Statistics for Region 1
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Cherokee, Whitfield, Walker, Catoosa, Gordon, Murray, Chattooga, Fannin, Pickens, Dade, Gilmer.
Tables:
| Region 1 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 8,614 | 43.4 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 8 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 7,488/8,614 | 86.9% | 86.4% | 4 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 3,259 | 16.4 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 2,530 | 12.8 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 2,825 | 14.2 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 8 |
| Victim Reports | 977 | 4.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 602 | 3.0 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 133 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 62 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 180 | 0.9 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 2 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 346/977 | 35.4% | 26.1% | 1 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 219/4,812 | 4.6% | 3.1% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 55/2,530 | 2.2% | 1.3% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/672 | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 238/672 | 35.4% | 25.2% | 1.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 286/672 | 42.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 672 | 15.0 days | 43.0 days | 14 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 672 | 305.0 days | 365.0 days | 13 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 5/672 | 0.7% | 1.3% | 11 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 18/1,117 | 1.6% | 3.1% | 13 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/441 | 0.2% | 1.5% | 11 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 17/676 | 2.5% | 3.7% | 12 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 136/4,817 | 2.8% | 2.6% | 4.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 61/2,388 | 2.6% | 2.1% | 5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 1 Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 522 | 31.7 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 43.5 | 2.6 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 3 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 76/522 | 14.6% | 13.6% | 4 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 22/522 | 4.2% | 4.7% | 6.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 128/522 | 25% | 35% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 250/522 | 48% | 39% | 3 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 69/522 | 13% | 9% | 1 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 34/522 | 7% | 9% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 97/522 | 19% | 18% | 7 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 89/522 | 17% | 13% | 3.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 31/522 | 6% | 8% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 21/522 | 4% | 11% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 30/522 | 6% | 3% | 2 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 159/258 | 62% | 57% | 5.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 79/258 | 31% | 37% | 9.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/258 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/258 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 15/258 | 6% | 5% | 6.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/258 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 5/258 | 2% | 1% | 2 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/258 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 66/490 | 13% | 8% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 211/568 | 37% | 30% | 1.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/226 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 1 Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 164,491 | na | na | 7 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 1,065 | 65.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 915 | 56.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 983 | 59.7 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,587 | na | na | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 361,329 | 21,934.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 287,384 | 17,445.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 605,647 | 36,819.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 162 | 9.8 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 95 | 5.8 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 6 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 13 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 559/915 | 61% | 62% | 9.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 149/915 | 16% | 19% | 8.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 17/915 | 2% | 3% | 12 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/915 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 162/915 | 18% | 14% | 2.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 20/915 | 2% | 1% | 3 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/915 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 7/915 | 1% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 90/1,769 | 5.09% | 4.84% | 5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 19/1,769 | 1.07% | 0.77% | 3.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 7/1,769 | 0.4% | 0.21% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 3/1,769 | 0.17% | 0.32% | 10.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 134/162 | 83% | 89% | 13 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 493/77,378 | 6.4 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 3 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 485/1,870 | 26% | 25% | 8.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 1,106/1,870 | 59% | 57% | 5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 279/1,870 | 15% | 17% | 10 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/915 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 55/915 | 6% | 8% | 11 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 1,065 | 14.7 months | 16.3 months | 10 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 915 | 15.2 months | 17.0 months | 10 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 439/1,065 | 41% | 32% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 76/136 | 56% | 54% | 8 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 408/915 | 45% | 48% | 10.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 299/915 | 33% | 37% | 11.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 276/915 | 30% | 34% | 11.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 59/276 | 21% | 19% | 7 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 169/433 | 39% | 31% | 3.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 109/306 | 36% | 28% | 3 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 149/291 | 51% | 39% | 2 |
| Region 1 Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 625/164,736 | 37.9 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 342/625 | 55% | 47% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 41/625 | 7% | 5% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 123/625 | 20% | 21% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 6/625 | 1% | 1% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 53/625 | 8% | 10% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 59/625 | 9% | 17% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/625 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/625 | 0% | 0% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/625 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 625 | 15.8 months | 18.4 months | 11.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 342 | 11.8 months | 12.3 months | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 41 | 5.5 months | 11.0 months | 14 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 59 | 19.1 months | 15.8 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 123 | 27.0 months | 34.6 months | 14 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 10/342 | 3% | 5% | 9.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 182/342 | 53% | 51% | 4 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 44/123 | 36% | 19% | 1 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 109/123 | 89% | 73% | 1.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 110 | 19.7 months | 22.8 months | 12 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 111 | 5.9 months | 10.1 months | 14 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 18/27 | 67% | 61% | 5.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 7/8 | 88% | 67% | 3 |
| Adoption Discharges | 123/164,736 | 7.5 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 60/164,736 | 3.6 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 2/122 | 2% | 3% | 9.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 10.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 9/749 | 1.2% | 1.9% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 17/298 | 5.7% | 8% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/57 | 0% | 6.9% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/185 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| 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 | 3/64 | 4.7% | 2.9% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/80 | 0% | 2.8% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Region 1 Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 8,614 | 43.4 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 8 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 977 | 4.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 7 |
| Removals During Period | 522 | 2.6 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 3 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 915 | 56.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 625 | na | na | 1 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 562/568 | 98.9% | 96.6% | 1 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,763/1,769 | 99.66% | 99.58% | 7 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 182/354 | 51% | 48% | 2.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 354 | 11.7 months | 12.5 months | 12 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 55/192 | 29% | 21% | 1 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 18/356 | 5.1% | 8.4% | 11 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 44/123 | 36% | 19% | 1 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 123 | 27.0 months | 34.6 months | 14 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 82/319 | 26% | 21% | 5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 29/249 | 12% | 6% | 2 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 103/129 | 80% | 61% | 2 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 109/263 | 41% | 32% | 3 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 120/122 | 98% | 97% | 5.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 19/54 | 35% | 41% | 9.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 404/590 | 68% | 77% | 14 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 169/423 | 40% | 52% | 14 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 105/470 | 22% | 28% | 13 |
| Region 1 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 322/530 | 61% | 50% | 1 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 66/490 | 13% | 8% | 2 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 211/568 | 37% | 30% | 1.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 109/306 | 36% | 28% | 3 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 27/87 | 31% | 26% | 3.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 76/136 | 56% | 54% | 8 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 18/27 | 67% | 61% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 7/8 | 88% | 67% | 3 |