Statistics for Clayton County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 13, Metro District, Clayton Circuit, CII.
Tables:
| Clayton County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,002 | 43.5 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 99 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,447/4,002 | 86.1% | 86.4% | 87.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,767 | 19.2 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 53 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 779 | 8.5 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 128 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 1,456 | 15.8 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 82.5 |
| Victim Reports | 445 | 4.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 91 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 324 | 3.5 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 85.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 73 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 51 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 12 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 103 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 36 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 88.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 119/445 | 26.7% | 26.1% | 79 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 59/2,101 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 67.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 9/779 | 1.2% | 1.3% | 52.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 3/227 | 1.3% | 0.5% | 11 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 70/227 | 30.8% | 25.2% | 51.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 82/227 | 36.1% | 31.6% | 58 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 227 | 47.0 days | 43.0 days | 75 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 227 | 382.0 days | 365.0 days | 32 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 5/227 | 2.2% | 1.3% | 21 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 7/252 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 57 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 2/68 | 2.9% | 1.5% | 14.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 5/184 | 2.7% | 3.7% | 60 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 91/2,060 | 4.4% | 2.6% | 38 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 36/1,025 | 3.5% | 2.1% | 41.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Clayton County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 147 | 19.6 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 93.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 12.2 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 98 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 22/147 | 15% | 13.6% | 47 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 15/147 | 10.2% | 4.7% | 15 |
| Removals for Neglect | 53/147 | 36% | 35% | 69 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 23/147 | 16% | 39% | 129 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 22/147 | 15% | 9% | 31.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 2/147 | 1% | 9% | 90 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 21/147 | 14% | 18% | 72.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 15/147 | 10% | 13% | 70 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 14/147 | 10% | 8% | 39 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 30/147 | 20% | 11% | 18.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/147 | 1% | 3% | 42.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 57/82 | 70% | 57% | 46.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 23/82 | 28% | 37% | 82.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/82 | 0% | 0% | 71 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/82 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/82 | 2% | 5% | 59 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/82 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/82 | 0% | 1% | 74 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/82 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 24/138 | 17% | 8% | 17.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 95/188 | 51% | 30% | 15 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/64 | 0% | 0% | 68 |
| Clayton County Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 74,441 | na | na | 5 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 265 | 35.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 125 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 288 | 39.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 111 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 283 | 37.9 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 116.5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 412 | na | na | 9 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 103,172 | 13,733.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 118 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 87,715 | 11,676.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 104 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 229,391 | 30,815.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 93 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 42 | 5.6 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 100 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 17 | 2.3 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 102.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 4 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 49 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 200/288 | 69% | 62% | 40 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 36/288 | 12% | 19% | 98.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/288 | 0% | 3% | 120.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/288 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 42/288 | 15% | 14% | 77 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 4/288 | 1% | 1% | 40 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 6/288 | 2% | 1% | 10.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/288 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 24/386 | 6.22% | 4.84% | 34 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 5/386 | 1.3% | 0.77% | 24 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 5/386 | 1.3% | 0.21% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/386 | 0% | 0.32% | 93 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 39/42 | 93% | 89% | 77 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 230/22,279 | 10.3 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 11 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 118/606 | 19% | 25% | 121.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 366/606 | 60% | 57% | 67.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 122/606 | 20% | 17% | 42.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/288 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 30/288 | 10% | 8% | 44 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 265 | 15.1 months | 16.3 months | 85.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 288 | 17.4 months | 17.0 months | 68.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 55/265 | 21% | 32% | 128 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 2/21 | 10% | 54% | 123 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 138/288 | 48% | 48% | 70 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 108/288 | 38% | 37% | 68 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 102/288 | 35% | 34% | 58 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 15/102 | 15% | 19% | 87.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/123 | 16% | 31% | 126.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 14/101 | 14% | 28% | 115.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/51 | 25% | 39% | 108 |
| Clayton County Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 116/75,127 | 15.4 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 110 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 79/117 | 68% | 47% | 17.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 10/117 | 9% | 5% | 27 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 6/117 | 5% | 21% | 126.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/117 | 0% | 1% | 83.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 15/117 | 13% | 10% | 50 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 4/117 | 3% | 17% | 100 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/117 | 1% | 0% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/117 | 1% | 0% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/117 | 0% | 0% | 77 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 116 | 6.8 months | 18.4 months | 145 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 79 | 3.4 months | 12.3 months | 123 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 10 | 9.1 months | 11.0 months | 39 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 4 | 25.0 months | 15.8 months | 20.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 6 | 48.2 months | 34.6 months | 23.5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 15/79 | 19% | 5% | 6 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 64/79 | 81% | 51% | 26 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 19% | 96.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 3/6 | 50% | 73% | 106 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 2 | 23.6 months | 22.8 months | 57.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 2 | 20.4 months | 10.1 months | 22 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 61% | 48 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 6/75,127 | 0.8 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 125 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 17/75,127 | 2.3 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 72 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/2 | 0% | 3% | 75.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 84 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 1/95 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 41 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 19/86 | 22.1% | 8% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/10 | 30% | 6.9% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 0% | 62 |
| 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 | 1/10 | 10% | 2.9% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 2.8% | 63.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Clayton County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 4,002 | 43.5 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 99 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 445 | 4.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 91 |
| Removals During Period | 147 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 98 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 288 | 39.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 111 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 117 | na | na | 8 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 240/253 | 94.9% | 96.6% | 125.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 380/386 | 98.45% | 99.58% | 146 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 55/73 | 75% | 48% | 24 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 73 | 6.0 months | 12.5 months | 123.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 35/81 | 43% | 21% | 20.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 24/98 | 24.5% | 8.4% | 8 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 19% | 96.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 6 | 48.2 months | 34.6 months | 23.5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 6/93 | 6% | 21% | 119 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/84 | 0% | 6% | 107 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 61% | 111.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 14/84 | 17% | 32% | 115.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 2/2 | 100% | 97% | 54.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 4/20 | 20% | 41% | 83 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 111/160 | 69% | 77% | 122 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 32/92 | 35% | 52% | 117 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 29/122 | 24% | 28% | 78.5 |
| Clayton County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 83/142 | 58% | 50% | 43.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 24/138 | 17% | 8% | 17.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 95/188 | 51% | 30% | 15 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 14/101 | 14% | 28% | 115.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/0 | na | 26% | na |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 2/21 | 10% | 54% | 123 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 61% | 48 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |