Statistics for CII
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Chatham, Richmond, Clayton, Houston, Hall, Douglas, Whitfield, Clarke, Coweta, Bartow, Troup, Rockdale, Walker, Paulding, Newton, Forsyth, Catoosa, Gordon, Polk, Murray, Chattooga, Oconee, Fannin, Pickens, Lumpkin, Dade, Gilmer, White, Union, Dawson, Heard, Towns.
Tables:
| CII Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 37,793 | 20.4 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 33,199/37,793 | 87.8% | 87.7% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 17,643 | 9.5 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 20,150 | 10.9 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Victim Reports | 3,143 | 1.7 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 1,730 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 1,080 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 267 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 66 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 931/3,143 | 29.6% | 29.4% | 1 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 1,106/14,508 | 7.6% | 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 | 654/20,150 | 3.2% | 3.4% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 10/2,693 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 801/2,693 | 29.7% | 28.7% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 981/2,693 | 36.4% | 36.1% | 1 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 2,693 | 35.0 days | 34.0 days | 1 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 2,693 | 399.0 days | 389.0 days | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/2,693 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 35/3,023 | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/828 | 0% | 0.3% | 2 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 35/2,195 | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 306/16,273 | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 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 | 277/24,483 | 1.1% | 1.5% | 2 |
| CII Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 2,760 | 17.8 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 230 | 1.5 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 2 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 343/2,760 | 12.4% | 12.9% | 2 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 124/2,760 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 920/2,760 | 33% | 36% | 2 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 998/2,760 | 36% | 40% | 2 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 289/2,760 | 10% | 10% | 1 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 204/2,760 | 7% | 8% | 2 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 436/2,760 | 16% | 19% | 2 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 363/2,760 | 13% | 12% | 1 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 233/2,760 | 8% | 8% | 1 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 372/2,760 | 13% | 10% | 1 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 71/2,760 | 3% | 3% | 1.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 807/1,385 | 58% | 58% | 1.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 518/1,385 | 37% | 37% | 1.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/1,385 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/1,385 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 55/1,385 | 4% | 4% | 2 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 1/1,385 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 4/1,385 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/1,385 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 184/2,574 | 7% | 6% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 806/2,446 | 33% | 30% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/1,270 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| CII Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 1,554,467 | na | na | 1 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 5,123 | 33.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 5,226 | 34.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 5,214 | 33.5 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 2 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 7,883 | na | na | 2 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,908,568 | 12,292.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,492,099 | 9,609.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 3,802,354 | 24,461.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 754 | 4.9 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 2 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 403 | 2.6 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 2 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 48 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 3,270/5,226 | 63% | 63% | 1.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 910/5,226 | 17% | 18% | 2 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 151/5,226 | 3% | 3% | 1.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/5,226 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 754/5,226 | 14% | 13% | 1 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 90/5,226 | 2% | 1% | 1 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 41/5,226 | 1% | 1% | 1.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 10/5,226 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 263/8,179 | 3.22% | 3.16% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 43/8,179 | 0.53% | 0.52% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 14/8,179 | 0.17% | 0.14% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 21/8,179 | 0.26% | 0.25% | 1 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 699/754 | 93% | 92% | 1 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 2,753/432,168 | 6.4 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 1 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 2,231/8,710 | 26% | 25% | 1 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 4,901/8,710 | 56% | 57% | 2 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 1,578/8,710 | 18% | 18% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/5,226 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 443/5,226 | 8% | 7% | 1 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 5,123 | 16.6 months | 17.3 months | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 5,226 | 15.5 months | 16.7 months | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 1,744/5,123 | 34% | 34% | 1.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 345/592 | 58% | 56% | 1 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 2,361/5,226 | 45% | 47% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 1,820/5,226 | 35% | 37% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 1,690/5,226 | 32% | 34% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 316/1,690 | 19% | 21% | 2 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 758/2,388 | 32% | 33% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 540/1,848 | 29% | 31% | 2 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 480/1,173 | 41% | 38% | 1 |
| CII Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 2,579/1,552,744 | 16.6 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 1,081/2,584 | 42% | 43% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 148/2,584 | 6% | 5% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 584/2,584 | 23% | 25% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 3/2,584 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 299/2,584 | 12% | 11% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 447/2,584 | 17% | 16% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 8/2,584 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 9/2,584 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/2,584 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 2,579 | 17.9 months | 19.8 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 1,081 | 10.8 months | 12.8 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 148 | 7.6 months | 9.4 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 447 | 16.5 months | 16.7 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 584 | 32.7 months | 34.4 months | 2 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 51/1,081 | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 615/1,081 | 57% | 50% | 1 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 135/584 | 23% | 18% | 1 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 440/584 | 75% | 72% | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 445 | 22.1 months | 24.1 months | 2 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 447 | 9.3 months | 9.7 months | 2 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 69/118 | 58% | 55% | 1 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 15/21 | 71% | 56% | 1 |
| Adoption Discharges | 584/1,552,744 | 3.8 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 2 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 319/1,552,744 | 2.1 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 2 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 6/474 | 1% | 3% | 2 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 6 | 3.9 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 1 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 18/2,870 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 135/1,123 | 12% | 9.4% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 20/158 | 12.7% | 8% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/644 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/23 | 0% | 2.6% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/228 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 6/498 | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/4 | 50% | 40% | 1 |
| CII Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 37,793 | 20.4 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 3,077 | 1.7 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 2 |
| Removals During Period | 2,760 | 1.5 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 2 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 5,226 | 34.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 2,584 | na | na | 1 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 1,214/1,229 | 98.8% | 98.4% | 1 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 8,179/8,179 | 100% | 100% | 1.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 604/1,133 | 53% | 48% | 1 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 1,133 | 11.1 months | 12.7 months | 2 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 209/918 | 23% | 21% | 1 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 158/1,284 | 12.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 135/584 | 23% | 18% | 1 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 584 | 32.7 months | 34.4 months | 2 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 463/1,883 | 25% | 25% | 1.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 98/1,508 | 6% | 7% | 2 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 287/480 | 60% | 54% | 1 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 538/1,573 | 34% | 35% | 2 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 468/474 | 99% | 97% | 1 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 119/306 | 39% | 40% | 2 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 2,161/2,964 | 73% | 75% | 2 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 1,018/1,950 | 52% | 55% | 2 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 658/2,499 | 26% | 30% | 2 |
| CII Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 1,237/2,264 | 55% | 53% | 1 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 184/2,574 | 7% | 6% | 1 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 806/2,446 | 33% | 30% | 1 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 540/1,848 | 29% | 31% | 2 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 79/295 | 27% | 24% | 1 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 345/592 | 58% | 56% | 1 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 69/118 | 58% | 55% | 1 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 15/21 | 71% | 56% | 1 |