Statistics for Cherokee Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Bartow, Gordon.
Tables:
| Cherokee Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,452 | 30.8 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 15 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,253/1,452 | 86.3% | 87.7% | 43 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 664 | 14.1 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 14 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 788 | 16.7 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 16.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Victim Reports | 126 | 2.7 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 29 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 78 | 1.7 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 27 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 39 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 34 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 9 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 23 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 34 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 54/126 | 42.9% | 29.4% | 7 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 97/539 | 18% | 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 | 42/788 | 5.3% | 3.4% | 12 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/193 | 0% | 0.3% | 29 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 67/193 | 34.7% | 28.7% | 13 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 83/193 | 43% | 36.1% | 10 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 193 | 17.0 days | 34.0 days | 42 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 193 | 282.0 days | 389.0 days | 43 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/193 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 1/136 | 0.7% | 1.6% | 30 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/48 | 0% | 0.3% | 28 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 1/88 | 1.1% | 2.1% | 29.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 13/599 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 27 |
| 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 | 17/1,178 | 1.4% | 1.5% | 26.5 |
| Cherokee Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 109 | 27.4 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 19 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 9.1 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 18.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 18/109 | 16.5% | 12.9% | 14.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 7/109 | 6.4% | 4.5% | 15 |
| Removals for Neglect | 12/109 | 11% | 36% | 48 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 50/109 | 46% | 40% | 24.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 9/109 | 8% | 10% | 24.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 5/109 | 5% | 8% | 39.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 15/109 | 14% | 19% | 38 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 22/109 | 20% | 12% | 6 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 12/109 | 11% | 8% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 7/109 | 6% | 10% | 28.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/109 | 1% | 3% | 33 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 35/47 | 74% | 58% | 10 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 10/47 | 21% | 37% | 40 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/47 | 4% | 4% | 24.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 28.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 6/106 | 6% | 6% | 18 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 58/147 | 39% | 30% | 7.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/57 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Cherokee Circuit Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 39,855 | na | na | 25 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 271 | 68.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 20 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 194 | 49.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 27.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 239 | 60.1 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 22 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 380 | na | na | 14 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 88,849 | 22,343.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 63,034 | 15,852.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 24 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 117,936 | 29,591.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 28 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 26 | 6.5 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 26.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 30 | 7.5 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 14 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 43.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 112/194 | 58% | 63% | 40.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 42/194 | 22% | 18% | 13 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 9/194 | 5% | 3% | 16 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/194 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 26/194 | 13% | 13% | 32 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 4/194 | 2% | 1% | 15.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/194 | 1% | 1% | 15.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/194 | 0% | 0% | 27.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 20/518 | 3.86% | 3.16% | 13 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 6/518 | 1.16% | 0.52% | 10 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 2/518 | 0.39% | 0.14% | 6.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 4/518 | 0.77% | 0.25% | 7 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 24/26 | 92% | 92% | 29.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 126/17,945 | 7 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 12.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 123/364 | 34% | 25% | 4 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 179/364 | 49% | 57% | 45.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 62/364 | 17% | 18% | 26 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/194 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 13/194 | 7% | 7% | 25 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 271 | 14.3 months | 17.3 months | 38 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 194 | 14.5 months | 16.7 months | 33.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 132/271 | 49% | 34% | 4 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 35/45 | 78% | 56% | 7.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 78/194 | 40% | 47% | 38.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 63/194 | 32% | 37% | 31.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 56/194 | 29% | 34% | 32 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 18/56 | 32% | 21% | 17.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 54/118 | 46% | 33% | 11 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 27/67 | 40% | 31% | 14.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 47/89 | 53% | 38% | 13 |
| Cherokee Circuit Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 177/39,765 | 44.5 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 66/177 | 37% | 43% | 33 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 16/177 | 9% | 5% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 46/177 | 26% | 25% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/177 | 1% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 19/177 | 11% | 11% | 22.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 29/177 | 16% | 16% | 25 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/177 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/177 | 0% | 0% | 31.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/177 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 177 | 19.5 months | 19.8 months | 28 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 66 | 13.0 months | 12.8 months | 27.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 16 | 20.5 months | 9.4 months | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 29 | 15.4 months | 16.7 months | 33 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 46 | 28.2 months | 34.4 months | 40 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/66 | 2% | 3% | 22 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 31/66 | 47% | 50% | 30 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 11/46 | 24% | 18% | 15 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 39/46 | 85% | 72% | 18.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 40 | 18.6 months | 24.1 months | 39 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 40 | 9.2 months | 9.7 months | 27.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/7 | 86% | 55% | 8 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 56% | 8.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 46/39,765 | 11.6 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 9 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 20/39,765 | 5 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 6 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/46 | 0% | 3% | 37 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 29 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 1/174 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 22 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 13/83 | 15.7% | 9.4% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/11 | 9.1% | 8% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/39 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| 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 | 0/7 | 0% | 0% | 25.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/33 | 0% | 0.8% | 27.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 40% | na |
| Cherokee Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 1,452 | 30.8 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 15 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 123 | 2.6 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 32 |
| Removals During Period | 109 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 18.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 194 | 49.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 27.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 177 | na | na | 7 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 46/46 | 100% | 98.4% | 15 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 518/518 | 100% | 100% | 26 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 33/78 | 42% | 48% | 32.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 78 | 13.8 months | 12.7 months | 23.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 8/51 | 16% | 21% | 34.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 14/94 | 14.9% | 9.3% | 11 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 11/46 | 24% | 18% | 15 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 46 | 28.2 months | 34.4 months | 40 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 31/84 | 37% | 25% | 15 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 5/63 | 8% | 7% | 24 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 28/42 | 67% | 54% | 12 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 26/53 | 49% | 35% | 10 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 46/46 | 100% | 97% | 15 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/11 | 18% | 40% | 44.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 96/125 | 77% | 75% | 25.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 71/112 | 63% | 55% | 12 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 39/121 | 32% | 30% | 18.5 |
| Cherokee Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 89/136 | 65% | 53% | 6.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 6/106 | 6% | 6% | 18 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 58/147 | 39% | 30% | 7.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 27/67 | 40% | 31% | 14.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 9/30 | 30% | 24% | 15 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 35/45 | 78% | 56% | 7.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/7 | 86% | 55% | 8 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 56% | 8.5 |