Statistics for Spalding County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 4, North District, Griffin Circuit, Non-CII.
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| Spalding 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 | 579 | 30.5 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 63 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 517/579 | 89.3% | 87.7% | 53.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 273 | 14.4 per 10K | 10.8 per 10K | 58 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 306 | 16.1 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 68.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Victim Reports | 84 | 4.4 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 59 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 46 | 2.4 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 70 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 33 | 1.7 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 49.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 3 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 65.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 2 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 19.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 9/84 | 10.7% | 29.4% | 140 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 12/189 | 6.3% | 7.1% | 75 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 3/306 | 1% | 3.4% | 122 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/24 | 0% | 0.3% | 81 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 7/24 | 29.2% | 28.7% | 63.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 7/24 | 29.2% | 36.1% | 98 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 24 | 49.0 days | 34.0 days | 57 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 24 | 335.0 days | 389.0 days | 64 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/24 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/91 | 0% | 1.6% | 99 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/21 | 0% | 0.3% | 75.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/70 | 0% | 2.1% | 98 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 3/276 | 1.1% | 2.2% | 91 |
| 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 | 8/310 | 2.6% | 1.5% | 36 |
| Spalding 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 | 19 | 11.9 per 10K | 19.5 per 10K | 118 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 1.6 | 1.0 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 116 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 2/19 | 10.5% | 13.7% | 72 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/19 | 0% | 4.6% | 103 |
| Removals for Neglect | 4/19 | 21% | 37% | 105.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 3/19 | 16% | 41% | 132.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 4/19 | 21% | 10% | 20 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 3/19 | 16% | 8% | 29.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 3/19 | 16% | 19% | 77 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 8/19 | 42% | 12% | 10 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/19 | 11% | 8% | 40.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 1/19 | 5% | 9% | 71.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/19 | 0% | 3% | 97.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 5/8 | 62% | 56% | 56 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 3/8 | 38% | 39% | 68.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/8 | 0% | 4% | 93 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal | 0/18 | 0% | 6% | 104 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal | 3/28 | 11% | 30% | 125 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 71 |
| Spalding 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 | 16,034 | na | na | 37 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2023 | 86 | 54.0 per 10K | 46.0 per 10K | 90 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 70 | 44.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 105.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 78 | 48.8 per 10K | 44.4 per 10K | 101 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | 105 | na | na | 45 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | 28,869 | 18,047.0 per 10K | 16,321.0 per 10K | 100 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2023 through March 2024 | 25,729 | 16,084.0 per 10K | 12,555.0 per 10K | 78 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2024 | 59,643 | 37,198.0 per 10K | 34,193.0 per 10K | 84 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2023 through March 2024 | 1,038 | 649.0 per 10K | 457.0 per 10K | 28 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2024 | 12 | 7.5 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 75 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 13 | 8.1 per 10K | 4.4 per 10K | 53.5 |
| 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 | 52/70 | 74% | 62% | 26 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 5/70 | 7% | 19% | 122 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 1/70 | 1% | 3% | 91 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/70 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 12/70 | 17% | 14% | 50 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/70 | 0% | 1% | 101 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/70 | 0% | 1% | 97 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/70 | 0% | 0% | 81 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 4/140 | 2.86% | 2.94% | 68 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 0/140 | 0% | 0.48% | 101.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 0/140 | 0% | 0.12% | 87.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/140 | 0% | 0.24% | 91.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2024 | 10/12 | 83% | 92% | 108 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 17/3,990 | 4.3 Per 1K Days | 5.7 Per 1K Days | 96.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 28/112 | 25% | 25% | 81.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 72/112 | 64% | 57% | 43.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 12/112 | 11% | 18% | 120 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 0/70 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 7/70 | 10% | 7% | 39 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 86 | 24.2 months | 16.7 months | 20.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 70 | 22.1 months | 17.6 months | 44 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 27/86 | 31% | 34% | 95 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2023 | 8/9 | 89% | 51% | 21 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 | 43/70 | 61% | 49% | 43 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 | 32/70 | 46% | 37% | 38.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 | 31/70 | 44% | 34% | 35.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 11/31 | 35% | 22% | 46.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 21/56 | 38% | 32% | 64.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/47 | 43% | 31% | 44.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2022 through March 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/34 | 32% | 36% | 73.5 |
| Spalding County Children Discharged During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 33/15,997 | 20.6 per 10K | 20.8 per 10K | 103 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 5/33 | 15% | 43% | 135 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 1/33 | 3% | 5% | 58.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 16/33 | 48% | 24% | 25.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/33 | 0% | 0% | 82 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 5/33 | 15% | 10% | 34 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 6/33 | 18% | 17% | 61.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/33 | 0% | 0% | 78.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/33 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/33 | 0% | 0% | 76.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 33 | 44.4 months | 19.5 months | 9.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 5 | 37.6 months | 12.8 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 1 | 48.1 months | 11.5 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 6 | 31.4 months | 16.4 months | 19.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 16 | 47.7 months | 36.7 months | 31 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/5 | 0% | 4% | 81.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 50% | 128 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 2/16 | 12% | 19% | 53.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 8/16 | 50% | 69% | 98 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 11 | 37.9 months | 24.7 months | 21 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 11 | 7.2 months | 9.7 months | 95 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/3 | 33% | 58% | 63 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 61% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 16/15,997 | 10 per 10K | 4.9 per 10K | 46 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 5/15,997 | 3.1 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 59 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/12 | 0% | 3% | 75.5 |
| 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 | 0/47 | 0% | 0.8% | 88.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/19 | 0% | 6.6% | 88.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 5.2% | 46 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/18 | 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 | 0/3 | 0% | 0% | 50 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 1.6% | 53 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Spalding 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 | 579 | 30.5 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 63 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 84 | 4.4 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 59.5 |
| Removals During Period | 19 | 1.0 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 116 |
| In-care on March 31 2024 | 70 | 44.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 105.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 33 | na | na | 47.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 34/34 | 100% | 98.4% | 63 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 140/140 | 100% | 100% | 80 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 47% | 130.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 6 | 38.9 months | 12.8 months | 3 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 1/11 | 9% | 23% | 85.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/20 | 0% | 8.1% | 93 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 2/16 | 12% | 19% | 53.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 16 | 47.7 months | 36.7 months | 31 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 14/47 | 30% | 24% | 65.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 11/42 | 26% | 8% | 20 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2022 through March 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 13/16 | 81% | 54% | 27 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 20/43 | 47% | 35% | 48.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 12/12 | 100% | 97% | 49.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 3/4 | 75% | 39% | 26 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 11/18 | 61% | 78% | 134 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 17/29 | 59% | 56% | 64.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 7/53 | 13% | 31% | 121 |
| Spalding 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 | 4/23 | 17% | 52% | 140.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal | 0/18 | 0% | 6% | 104 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal | 3/28 | 11% | 30% | 125 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/47 | 43% | 31% | 44.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/16 | 0% | 26% | 87 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/9 | 89% | 51% | 21 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/3 | 33% | 58% | 63 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 61% | na |