Statistics for Whitfield County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 1, North District, Conasauga Circuit, CII.
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| Whitfield 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 | 694 | 22.3 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 124 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 622/694 | 89.6% | 87.7% | 49 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 313 | 10.0 per 10K | 10.8 per 10K | 112 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 381 | 12.2 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 121 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Victim Reports | 22 | 0.7 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 147.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 8 | 0.3 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 147 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 8 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 138.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 6 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 65.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 93.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 11/22 | 50% | 29.4% | 21 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 56/291 | 19.2% | 7.1% | 9 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 15/381 | 3.9% | 3.4% | 62.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/82 | 0% | 0.3% | 81 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 38/82 | 46.3% | 28.7% | 18 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 39/82 | 47.6% | 36.1% | 39 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 82 | 12.0 days | 34.0 days | 115.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 82 | 382.0 days | 389.0 days | 46 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/82 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/24 | 0% | 1.6% | 99 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/5 | 0% | 0.3% | 75.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/19 | 0% | 2.1% | 98 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 1/340 | 0.3% | 2.2% | 104 |
| 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 | 0/418 | 0% | 1.5% | 134.5 |
| Whitfield 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 | 96 | 37.8 per 10K | 19.5 per 10K | 48 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 8 | 3.2 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 46.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 3/96 | 3.1% | 13.7% | 97 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 3/96 | 3.1% | 4.6% | 45 |
| Removals for Neglect | 19/96 | 20% | 37% | 107.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 41/96 | 43% | 41% | 85.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 13/96 | 14% | 10% | 35 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 5/96 | 5% | 8% | 69.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 13/96 | 14% | 19% | 83.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 13/96 | 14% | 12% | 47.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 6/96 | 6% | 8% | 63.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 7/96 | 7% | 9% | 60 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 5/96 | 5% | 3% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 34/48 | 71% | 56% | 45 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 13/48 | 27% | 39% | 89.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/48 | 2% | 4% | 44.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 69.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal | 5/92 | 5% | 6% | 41 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal | 41/85 | 48% | 30% | 21 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/34 | 0% | 0% | 71 |
| Whitfield 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 | 25,207 | na | na | 24 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2023 | 153 | 60.0 per 10K | 46.0 per 10K | 83.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 122 | 48.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 96 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 132 | 52.0 per 10K | 44.4 per 10K | 92 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | 249 | na | na | 17 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | 48,831 | 19,252.0 per 10K | 16,321.0 per 10K | 90 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2023 through March 2024 | 34,035 | 13,419.0 per 10K | 12,555.0 per 10K | 98 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2024 | 58,268 | 23,116.0 per 10K | 34,193.0 per 10K | 114 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2023 through March 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 457.0 per 10K | 104 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2024 | 15 | 6.0 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 89 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 11 | 4.4 per 10K | 4.4 per 10K | 81.5 |
| 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 | 74/122 | 61% | 62% | 74.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 25/122 | 20% | 19% | 69 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/122 | 0% | 3% | 128 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/122 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 15/122 | 12% | 14% | 86.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 7/122 | 6% | 1% | 8 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/122 | 1% | 1% | 25.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/122 | 0% | 0% | 81 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 2/206 | 0.97% | 2.94% | 97 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 1/206 | 0.49% | 0.48% | 35 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 1/206 | 0.49% | 0.12% | 11 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/206 | 0% | 0.24% | 91.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2024 | 15/15 | 100% | 92% | 37 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 108/13,206 | 8.2 Per 1K Days | 5.7 Per 1K Days | 25.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 102/305 | 33% | 25% | 40.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 154/305 | 50% | 57% | 110 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 49/305 | 16% | 18% | 89 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 0/122 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 5/122 | 4% | 7% | 93.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 153 | 12.3 months | 16.7 months | 118 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 122 | 7.0 months | 17.6 months | 152 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 95/153 | 62% | 34% | 12.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2023 | 22/26 | 85% | 51% | 22 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 | 29/122 | 24% | 49% | 140.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 | 22/122 | 18% | 37% | 129.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 | 21/122 | 17% | 34% | 125.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 5/21 | 24% | 22% | 71 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 28/52 | 54% | 32% | 28 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/31 | 42% | 31% | 47.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2022 through March 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/33 | 61% | 36% | 22 |
| Whitfield County Children Discharged During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 127/25,364 | 50.1 per 10K | 20.8 per 10K | 33 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 37/127 | 29% | 43% | 116.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 11/127 | 9% | 5% | 29 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 36/127 | 28% | 24% | 60 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 2/127 | 2% | 0% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 12/127 | 9% | 10% | 63.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 29/127 | 23% | 17% | 44.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/127 | 0% | 0% | 78.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/127 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/127 | 0% | 0% | 76.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 127 | 15.4 months | 19.5 months | 110.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 37 | 8.3 months | 12.8 months | 116 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 11 | 14.3 months | 11.5 months | 32 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 29 | 11.4 months | 16.4 months | 86 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 36 | 23.9 months | 36.7 months | 115 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/37 | 0% | 4% | 81.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 27/37 | 73% | 50% | 30 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 20/36 | 56% | 19% | 10 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 30/36 | 83% | 69% | 58 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 29 | 15.3 months | 24.7 months | 103 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 29 | 6.6 months | 9.7 months | 107.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/5 | 40% | 58% | 57.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 61% | 12 |
| Adoption Discharges | 36/25,364 | 14.2 per 10K | 4.9 per 10K | 28 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 14/25,364 | 5.5 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 25.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/33 | 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 | 0/101 | 0% | 0.8% | 88.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/29 | 13.8% | 6.6% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 5.2% | 46 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 62.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 50 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/4 | 25% | 1.6% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Whitfield 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 | 694 | 22.3 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 124 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 22 | 0.7 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 147 |
| Removals During Period | 96 | 3.2 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 46.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2024 | 122 | 48.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 96 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 127 | na | na | 8 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 6/6 | 100% | 98.4% | 63 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 206/206 | 100% | 100% | 80 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 28/45 | 62% | 47% | 38 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 45 | 10.0 months | 12.8 months | 107 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 6/33 | 18% | 23% | 68.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 4/35 | 11.4% | 8.1% | 24 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 20/36 | 56% | 19% | 10 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 36 | 23.9 months | 36.7 months | 115 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 20/40 | 50% | 24% | 24 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 4/26 | 15% | 8% | 32 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2022 through March 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 12/20 | 60% | 54% | 57.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 14/28 | 50% | 35% | 40 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 33/33 | 100% | 97% | 49.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 3/7 | 43% | 39% | 51 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 79/125 | 63% | 78% | 129.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 32/60 | 53% | 56% | 85 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 12/55 | 22% | 31% | 94.5 |
| Whitfield 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 | 43/69 | 62% | 52% | 48 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal | 5/92 | 5% | 6% | 41 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal | 41/85 | 48% | 30% | 21 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/31 | 42% | 31% | 47.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 10/19 | 53% | 26% | 26 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/26 | 85% | 51% | 22 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/5 | 40% | 58% | 57.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 61% | 12 |