Statistics for Fulton County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 14, Metro District, Atlanta Circuit, CII.
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| Fulton 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 | 5,727 | 21.6 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 130.5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,889/5,727 | 85.4% | 87.7% | 121 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,681 | 10.1 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 110 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 3,046 | 11.5 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 124.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Victim Reports | 312 | 1.2 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 141 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 170 | 0.6 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 139 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 98 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 132.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 27 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 92 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 17 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 19 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 74/312 | 23.7% | 29.4% | 103 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 120/2,370 | 5.1% | 7.1% | 97 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 72/3,046 | 2.4% | 3.4% | 91.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 8/266 | 3% | 0.3% | 4 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 66/266 | 24.8% | 28.7% | 83 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 84/266 | 31.6% | 36.1% | 86.5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 266 | 94.0 days | 34.0 days | 29 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 266 | 450.0 days | 389.0 days | 17 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/266 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 3/296 | 1% | 1.6% | 38 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/64 | 0% | 0.3% | 75.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 3/232 | 1.3% | 2.1% | 38 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 34/2,583 | 1.3% | 2.2% | 85 |
| 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 | 23/3,614 | 0.6% | 1.5% | 102 |
| Fulton 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 | 310 | 13.8 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 115 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 25.8 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 114 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 39/310 | 12.6% | 12.9% | 61 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 16/310 | 5.2% | 4.5% | 39 |
| Removals for Neglect | 247/310 | 80% | 36% | 15 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 63/310 | 20% | 40% | 118.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 76/310 | 25% | 10% | 11 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 18/310 | 6% | 8% | 59 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 17/310 | 5% | 19% | 113 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 99/310 | 32% | 12% | 12 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 31/310 | 10% | 8% | 40.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 93/310 | 30% | 10% | 10 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 4/310 | 1% | 3% | 45.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 84/193 | 44% | 58% | 103 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 101/193 | 52% | 37% | 34 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/193 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/193 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 6/193 | 3% | 4% | 41.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/193 | 0% | 0% | 72 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 2/193 | 1% | 0% | 5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/193 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 19/289 | 7% | 6% | 30 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 72/191 | 38% | 30% | 48.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/117 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Fulton 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 | 224,506 | na | na | 2 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 406 | 18.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 146.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 517 | 23.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 138 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 453 | 20.2 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 143.5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 716 | na | na | 2 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 164,091 | 7,329.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 144 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 119,152 | 5,322.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 142 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 384,936 | 17,146.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 131 |
| 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 | 92 | 4.1 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 107.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 21 | 0.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 113.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 4 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 57 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 277/517 | 54% | 63% | 117.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 128/517 | 25% | 18% | 43 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 2/517 | 0% | 3% | 123 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/517 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 92/517 | 18% | 13% | 44 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 9/517 | 2% | 1% | 31 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 2/517 | 0% | 1% | 96.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 7/517 | 1% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 26/584 | 4.45% | 3.16% | 40 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 3/584 | 0.51% | 0.52% | 36 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 0/584 | 0% | 0.14% | 89.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/584 | 0.17% | 0.25% | 22.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 85/92 | 92% | 92% | 88.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 261/43,873 | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 61.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 224/890 | 25% | 25% | 83 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 429/890 | 48% | 57% | 111.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 237/890 | 27% | 18% | 19 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/517 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 74/517 | 14% | 7% | 21.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 406 | 17.7 months | 17.3 months | 60 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 517 | 12.8 months | 16.7 months | 109 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 97/406 | 24% | 34% | 123 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 9/19 | 47% | 56% | 82 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 215/517 | 42% | 47% | 95 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 167/517 | 32% | 37% | 90 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 156/517 | 30% | 34% | 84.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 19/156 | 12% | 21% | 94 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 40/199 | 20% | 33% | 114.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 27/171 | 16% | 31% | 111.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 27/64 | 42% | 38% | 69 |
| Fulton County Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 193/223,892 | 8.6 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 135.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 70/193 | 36% | 43% | 93.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 1/193 | 1% | 5% | 69.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 21/193 | 11% | 25% | 110 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/193 | 0% | 0% | 78 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 35/193 | 18% | 11% | 21.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 65/193 | 34% | 16% | 18 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/193 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/193 | 1% | 0% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/193 | 0% | 0% | 75.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 193 | 16.9 months | 19.8 months | 105 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 70 | 3.2 months | 12.8 months | 129 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 1 | 80.7 months | 9.4 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 65 | 14.9 months | 16.7 months | 68.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 21 | 38.4 months | 34.4 months | 46 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 3/70 | 4% | 3% | 19.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 49/70 | 70% | 50% | 28 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 2/21 | 10% | 18% | 59.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 16/21 | 76% | 72% | 74 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 13 | 30.6 months | 24.1 months | 29.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 13 | 11.2 months | 9.7 months | 46 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/11 | 55% | 55% | 43 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 56% | 11.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 21/223,892 | 0.9 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 121.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 36/223,892 | 1.6 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 91.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/13 | 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 | 1/257 | 0.4% | 0.8% | 24 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 17/90 | 18.9% | 9.4% | 18 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/9 | 11.1% | 8% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/27 | 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 | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 53 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/54 | 5.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 40% | na |
| Fulton 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 | 5,727 | 21.6 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 130.5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 293 | 1.1 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 142 |
| Removals During Period | 310 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 114 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 517 | 23.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 138 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 193 | na | na | 4 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 126/128 | 98.4% | 98.4% | 130 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 584/584 | 100% | 100% | 80 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 41/63 | 65% | 48% | 29.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 63 | 4.7 months | 12.7 months | 130 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 7/53 | 13% | 21% | 70 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 18/99 | 18.2% | 9.3% | 17 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 2/21 | 10% | 18% | 59.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 21 | 38.4 months | 34.4 months | 46 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 18/136 | 13% | 25% | 106 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 8/129 | 6% | 7% | 52.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 5/7 | 71% | 54% | 40.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 27/125 | 22% | 35% | 106 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 13/13 | 100% | 97% | 48.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 15/38 | 39% | 40% | 64 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 246/311 | 79% | 75% | 73 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 90/143 | 63% | 55% | 50 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 46/195 | 24% | 30% | 79.5 |
| Fulton 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 | 123/185 | 66% | 53% | 37.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 19/289 | 7% | 6% | 30 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 72/191 | 38% | 30% | 48.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 27/171 | 16% | 31% | 111.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 3/17 | 18% | 24% | 47.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/19 | 47% | 56% | 82 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/11 | 55% | 55% | 43 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 56% | 11.5 |