Statistics for Coweta Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Coweta, Troup, Meriwether.
Tables:
| Coweta Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,473 | 36.8 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 39 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,089/2,473 | 84.5% | 86.4% | 41 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 788 | 11.7 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 38 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 719 | 10.7 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 33 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 966 | 14.4 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 34 |
| Victim Reports | 320 | 4.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 234 | 3.5 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 44 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 18.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 12 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 28 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 30 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 35 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 73/320 | 22.8% | 26.1% | 34 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 22/1,187 | 1.9% | 3.1% | 41.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 6/719 | 0.8% | 1.3% | 31 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/112 | 0% | 0.5% | 33.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 24/112 | 21.4% | 25.2% | 31 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 29/112 | 25.9% | 31.6% | 34 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 112 | 60.0 days | 43.0 days | 18 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 112 | 401.0 days | 365.0 days | 9 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/112 | 0% | 1.3% | 41 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 8/345 | 2.3% | 3.1% | 29 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/76 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 16.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 7/269 | 2.6% | 3.7% | 29 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 40/1,115 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 9 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 25/648 | 3.9% | 2.1% | 7.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Coweta Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 93 | 16.6 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 37 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 7.8 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 37 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 12/93 | 12.9% | 13.6% | 23.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 4/93 | 4.3% | 4.7% | 24 |
| Removals for Neglect | 31/93 | 33% | 35% | 21 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 60/93 | 65% | 39% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 5/93 | 5% | 9% | 37.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 4/93 | 4% | 9% | 44 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 42/93 | 45% | 18% | 2 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 13/93 | 14% | 13% | 27.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 1/93 | 1% | 8% | 51 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 8/93 | 9% | 11% | 24.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/93 | 1% | 3% | 31.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 40/53 | 75% | 57% | 6 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 9/53 | 17% | 37% | 47.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/53 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/53 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 4/53 | 8% | 5% | 14 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/53 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/53 | 0% | 1% | 29.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/53 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 4/89 | 4% | 8% | 31 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 24/89 | 27% | 30% | 27.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/45 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Coweta Circuit Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 56,088 | na | na | 12 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 162 | 29.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 42 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 179 | 32.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 38 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 176 | 31.2 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 39 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 255 | na | na | 26 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 64,076 | 11,425.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 39 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 47,293 | 8,433.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 38 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 102,778 | 18,324.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 42 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 20 | 3.6 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 43.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 27 | 4.8 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 23 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 45 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 113/179 | 63% | 62% | 27 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 33/179 | 18% | 19% | 25.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 8/179 | 4% | 3% | 15 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/179 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 20/179 | 11% | 14% | 39.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 4/179 | 2% | 1% | 12.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/179 | 1% | 1% | 12 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/179 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 7/258 | 2.71% | 4.84% | 44 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 1/258 | 0.39% | 0.77% | 33 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/258 | 0% | 0.21% | 33.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/258 | 0.39% | 0.32% | 15 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 18/20 | 90% | 89% | 26.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 70/16,272 | 4.3 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 37 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 89/280 | 32% | 25% | 7.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 153/280 | 55% | 57% | 33.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 38/280 | 14% | 17% | 37.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/179 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 14/179 | 8% | 8% | 25.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 162 | 13.9 months | 16.3 months | 34.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 179 | 13.7 months | 17.0 months | 34 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 61/162 | 38% | 32% | 17 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 15/25 | 60% | 54% | 23 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 66/179 | 37% | 48% | 38.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 48/179 | 27% | 37% | 38 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 46/179 | 26% | 34% | 36.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 20/46 | 43% | 19% | 7 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 27/64 | 42% | 31% | 11 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/35 | 37% | 28% | 13.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 26/53 | 49% | 39% | 15.5 |
| Coweta Circuit Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 75/56,082 | 13.4 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 39.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 26/75 | 35% | 47% | 42.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 1/75 | 1% | 5% | 45.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 24/75 | 32% | 21% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 2/75 | 3% | 1% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 6/75 | 8% | 10% | 36 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 16/75 | 21% | 17% | 15 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/75 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/75 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/75 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 75 | 20.0 months | 18.4 months | 22.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 26 | 15.2 months | 12.3 months | 18 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 1 | 30.2 months | 11.0 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 16 | 13.8 months | 15.8 months | 40 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 24 | 31.9 months | 34.6 months | 33 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/26 | 0% | 5% | 39 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 8/26 | 31% | 51% | 41 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 5/24 | 21% | 19% | 22 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 21/24 | 88% | 73% | 16.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 22 | 22.5 months | 22.8 months | 28.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 22 | 7.9 months | 10.1 months | 42 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 61% | 8 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 67% | 9.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 24/56,082 | 4.3 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 29 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 8/56,082 | 1.4 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 40.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/24 | 0% | 3% | 35 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 30 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 1/96 | 1% | 1.9% | 27.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/43 | 7% | 8% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 6.9% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/30 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| 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 | 0/6 | 0% | 2.9% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/16 | 0% | 2.8% | 33 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Coweta Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 2,473 | 36.8 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 39 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 320 | 4.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Removals During Period | 93 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 37 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 179 | 32.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 38 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 75 | na | na | 30 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 158/165 | 95.8% | 96.6% | 38 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 258/258 | 100% | 99.58% | 14 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 8/27 | 30% | 48% | 39.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 27 | 14.3 months | 12.5 months | 22 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 4/44 | 9% | 21% | 43 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 3/44 | 6.8% | 8.4% | 22 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 5/24 | 21% | 19% | 22 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 24 | 31.9 months | 34.6 months | 33 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 21/57 | 37% | 21% | 6 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 15/35 | 43% | 6% | 2 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 12/20 | 60% | 61% | 27 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 13/31 | 42% | 32% | 13 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 24/24 | 100% | 97% | 17 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 3/10 | 30% | 41% | 38 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 81/98 | 83% | 77% | 13.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 37/79 | 47% | 52% | 35.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 9/70 | 13% | 28% | 46.5 |
| Coweta Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 54/86 | 63% | 50% | 7 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 4/89 | 4% | 8% | 31 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 24/89 | 27% | 30% | 27.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/35 | 37% | 28% | 13.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 4/26 | 15% | 26% | 30 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 15/25 | 60% | 54% | 23 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 61% | 8 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 67% | 9.5 |