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 | 327 | 3.6 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 84 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 71 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 56.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 13 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 105 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 34 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 90.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 101/445 | 22.7% | 22.9% | 83 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 23/2,101 | 1.1% | 1.5% | 67 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/779 | 0% | 0.1% | 86 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/153 | 0% | 0.6% | 83 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 66/153 | 43.1% | 36.8% | 49.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 78/153 | 51% | 46.1% | 54 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 153 | 7.0 days | 12.0 days | 106.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 153 | 72.0 days | 119.0 days | 92 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 2/153 | 1.3% | 1.8% | 29.5 |
| 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 | 1/64 | 1.6% | 1.6% | 21 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 6/188 | 3.2% | 3.6% | 52.5 |
| 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 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 183 | 23.9 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 80.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 15.2 | 2.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 81 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 25/183 | 13.7% | 12.9% | 55 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 12/183 | 6.6% | 4.5% | 34 |
| Removals for Neglect | 42/183 | 23% | 36% | 100.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 26/183 | 14% | 40% | 127.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 42/183 | 23% | 10% | 14 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 8/183 | 4% | 8% | 72.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 41/183 | 22% | 19% | 62.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 22/183 | 12% | 12% | 55.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 11/183 | 6% | 8% | 61 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 30/183 | 16% | 10% | 31 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/183 | 1% | 3% | 45.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 46/73 | 63% | 58% | 68.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 24/73 | 33% | 37% | 72 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/73 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/73 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/73 | 4% | 4% | 37 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/73 | 0% | 0% | 72 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/73 | 0% | 0% | 74 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/73 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 21/173 | 12% | 6% | 13.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 24/79 | 30% | 30% | 67.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/78 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Clayton 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 | 75,934 | na | na | 5 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 196 | 25.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 134 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 260 | 34.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 125 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 237 | 30.9 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 128 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 379 | na | na | 11 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 85,799 | 11,198.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 128 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 74,931 | 9,779.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 115 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 196,939 | 25,936.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 103 |
| 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 | 43 | 5.7 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 93.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 18 | 2.4 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 102.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 4 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 50 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 174/260 | 67% | 63% | 54.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 35/260 | 13% | 18% | 99 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 3/260 | 1% | 3% | 82 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/260 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 43/260 | 17% | 13% | 53 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 1/260 | 0% | 1% | 103 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 4/260 | 2% | 1% | 16 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/260 | 0% | 0% | 83 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 24/379 | 6.33% | 4.85% | 35 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 5/379 | 1.32% | 0.75% | 22 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 5/379 | 1.32% | 0.2% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/379 | 0% | 0.31% | 92.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 37/43 | 86% | 92% | 107 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 210/22,903 | 9.2 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 24 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 88/523 | 17% | 25% | 125 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 360/523 | 69% | 57% | 27 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 75/523 | 14% | 18% | 99.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/260 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 11/260 | 4% | 7% | 91 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 196 | 17.8 months | 17.3 months | 57.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 260 | 15.2 months | 16.7 months | 87.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 36/196 | 18% | 34% | 137.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 4/23 | 17% | 56% | 110.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 123/260 | 47% | 47% | 73 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 101/260 | 39% | 37% | 56.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 95/260 | 37% | 34% | 52.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 18/95 | 19% | 21% | 77 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/98 | 13% | 33% | 127.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/75 | 12% | 31% | 118 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 4/45 | 9% | 38% | 120 |
| Clayton County Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 114/76,622 | 14.9 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 113.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 85/114 | 75% | 43% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 10/114 | 9% | 5% | 27 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 7/114 | 6% | 25% | 119.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/114 | 0% | 0% | 78 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 10/114 | 9% | 11% | 69 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 1/114 | 1% | 16% | 111 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/114 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/114 | 1% | 0% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/114 | 0% | 0% | 75.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 114 | 5.9 months | 19.8 months | 145.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 85 | 3.2 months | 12.8 months | 129 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 10 | 7.2 months | 9.4 months | 40 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 1 | 17.2 months | 16.7 months | 55 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 7 | 47.6 months | 34.4 months | 24 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 6/85 | 7% | 3% | 12.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 73/85 | 86% | 50% | 15 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 18% | 96 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 4/7 | 57% | 72% | 97.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 4 | 28.1 months | 24.1 months | 37 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 4 | 22.7 months | 9.7 months | 9 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/4 | 50% | 55% | 48.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 56% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 7/76,622 | 0.9 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 121.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 11/76,622 | 1.4 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 96.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/4 | 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 April 2023 through March 2024 | 1/94 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/17 | 5.9% | 9.4% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/11 | 18.2% | 8% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/24 | 0% | 0% | 62.5 |
| 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 | 0/12 | 0% | 0% | 53 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 0.8% | 56.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 40% | na |
| Clayton 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 Period | 4,002 | 43.5 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 99 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 445 | 4.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 91 |
| Removals During Period | 183 | 2.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 81 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 260 | 34.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 125 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 114 | na | na | 9.5 |
| 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 | 373/379 | 98.42% | 99.57% | 146 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 74/88 | 84% | 48% | 14 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 88 | 4.5 months | 12.7 months | 131 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 8/34 | 24% | 21% | 44.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 3/28 | 10.7% | 9.3% | 34 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 18% | 96 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 7 | 47.6 months | 34.4 months | 24 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 7/80 | 9% | 25% | 111.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/63 | 0% | 7% | 105.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 3/7 | 43% | 54% | 82 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 9/63 | 14% | 35% | 117 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 4/4 | 100% | 97% | 48.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 6/13 | 46% | 40% | 57 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 124/189 | 66% | 75% | 120 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 20/57 | 35% | 55% | 120.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 24/109 | 22% | 30% | 87 |
| Clayton 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 | 25/66 | 38% | 53% | 108 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 21/173 | 12% | 6% | 13.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 24/79 | 30% | 30% | 67.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/75 | 12% | 31% | 118 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/0 | na | 24% | na |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 4/23 | 17% | 56% | 110.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/4 | 50% | 55% | 48.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 56% | na |