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 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,675 | 40.7 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 105 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,325/3,675 | 90.5% | 88.3% | 47 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,584 | 17.5 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 59 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 759 | 8.4 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 128 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 1,332 | 14.8 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 93 |
| Victim Reports | 218 | 2.4 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 130.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 102 | 1.1 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 137 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 66 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 64 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 7 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 98 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 43 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 101.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 46/218 | 21.1% | 24.3% | 90.5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 69/2,125 | 3.2% | 2.1% | 30.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 4/759 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 46 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/135 | 0% | 0.6% | 84.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 33/135 | 24.4% | 28.4% | 92 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 45/135 | 33.3% | 37.6% | 91 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 135 | 23.0 days | 22.0 days | 67.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 135 | 358.0 days | 238.0 days | 11 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 2/135 | 1.5% | 1.2% | 23 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 9/456 | 2% | 3.1% | 67 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 5/95 | 5.3% | 1.2% | 9.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/361 | 1.1% | 3.8% | 80 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 36/2,242 | 1.6% | 2.4% | 100 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 3/663 | 0.5% | 1.8% | 97.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Clayton County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 119 | 16.0 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 100.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 9.9 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 103.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 9/119 | 7.6% | 13.1% | 80 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 6/119 | 5% | 5% | 35 |
| Removals for Neglect | 33/119 | 28% | 36% | 80 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 10/119 | 8% | 36% | 129.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 26/119 | 22% | 9% | 15 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 0/119 | 0% | 9% | 118 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 15/119 | 13% | 18% | 82 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 15/119 | 13% | 13% | 48 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 17/119 | 14% | 8% | 19.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 22/119 | 18% | 11% | 22.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 3/119 | 3% | 3% | 28.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 44/59 | 75% | 60% | 42 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 13/59 | 22% | 35% | 90 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/59 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/59 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/59 | 3% | 5% | 45 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/59 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/59 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/59 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 12/111 | 11% | 9% | 34.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 80/172 | 47% | 31% | 29 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/54 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Clayton County Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 73,700 | na | na | 5 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 281 | 37.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 116 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 282 | 38.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 100.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 288 | 38.6 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 111 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 400 | na | na | 9 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 105,424 | 14,174.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 108 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 90,425 | 12,157.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 100 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 244,452 | 33,169.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 85 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 49 | 6.6 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 84 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 25 | 3.4 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 113.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 2 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 71 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 182/282 | 65% | 63% | 58 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 31/282 | 11% | 17% | 111 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 11/282 | 4% | 3% | 45.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/282 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 49/282 | 17% | 15% | 59 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/282 | 0% | 1% | 99.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 7/282 | 2% | 1% | 8.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 2/282 | 1% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 17/409 | 4.16% | 3.46% | 44 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 3/409 | 0.73% | 0.71% | 35 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 1/409 | 0.24% | 0.09% | 8 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/409 | 0.24% | 0.4% | 34 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 45/49 | 92% | 91% | 89.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 201/17,875 | 11.2 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 11 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 149/690 | 22% | 25% | 98.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 370/690 | 54% | 57% | 91 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 171/690 | 25% | 18% | 20.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/282 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 37/282 | 13% | 9% | 30.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 281 | 14.4 months | 16.3 months | 88.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 282 | 21.9 months | 18.6 months | 44.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 62/281 | 22% | 33% | 125.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 4/29 | 14% | 45% | 111.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 160/282 | 57% | 51% | 48.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 124/282 | 44% | 40% | 48.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 120/282 | 43% | 36% | 40.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 25/120 | 21% | 31% | 109 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 18/127 | 14% | 30% | 123.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 16/108 | 15% | 28% | 111 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/44 | 18% | 37% | 110.5 |
| Clayton County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 109/74,380 | 14.7 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 115.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 71/110 | 65% | 46% | 23 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 6/110 | 5% | 4% | 43.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 7/110 | 6% | 21% | 120.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/110 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 16/110 | 15% | 10% | 38.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 7/110 | 6% | 17% | 99.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/110 | 1% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/110 | 1% | 0% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/110 | 0% | 0% | 76 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 109 | 11.2 months | 17.9 months | 129.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 71 | 6.4 months | 11.9 months | 116 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 6 | 14.9 months | 12.0 months | 25.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 7 | 15.7 months | 14.9 months | 53 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 7 | 63.2 months | 35.4 months | 6 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 6/71 | 8% | 3% | 18 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 51/71 | 72% | 52% | 32.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 20% | 96 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 1/7 | 14% | 72% | 115 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 2 | 31.8 months | 23.6 months | 24 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 4 | 65.6 months | 10.9 months | 1 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/4 | 50% | 61% | 58 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 71% | 12.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 7/74,380 | 0.9 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 118.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 18/74,380 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 77.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/4 | 0% | 2% | 71 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.9 per 1M | 84 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 3/122 | 2.5% | 1.7% | 29 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 23/92 | 25% | 8.2% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/11 | 0% | 5.5% | 40 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 0% | 64 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/9 | 11.1% | 3.9% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 2.7% | 62 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Clayton County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 3,675 | 40.7 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 105 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 218 | 2.4 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 130.5 |
| Removals During Period | 119 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 103.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 282 | 38.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 100.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 110 | na | na | 11 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 158/159 | 99.4% | 97% | 85 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 409/409 | 100% | 99.54% | 63.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 48/71 | 68% | 49% | 30 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 71 | 10.3 months | 12.3 months | 96.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 19/57 | 33% | 23% | 38 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 24/104 | 23.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 20% | 96 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 7 | 63.2 months | 35.4 months | 6 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 7/103 | 7% | 21% | 117.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/79 | 0% | 9% | 108.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 50% | 112.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 16/92 | 17% | 32% | 115 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 4/4 | 100% | 98% | 52 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 4/26 | 15% | 39% | 81 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 94/141 | 67% | 76% | 117.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 44/97 | 45% | 51% | 96.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 26/138 | 19% | 26% | 89 |
| Clayton County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 87/157 | 55% | 53% | 68.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 12/111 | 11% | 9% | 34.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 80/172 | 47% | 31% | 29 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 16/108 | 15% | 28% | 111 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/0 | na | 25% | na |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 4/29 | 14% | 45% | 111.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/4 | 50% | 61% | 58 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 71% | 12.5 |