	37%	34%	48.5
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2023	28/167	17%	22%	86
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months	69/239	29%	34%	87.5
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months	48/174	28%	33%	87.5
Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2021 through September 2022 Permanent within 12 Months	44/115	38%	36%	63

Cobb County Children Discharged During October 2022 through September 2023	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Total Discharges	178/168,661	10.6 per 10K	20.2 per 10K	126
Children Discharged for Reunification	67/178	38%	42%	87.5
Children Discharged for Relative	3/178	2%	6%	78.5
Children Discharged for Adoption	51/178	29%	26%	62
Children Discharged for Transfer	4/178	2%	1%	17.5
Children Discharged for Emancipation	17/178	10%	8%	42.5
Children Discharged for Guardianship	35/178	20%	17%	45
Children Discharged for Runaway	1/178	1%	0%	3
Children Discharged for Death	0/178	0%	0%	84
Children Discharged for Unknown	0/178	0%	0%	76
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care	178	20.5 months	19.4 months	67
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge	67	13.3 months	11.7 months	64.5
Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge	3	13.3 months	12.0 months	40
Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge	35	10.8 months	17.1 months	84
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge	51	41.4 months	37.4 months	47
Reunified within 72 Hours	8/67	12%	3%	5.5
Reunified within 12 Months	36/67	54%	53%	59
Adopted within 24 Months	4/51	8%	18%	62.5
Adopted within 48 Months	36/51	71%	70%	73
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	45	26.7 months	25.0 months	52.5
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	45	10.5 months	9.5 months	56.5
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	4/11	36%	55%	60.5
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	1/2	50%	51%	23
Adoption Discharges	51/168,661	3 per 10K	5.2 per 10K	102.5
Non-Permanent Discharges	22/168,661	1.3 per 10K	1.9 per 10K	91.5
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs	2/48	4%	4%	31
Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2023	3	17.9 per 1M	3.6 per 1M	1
Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021	0/214	0%	0.8%	88.5
Children Discharged for Reunification October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	4/113	3.5%	5.2%	31
Children Discharged for Relative October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	3/10	30%	2%	1
Children Discharged for Adoption October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	0/35	0%	0%	61.5
Children Discharged for Transfer October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	0/4	0%	0%	21
Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	0/14	0%	0%	51
Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	0/63	0%	1.3%	54
Children Discharged for Runaway October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months	0/1	0%	9.1%	4.5

Cobb County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2022 through September 2023	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022	3,035	14.7 per 10K	23.1 per 10K	150
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022	77	0.4 per 10K	2.4 per 10K	153
Removals During Period	201	1.0 per 10K	1.6 per 10K	122
In-care on September 30 2023	454	27.0 per 10K	44.0 per 10K	131.5
Total Children Served	na	na	na	na
Discharges During Period	178	na	na	6
S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months	27/29	93.1%	98.4%	141
S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022	692/692	100%	100%	80
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months	29/62	47%	50%	70.5
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay	62	13.5 months	12.0 months	60
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2022, Discharged to Reunification or Relative	11/72	15%	23%	73
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2022, Reentering within 12 Months	9/125	7.2%	8.3%	41
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months	4/51	8%	18%	62.5
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay	51	41.4 months	37.4 months	47
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2022, Adopted During Period	48/196	24%	24%	84.5
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2022, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period	21/154	14%	9%	41
C2.5: Legally Freed October 2021 through September 2022 , Adopted within 12 Months	26/49	53%	58%	74
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2022, Permanent By 18th Birthday	48/148	32%	36%	84
C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children	46/48	96%	96%	92
C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years	12/26	46%	44%	52
C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months	148/215	69%	78%	120
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months	91/141	65%	59%	53.5
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months	73/243	30%	34%	83

Cobb County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2022 through September 2023	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2021 through June 2022 Removal	93/165	56%	51%	54.5
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2022 through August 2023 Removal	17/190	9%	7%	24
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2021 through September 2022 Removal	68/188	36%	29%	47.5
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months	48/174	28%	33%	87.5
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal	2/31	6%	23%	65
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months	34/55	62%	61%	67
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	4/11	36%	55%	60.5
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	1/2	50%	51%	23

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