Statistics for Cobb County, Georgia

Statistics for Cobb County

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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 13, Metro District, Cobb Circuit, CII.

Tables:

Cobb 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	3,035	14.7 per 10K	23.1 per 10K	150
Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	2,717/3,035	89.5%	87.7%	51.5
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations	1,269	6.2 per 10K	10.8 per 10K	146
Children Subject of Alternative Response	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	80
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports	1,766	8.6 per 10K	12.3 per 10K	149
Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	80
Victim Reports	81	0.4 per 10K	2.5 per 10K	153.5
Victim Reports of Neglect	41	0.2 per 10K	1.4 per 10K	150.5
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse	27	0.1 per 10K	0.8 per 10K	147.5
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse	13	0.1 per 10K	0.2 per 10K	92
Victim Reports of Other Abuse	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	93.5
Victims Removed to Foster Care	30/81	37%	27.5%	45
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care	97/1,188	8.2%	5.7%	39
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care	0/0	na	na	na
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care	44/1,766	2.5%	2.3%	63
Removed to Foster Care Before Report	2/171	1.2%	0.4%	6
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report	50/171	29.2%	34.7%	79
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report	62/171	36.3%	43.7%	88
Median Days from Report to Removal	171	39.0 days	16.0 days	47
90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal	171	228.0 days	201.0 days	34.5
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation	NA/171	na	na	na
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	1/111	0.9%	1.6%	39.5
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	0/41	0%	0.3%	75.5
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	1/70	1.4%	2.1%	37
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021	7/1,180	0.6%	2.2%	100
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	7/2,056	0.3%	1.5%	107

Cobb County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Total Removals to Foster Care	193	11.3 per 10K	21.5 per 10K	133
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care	16.1	0.9 per 10K	1.8 per 10K	134.5
Reentries to Foster Care	27/193	14%	15.2%	67
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge	9/193	4.7%	4.6%	42
Removals for Neglect	29/193	15%	47%	131.5
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use	64/193	33%	45%	112
Removals for Physical Abuse	24/193	12%	10%	36
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope	29/193	15%	10%	27.5
Removals for Inadequate Housing	31/193	16%	20%	80.5
Removals for Incarceration	25/193	13%	11%	50
Removals for Child Behavior	26/193	13%	9%	30
Removals for Abandonment	46/193	24%	9%	11
Removals for Sexual Abuse	6/193	3%	3%	41
Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting	58/139	42%	56%	114.5
Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting	70/139	50%	35%	37.5
Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting	0/139	0%	0%	75.5
Removals to Group Home First Setting	0/139	0%	0%	78.5
Removals to Institution First Setting	9/139	6%	7%	60.5
Removals to Home Visit First Setting	1/139	1%	1%	14
Removals to Runaway First Setting	1/139	1%	0%	6.5
Removals to ILP First Setting	0/139	0%	0%	74.5
Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal	18/174	10%	6%	29
Permanence within 12 months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal	83/225	37%	32%	47
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)	9/82	11%	17%	78

Cobb County Children in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Children in Region on September 30 2022	169,778	na	na	4
AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2022	na	na	na	na
Children in Care on September 30 2021	463	27.0 per 10K	42.0 per 10K	128.5
Children in Care on September 30 2022	400	24.0 per 10K	44.0 per 10K	137.5
Average Daily Children in Care	420	24.7 per 10K	42.8 per 10K	135
Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022	656	na	na	2
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2021 through September 2022	154,225	9,033.0 per 10K	15,571.0 per 10K	135
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2021 through September 2022	107,534	6,299.0 per 10K	11,442.0 per 10K	135
Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2022	283,217	16,682.0 per 10K	30,480.0 per 10K	125
Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2021 through September 2022	860,797	50,419.0 per 10K	89,309.0 per 10K	129
Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2022	47	2.8 per 10K	4.9 per 10K	119
Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022	58	3.4 per 10K	7.3 per 10K	117
17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022	1	0.1 per 10K	0.4 per 10K	61.5
Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day	231/400	58%	63%	98
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day	109/400	27%	21%	40.5
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day	4/400	1%	3%	69.5
Children in Group Home on Last Day	3/400	1%	0%	17.5
Children in Institution on Last Day	44/400	11%	11%	78.5
Children in Home Visit on Last Day	4/400	1%	1%	22
Children in Runaway on Last Day	5/400	1%	1%	29
Children in ILP on Last Day	0/400	0%	0%	80
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022	17/671	2.53%	3.01%	74
Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022	1/671	0.15%	0.49%	44
Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent	0/671	0%	0.12%	88
Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	0/671	0%	0.24%	91.5
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2022	42/47	89%	89%	84.5
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days	100/28,382	3.5 Per 1K Days	4.2 Per 1K Days	88
Placements Moves Toward Permanence	85/236	36%	25%	36
Lateral Placements Moves	110/236	47%	58%	121
Placements Moves Away from Permanence	41/236	17%	17%	57.5
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2022	68/400	17%	21%	105.5
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2022	4/400	1%	2%	58
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2021	463	15.2 months	18.8 months	93.5
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2022	400	18.5 months	15.6 months	40
Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2021	177/463	38%	34%	70.5
Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2021	26/52	50%	55%	77
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2022	206/400	52%	46%	41.5
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022	143/400	36%	35%	56.5
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022	117/400	29%	31%	63.5
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2022	43/117	37%	39%	89
In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months	70/207	34%	35%	84.5
In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months	54/153	35%	35%	78
Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2020 through September 2021 Permanent within 12 Months	40/120	33%	38%	81.5

Cobb County Children Discharged During October 2021 through September 2022	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Total Discharges	252/170,728	14.8 per 10K	20.1 per 10K	118.5
Children Discharged for Reunification	115/252	46%	40%	54.5
Children Discharged for Relative	10/252	4%	6%	60.5
Children Discharged for Adoption	35/252	14%	24%	103
Children Discharged for Transfer	4/252	2%	2%	29.5
Children Discharged for Emancipation	24/252	10%	11%	72.5
Children Discharged for Guardianship	63/252	25%	17%	33
Children Discharged for Runaway	1/252	0%	0%	79.5
Children Discharged for Death	0/252	0%	0%	83.5
Children Discharged for Unknown	0/252	0%	0%	76
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care	252	14.6 months	21.2 months	110
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge	115	11.7 months	11.5 months	67
Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge	10	0.8 months	11.8 months	69.5
Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge	63	15.3 months	19.3 months	67
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge	35	46.2 months	39.1 months	45
Reunified within 72 Hours	5/115	4%	3%	16.5
Reunified within 12 Months	69/115	60%	55%	60.5
Adopted within 24 Months	3/35	9%	14%	46.5
Adopted within 48 Months	19/35	54%	67%	76.5
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	35	32.8 months	26.1 months	41
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	35	9.2 months	10.1 months	78.5
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	4/11	36%	37%	45.5
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	0/3	0%	36%	42
Adoption Discharges	35/170,728	2.1 per 10K	4.8 per 10K	112
Non-Permanent Discharges	29/170,728	1.7 per 10K	2.7 per 10K	97.5
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs	4/39	10%	7%	37
Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2022	4	23.6 per 1M	6.8 per 1M	1
Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021	0/227	0%	0.8%	88.5
Children Discharged for Reunification October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months	3/84	3.6%	6.3%	44.5
Children Discharged for Relative October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months	0/12	0%	3.3%	44
Children Discharged for Adoption October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months	0/47	0%	0.1%	62.5
Children Discharged for Transfer October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months	1/2	50%	2.4%	2
Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months	0/32	0%	0%	54.5
Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months	1/44	2.3%	0.7%	4
Children Discharged for Runaway October 2020 through September 2021 Reentering within 12 Months	0/1	0%	10%	4.5

Cobb County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2021 through September 2022	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022	3,035	14.7 per 10K	23.1 per 10K	150
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022	77	0.4 per 10K	2.4 per 10K	153
Removals During Period	193	0.9 per 10K	1.8 per 10K	134.5
In-care on September 30 2022	400	24.0 per 10K	44.0 per 10K	137.5
Total Children Served	na	na	na	na
Discharges During Period	252	na	na	2
S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months	27/29	93.1%	98.4%	141
S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022	671/671	100%	100%	80
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months	71/118	60%	52%	56
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay	118	10.5 months	11.6 months	86.5
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2021, Discharged to Reunification or Relative	33/89	37%	24%	31
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2021, Reentering within 12 Months	6/100	6%	8.2%	49
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months	3/35	9%	14%	46.5
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay	35	46.2 months	39.1 months	45
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Adopted During Period	31/172	18%	23%	86.5
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2021, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period	27/133	20%	14%	43
C2.5: Legally Freed October 2020 through September 2021 , Adopted within 12 Months	35/58	60%	53%	46
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2021, Permanent By 18th Birthday	54/153	35%	35%	78.5
C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children	35/39	90%	93%	93
C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years	7/24	29%	42%	64
C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months	200/231	87%	84%	68.5
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months	128/188	68%	68%	79
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months	94/224	42%	44%	86.5

Cobb County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2021 through September 2022	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2020 through June 2021 Removal	112/194	58%	55%	61
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal	18/174	10%	6%	29
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal	83/225	37%	32%	47
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months	54/153	35%	35%	78
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal	2/45	4%	19%	70.5
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2021 Permanent within 12 Months	26/52	50%	55%	77
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	4/11	36%	37%	45.5
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	0/3	0%	36%	42

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