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 June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 5,320 | 26.6 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,673/5,320 | 87.8% | 87.7% | 7 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,684 | 13.4 per 10K | 10.8 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 2,636 | 13.2 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 7 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports | 629 | 3.1 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 374 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 194 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 52 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 9 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 10.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 263/629 | 41.8% | 29.4% | 1 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 250/2,057 | 12.2% | 7.1% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 152/2,636 | 5.8% | 3.4% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/665 | 0% | 0.3% | 10.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 241/665 | 36.2% | 28.7% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 276/665 | 41.5% | 36.1% | 2 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 665 | 21.5 days | 34.0 days | 12 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 665 | 387.0 days | 389.0 days | 6 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/665 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 4/521 | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/211 | 0% | 0.3% | 9.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 4/310 | 1.3% | 2.1% | 9.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 40/2,203 | 1.8% | 2.2% | 11.5 |
| 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 | 62/3,281 | 1.9% | 1.5% | 5 |
| Region 1 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 657 | 39.5 per 10K | 19.5 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 54.8 | 3.3 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 2 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 93/657 | 14.2% | 13.7% | 6.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 35/657 | 5.3% | 4.6% | 4 |
| Removals for Neglect | 212/657 | 32% | 37% | 12 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 366/657 | 56% | 41% | 1 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 86/657 | 13% | 10% | 3 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 44/657 | 7% | 8% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 130/657 | 20% | 19% | 7 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 85/657 | 13% | 12% | 5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 31/657 | 5% | 8% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 50/657 | 8% | 9% | 7 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 28/657 | 4% | 3% | 3 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 178/284 | 63% | 56% | 5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 90/284 | 32% | 39% | 10 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/284 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/284 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 15/284 | 5% | 4% | 5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/284 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 1/284 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/284 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal | 49/596 | 8% | 6% | 3 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal | 245/672 | 36% | 30% | 1.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/282 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 1 Children in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2024 | 165,945 | na | na | 6 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2023 | 1,272 | 76.0 per 10K | 46.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 1,171 | 71.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 1,192 | 71.8 per 10K | 44.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | 1,929 | na | na | 1 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024 | 437,145 | 26,313.0 per 10K | 16,321.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2023 through March 2024 | 335,254 | 20,180.0 per 10K | 12,555.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2024 | 709,204 | 42,737.0 per 10K | 34,193.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2023 through March 2024 | 9,050 | 545.0 per 10K | 457.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2024 | 173 | 10.4 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 142 | 8.6 per 10K | 4.4 per 10K | 4 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 11 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 734/1,171 | 63% | 62% | 8 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 207/1,171 | 18% | 19% | 6 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 28/1,171 | 2% | 3% | 11.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/1,171 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 173/1,171 | 15% | 14% | 5.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 19/1,171 | 2% | 1% | 3 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 4/1,171 | 0% | 1% | 11 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 6/1,171 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 55/1,869 | 2.94% | 2.94% | 7 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 13/1,869 | 0.7% | 0.48% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 4/1,869 | 0.21% | 0.12% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 6/1,869 | 0.32% | 0.24% | 5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2024 | 160/173 | 92% | 92% | 9 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 681/98,950 | 6.9 Per 1K Days | 5.7 Per 1K Days | 2 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 515/2,098 | 25% | 25% | 8.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 1,256/2,098 | 60% | 57% | 2.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 327/2,098 | 16% | 18% | 12 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 0/1,171 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 64/1,171 | 5% | 7% | 12 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 1,272 | 12.8 months | 16.7 months | 13 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 1,171 | 14.0 months | 17.6 months | 12 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 541/1,272 | 43% | 34% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2023 | 108/181 | 60% | 51% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 | 468/1,171 | 40% | 49% | 12 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 | 340/1,171 | 29% | 37% | 12.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 | 310/1,171 | 26% | 34% | 13 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 | 93/310 | 30% | 22% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 194/470 | 41% | 32% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 135/347 | 39% | 31% | 2 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2022 through March 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 108/250 | 43% | 36% | 6 |
| Region 1 Children Discharged During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 742/166,134 | 44.7 per 10K | 20.8 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 339/746 | 45% | 43% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 61/746 | 8% | 5% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 171/746 | 23% | 24% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 8/746 | 1% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 62/746 | 8% | 10% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 101/746 | 14% | 17% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/746 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/746 | 0% | 0% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/746 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 742 | 15.3 months | 19.5 months | 14 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 339 | 10.3 months | 12.8 months | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 61 | 11.6 months | 11.5 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 101 | 15.4 months | 16.4 months | 9 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 171 | 32.6 months | 36.7 months | 8 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 20/339 | 6% | 4% | 2 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 222/339 | 65% | 50% | 1 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 48/171 | 28% | 19% | 3.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 134/171 | 78% | 69% | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 140 | 21.5 months | 24.7 months | 10 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 140 | 7.5 months | 9.7 months | 14 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 24/32 | 75% | 58% | 2 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/10 | 60% | 61% | 7.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 171/166,134 | 10.3 per 10K | 4.9 per 10K | 2 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 70/166,134 | 4.2 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 4/155 | 3% | 3% | 8.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 9 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 7/651 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 26/268 | 9.7% | 6.6% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/51 | 0% | 5.2% | 10.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/155 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 0% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/71 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2022 through March 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Region 1 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 5,320 | 26.6 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 622 | 3.1 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Removals During Period | 657 | 3.3 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 2 |
| In-care on March 31 2024 | 1,171 | 71.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 746 | na | na | 1 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 194/195 | 99.5% | 98.4% | 2 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 1,869/1,869 | 100% | 100% | 7.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 226/371 | 61% | 47% | 1 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 371 | 10.4 months | 12.8 months | 13 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 92/286 | 32% | 23% | 2 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 36/329 | 10.9% | 8.1% | 3 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 48/171 | 28% | 19% | 3.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 171 | 32.6 months | 36.7 months | 8 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 128/374 | 34% | 24% | 3 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 34/252 | 13% | 8% | 4 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2022 through March 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 129/211 | 61% | 54% | 6 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 135/298 | 45% | 35% | 2 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 151/155 | 97% | 97% | 6.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 19/62 | 31% | 39% | 13 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 562/790 | 71% | 78% | 14 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 276/525 | 53% | 56% | 10 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 154/523 | 29% | 31% | 6.5 |
| Region 1 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2023 through March 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2022 through December 2022 Removal | 362/616 | 59% | 52% | 1 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2023 through February 2024 Removal | 49/596 | 8% | 6% | 3 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2022 through March 2023 Removal | 245/672 | 36% | 30% | 1.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 135/347 | 39% | 31% | 2 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 45/119 | 38% | 26% | 3 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 108/181 | 60% | 51% | 3 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 24/32 | 75% | 58% | 2 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/10 | 60% | 61% | 7.5 |