Statistics for Murray County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 1, North District, Conasauga Circuit, CII.
Tables:
| Murray County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 634 | 54.9 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 52 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 544/634 | 85.8% | 86.4% | 91.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 249 | 21.6 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 40 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 184 | 15.9 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 57.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 201 | 17.4 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 69 |
| Victim Reports | 126 | 10.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 87 | 7.5 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 27 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 10 | 0.9 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 39 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 9 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 16 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 20 | 1.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 20 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 45/126 | 35.7% | 26.1% | 50 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 18/307 | 5.9% | 3.1% | 20 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 9/184 | 4.9% | 1.3% | 9 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/70 | 0% | 0.5% | 85.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 31/70 | 44.3% | 25.2% | 22 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 33/70 | 47.1% | 31.6% | 29 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 70 | 6.0 days | 43.0 days | 138 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 70 | 305.0 days | 365.0 days | 71.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/70 | 0% | 1.3% | 94 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 2/114 | 1.8% | 3.1% | 73.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/50 | 0% | 1.5% | 88.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 2/64 | 3.1% | 3.7% | 54 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 6/288 | 2.1% | 2.6% | 89 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 3/183 | 1.6% | 2.1% | 81 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Murray County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 44 | 45.3 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 36.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 3.7 | 3.8 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 36 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 4/44 | 9.1% | 13.6% | 79.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/44 | 0% | 4.7% | 105.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 17/44 | 39% | 35% | 64.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 18/44 | 41% | 39% | 81.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 2/44 | 5% | 9% | 73.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 4/44 | 9% | 9% | 54 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 2/44 | 5% | 18% | 102 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 3/44 | 7% | 13% | 81.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 5/44 | 11% | 8% | 33 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 1/44 | 2% | 11% | 81 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 5/44 | 11% | 3% | 11 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 15/23 | 65% | 57% | 61.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 4/23 | 17% | 37% | 104.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/23 | 0% | 0% | 71 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/23 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 4/23 | 17% | 5% | 12.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/23 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/23 | 0% | 1% | 74 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/23 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 9/42 | 21% | 8% | 14 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 23/62 | 37% | 30% | 40.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/18 | 0% | 0% | 68 |
| Murray County Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 9,741 | na | na | 51 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 99 | 102.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 32.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 72 | 74.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 52 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 85 | 87.7 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 42 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 143 | na | na | 29 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 31,635 | 32,592.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 39 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 25,646 | 26,422.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 30 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 45,904 | 47,125.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 52 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 16 | 16.4 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 28 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 5 | 5.1 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 74 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 1 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 36 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 45/72 | 62% | 62% | 89.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 9/72 | 12% | 19% | 98.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/72 | 0% | 3% | 120.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/72 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 16/72 | 22% | 14% | 30 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 2/72 | 3% | 1% | 20 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/72 | 0% | 1% | 91.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/72 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 8/144 | 5.56% | 4.84% | 40 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 1/144 | 0.69% | 0.77% | 41 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 1/144 | 0.69% | 0.21% | 10 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/144 | 0% | 0.32% | 93 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 12/16 | 75% | 89% | 111.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 34/6,690 | 5.1 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 75.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 51/164 | 31% | 25% | 47 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 95/164 | 58% | 57% | 74.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 18/164 | 11% | 17% | 121.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/72 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 3/72 | 4% | 8% | 103 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 99 | 9.9 months | 16.3 months | 131 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 72 | 13.1 months | 17.0 months | 106 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 50/99 | 51% | 32% | 26.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/3 | 0% | 54% | 129.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 27/72 | 38% | 48% | 100.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 20/72 | 28% | 37% | 92.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 20/72 | 28% | 34% | 80.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 5/20 | 25% | 19% | 62.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 7/26 | 27% | 31% | 95.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/20 | 25% | 28% | 91.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/17 | 47% | 39% | 62 |
| Murray County Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 71/9,706 | 73.1 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 36/71 | 51% | 47% | 49 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 15/71 | 21% | 5% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 7/71 | 10% | 21% | 114.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/71 | 0% | 1% | 83.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 7/71 | 10% | 10% | 61.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 6/71 | 8% | 17% | 87 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/71 | 0% | 0% | 80.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/71 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/71 | 0% | 0% | 77 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 71 | 13.5 months | 18.4 months | 124 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 36 | 13.8 months | 12.3 months | 62.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 15 | 2.0 months | 11.0 months | 61 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 6 | 13.0 months | 15.8 months | 79 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 7 | 20.3 months | 34.6 months | 125 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/36 | 0% | 5% | 82.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 18/36 | 50% | 51% | 65 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 6/7 | 86% | 19% | 6.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 7/7 | 100% | 73% | 31.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 7 | 15.7 months | 22.8 months | 108 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 7 | 4.6 months | 10.1 months | 120.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 61% | 63 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 7/9,706 | 7.2 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 58 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 7/9,706 | 7.2 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 20 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/8 | 12% | 3% | 10 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 84 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 0/42 | 0% | 1.9% | 97.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/15 | 0% | 8% | 91 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 6.9% | 42.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/10 | 0% | 0% | 62 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 2.9% | 61 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 2.8% | 63.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Murray County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 634 | 54.9 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 52 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 126 | 10.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Removals During Period | 44 | 3.8 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 36 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 72 | 74.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 52 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 71 | na | na | 20 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 78/78 | 100% | 96.6% | 43 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 144/144 | 100% | 99.58% | 66 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 25/45 | 56% | 48% | 44 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 45 | 11.0 months | 12.5 months | 83.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 11/27 | 41% | 21% | 22 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/22 | 0% | 8.4% | 94 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 6/7 | 86% | 19% | 6.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 7 | 20.3 months | 34.6 months | 125 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 0/16 | 0% | 21% | 137 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/16 | 0% | 6% | 107 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 4/4 | 100% | 61% | 17 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 5/16 | 31% | 32% | 81 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 7/8 | 88% | 97% | 120 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/5 | 40% | 41% | 60 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 37/55 | 67% | 77% | 127.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 18/47 | 38% | 52% | 111 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 7/30 | 23% | 28% | 82 |
| Murray County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 25/48 | 52% | 50% | 62.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 9/42 | 21% | 8% | 14 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 23/62 | 37% | 30% | 40.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/20 | 25% | 28% | 91.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 3/10 | 30% | 26% | 41 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 54% | 129.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 61% | 63 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |