Statistics for Region 5
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Clarke, Rockdale, Newton, Walton, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Elbert, Greene, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Jasper.
Tables:
| Region 5 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 | 7,296 | 33.4 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 13 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 6,358/7,296 | 87.1% | 86.4% | 2.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,287 | 10.5 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 13 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 2,474 | 11.3 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 8 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 2,535 | 11.6 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports | 634 | 2.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 377 | 1.7 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 97 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 34 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 126 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 181/634 | 28.5% | 22.9% | 3 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 61/4,127 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 6 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 3/2,474 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 3/276 | 1.1% | 0.6% | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 110/276 | 39.9% | 36.8% | 4 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 128/276 | 46.4% | 46.1% | 6 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 276 | 12.0 days | 12.0 days | 8 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 276 | 143.0 days | 119.0 days | 5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 5/276 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 5.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 17/636 | 2.7% | 3.1% | 8.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/174 | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 16/462 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 6 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 99/4,053 | 2.4% | 2.6% | 9 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 50/2,364 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 8 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 5 Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 336 | 18.4 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 28 | 1.5 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 50/336 | 14.9% | 12.9% | 2 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 15/336 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 9 |
| Removals for Neglect | 112/336 | 33% | 36% | 8 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 170/336 | 51% | 40% | 2.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 37/336 | 11% | 10% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 28/336 | 8% | 8% | 8.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 55/336 | 16% | 19% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 37/336 | 11% | 12% | 7.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 28/336 | 8% | 8% | 6 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 33/336 | 10% | 10% | 4 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 12/336 | 4% | 3% | 4 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 90/141 | 64% | 58% | 5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 49/141 | 35% | 37% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/141 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/141 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/141 | 1% | 4% | 13 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/141 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/141 | 0% | 0% | 9 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/141 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 12/298 | 4% | 6% | 9 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 78/290 | 27% | 30% | 10 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/143 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 5 Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 183,326 | na | na | 4 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 766 | 42.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 10 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 730 | 40.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 733 | 40.3 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 10 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,102 | na | na | 7 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 268,860 | 14,747.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 10 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 204,994 | 11,244.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 523,679 | 28,565.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 93 | 5.1 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 11 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 120 | 6.5 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 6 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 11 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 444/730 | 61% | 63% | 10 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 126/730 | 17% | 18% | 7.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 37/730 | 5% | 3% | 2.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/730 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 93/730 | 13% | 13% | 10.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 23/730 | 3% | 1% | 1.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 7/730 | 1% | 1% | 4.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/730 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 66/1,102 | 5.99% | 4.85% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 15/1,102 | 1.36% | 0.75% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 8/1,102 | 0.73% | 0.2% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 3/1,102 | 0.27% | 0.31% | 5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 88/93 | 95% | 92% | 3.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 369/50,647 | 7.3 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 3 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 320/1,197 | 27% | 25% | 5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 684/1,197 | 57% | 57% | 7.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 193/1,197 | 16% | 18% | 10 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/730 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 40/730 | 5% | 7% | 12 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 766 | 17.8 months | 17.3 months | 6 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 730 | 16.6 months | 16.7 months | 8 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 285/766 | 37% | 34% | 6 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 65/133 | 49% | 56% | 10 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 356/730 | 49% | 47% | 5.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 279/730 | 38% | 37% | 7 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 252/730 | 35% | 34% | 5.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 91/252 | 36% | 21% | 2 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 132/371 | 36% | 33% | 5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 77/251 | 31% | 31% | 7 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 102/235 | 43% | 38% | 5 |
| Region 5 Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 366/182,316 | 20.1 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 160/366 | 44% | 43% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 27/366 | 7% | 5% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 87/366 | 24% | 25% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/366 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 37/366 | 10% | 11% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 53/366 | 14% | 16% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/366 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/366 | 0% | 0% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/366 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 366 | 20.6 months | 19.8 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 160 | 14.8 months | 12.8 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 27 | 21.0 months | 9.4 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 53 | 20.6 months | 16.7 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 87 | 31.6 months | 34.4 months | 9 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 4/160 | 2% | 3% | 7 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 70/160 | 44% | 50% | 8 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 27/87 | 31% | 18% | 2 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 67/87 | 77% | 72% | 5.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 70 | 21.7 months | 24.1 months | 9 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 70 | 8.8 months | 9.7 months | 10.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 11/22 | 50% | 55% | 9.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/6 | 33% | 56% | 10 |
| Adoption Discharges | 87/182,316 | 4.8 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 11 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 39/182,316 | 2.1 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 5/92 | 5% | 3% | 3 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 1 | 5.5 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 4.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 7/397 | 1.8% | 1.9% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 10/159 | 6.3% | 9.4% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/30 | 10% | 8% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/95 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 2.6% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/29 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/87 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 40% | na |
| Region 5 Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During Period | 7,296 | 33.4 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 13 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 634 | 2.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 13 |
| Removals During Period | 336 | 1.5 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 8.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 730 | 40.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 366 | na | na | 7 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 329/343 | 95.9% | 96.6% | 11 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1,100/1,102 | 99.82% | 99.57% | 3.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 65/179 | 36% | 48% | 12.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 179 | 15.7 months | 12.7 months | 4 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 28/117 | 24% | 21% | 3.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 13/189 | 6.9% | 9.3% | 8 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 27/87 | 31% | 18% | 2 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 87 | 31.6 months | 34.4 months | 9 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 64/292 | 22% | 25% | 10 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 34/227 | 15% | 7% | 2 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 58/117 | 50% | 54% | 8 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 77/226 | 34% | 35% | 8 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 87/92 | 95% | 97% | 12 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 19/39 | 49% | 40% | 3 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 253/359 | 70% | 75% | 12.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 146/301 | 49% | 55% | 12 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 109/400 | 27% | 30% | 9 |
| Region 5 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 152/297 | 51% | 53% | 10 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 12/298 | 4% | 6% | 9 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 78/290 | 27% | 30% | 10 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 77/251 | 31% | 31% | 7 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 22/85 | 26% | 24% | 4.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 65/133 | 49% | 56% | 10 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 11/22 | 50% | 55% | 9.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/6 | 33% | 56% | 10 |