Statistics for Chatham County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 12, South District, Eastern Circuit, CII.
Tables:
| Chatham County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,838 | 25.1 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 103 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,614/1,838 | 87.8% | 87.7% | 81 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 942 | 12.9 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 74 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 896 | 12.2 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 119 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Victim Reports | 161 | 2.2 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 119 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 106 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 104.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 44 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 112.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 7 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 92 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 4 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 19 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 49/161 | 30.4% | 29.4% | 74.5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 46/783 | 5.9% | 7.1% | 82 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 33/896 | 3.7% | 3.4% | 67 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/128 | 0% | 0.3% | 81 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 28/128 | 21.9% | 28.7% | 91 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 46/128 | 35.9% | 36.1% | 72 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 128 | 44.0 days | 34.0 days | 63 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 128 | 336.0 days | 389.0 days | 62.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/128 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/159 | 0% | 1.6% | 99 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/37 | 0% | 0.3% | 75.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/122 | 0% | 2.1% | 98 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 27/797 | 3.4% | 2.2% | 42 |
| 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 | 19/1,202 | 1.6% | 1.5% | 62.5 |
| Chatham County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 110 | 17.5 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 105 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 9.2 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 106.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 15/110 | 13.6% | 12.9% | 56 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 4/110 | 3.6% | 4.5% | 46.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 22/110 | 20% | 36% | 107.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 37/110 | 34% | 40% | 92 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 5/110 | 5% | 10% | 66.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 23/110 | 21% | 8% | 24.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 20/110 | 18% | 19% | 74.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 3/110 | 3% | 12% | 91.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 17/110 | 15% | 8% | 23.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 10/110 | 9% | 10% | 47 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 3/110 | 3% | 3% | 33 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 37/48 | 77% | 58% | 40 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 5/48 | 10% | 37% | 109.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 5/48 | 10% | 4% | 18 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 72 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 1/48 | 2% | 0% | 3 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 4/99 | 4% | 6% | 50 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 30/107 | 28% | 30% | 72 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/56 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Chatham County Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 63,032 | na | na | 8 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 273 | 44.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 106 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 291 | 46.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 97.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 278 | 44.4 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 105 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 383 | na | na | 9.5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 101,320 | 16,165.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 105 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 93,422 | 14,905.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 84 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 261,176 | 41,435.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 66 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 45 | 7.1 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 75.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 26 | 4.1 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 80 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 3 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 50 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 203/291 | 70% | 63% | 41.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 22/291 | 8% | 18% | 118.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 8/291 | 3% | 3% | 62 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/291 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 45/291 | 15% | 13% | 65 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 3/291 | 1% | 1% | 42 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 9/291 | 3% | 1% | 10 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/291 | 0% | 0% | 83 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 16/424 | 3.77% | 3.16% | 51 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 1/424 | 0.24% | 0.52% | 45 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 0/424 | 0% | 0.14% | 89.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/424 | 0.24% | 0.25% | 19 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 43/45 | 96% | 92% | 77.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 138/18,501 | 7.5 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 37 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 119/477 | 25% | 25% | 83 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 256/477 | 54% | 57% | 89.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 102/477 | 21% | 18% | 47.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/291 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 19/291 | 7% | 7% | 63.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 273 | 19.6 months | 17.3 months | 44 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 291 | 22.1 months | 16.7 months | 33 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 64/273 | 23% | 34% | 125.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 19/29 | 66% | 56% | 56 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 163/291 | 56% | 47% | 37.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 131/291 | 45% | 37% | 40.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 126/291 | 43% | 34% | 34.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 23/126 | 18% | 21% | 79.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 36/144 | 25% | 33% | 108.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 31/115 | 27% | 31% | 90 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 18/63 | 29% | 38% | 92 |
| Chatham County Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 90/62,679 | 14.4 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 115 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 32/90 | 36% | 43% | 93.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 10/90 | 11% | 5% | 18.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 30/90 | 33% | 25% | 50.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/90 | 0% | 0% | 78 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 8/90 | 9% | 11% | 69 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 9/90 | 10% | 16% | 85 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/90 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/90 | 1% | 0% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/90 | 0% | 0% | 75.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 90 | 21.7 months | 19.8 months | 61 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 32 | 11.7 months | 12.8 months | 83.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 10 | 2.1 months | 9.4 months | 54.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 9 | 29.7 months | 16.7 months | 21 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 30 | 39.4 months | 34.4 months | 44 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/32 | 3% | 3% | 22 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 16/32 | 50% | 50% | 59 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 3/30 | 10% | 18% | 59.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 18/30 | 60% | 72% | 95 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 22 | 31.5 months | 24.1 months | 27.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 22 | 7.2 months | 9.7 months | 86 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 55% | 36.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 56% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 30/62,679 | 4.8 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 82 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 9/62,679 | 1.4 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 96.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/23 | 0% | 3% | 74.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 83 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 0/132 | 0% | 0.8% | 88.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/48 | 6.2% | 9.4% | 41 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/9 | 33.3% | 8% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/33 | 0% | 0% | 62.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 2.6% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/11 | 0% | 0% | 53 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/19 | 0% | 0.8% | 56.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 40% | na |
| Chatham County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 1,838 | 25.1 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 103 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 153 | 2.1 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 121.5 |
| Removals During Period | 110 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 106.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 291 | 46.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 97.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 90 | na | na | 14 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 60/62 | 96.8% | 98.4% | 134.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 424/424 | 100% | 100% | 80 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 21/41 | 51% | 48% | 54 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 41 | 10.5 months | 12.7 months | 95 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 10/39 | 26% | 21% | 41.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 6/57 | 10.5% | 9.3% | 35 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 3/30 | 10% | 18% | 59.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 30 | 39.4 months | 34.4 months | 44 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 27/131 | 21% | 25% | 86.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 5/108 | 5% | 7% | 57 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 13/25 | 52% | 54% | 64 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 31/104 | 30% | 35% | 91 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 23/23 | 100% | 97% | 48.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 11/21 | 52% | 40% | 37 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 73/113 | 65% | 75% | 121 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 39/93 | 42% | 55% | 107.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 45/156 | 29% | 30% | 57 |
| Chatham County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 30/92 | 33% | 53% | 118.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 4/99 | 4% | 6% | 50 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 30/107 | 28% | 30% | 72 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 31/115 | 27% | 31% | 90 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 2/20 | 10% | 24% | 57 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 19/29 | 66% | 56% | 56 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 55% | 36.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 56% | na |