Statistics for Metro District
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton.
Tables:
| Metro District Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 19,122 | 17.8 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 16,820/19,122 | 88% | 87.7% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 8,925 | 8.3 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 10,197 | 9.5 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports | 1,212 | 1.1 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 593 | 0.6 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 453 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 132 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 34 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 306/1,212 | 25.2% | 29.4% | 3 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 493/7,715 | 6.4% | 7.1% | 2 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 259/10,197 | 2.5% | 3.4% | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 10/1,058 | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 329/1,058 | 31.1% | 28.7% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 392/1,058 | 37.1% | 36.1% | 2 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 1,058 | 43.0 days | 34.0 days | 1 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 1,058 | 420.0 days | 389.0 days | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/1,058 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 8/1,099 | 0.7% | 1.6% | 3 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/258 | 0% | 0.3% | 3 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 8/841 | 1% | 2.1% | 3 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 119/8,513 | 1.4% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 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 | 71/11,835 | 0.6% | 1.5% | 3 |
| Metro District Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 1,202 | 13.5 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 100.2 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 160/1,202 | 13.3% | 12.9% | 2 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 56/1,202 | 4.7% | 4.5% | 2 |
| Removals for Neglect | 457/1,202 | 38% | 36% | 1 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 245/1,202 | 20% | 40% | 3 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 166/1,202 | 14% | 10% | 1 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 89/1,202 | 7% | 8% | 3 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 147/1,202 | 12% | 19% | 3 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 203/1,202 | 17% | 12% | 1 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 114/1,202 | 9% | 8% | 1 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 252/1,202 | 21% | 10% | 1 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 29/1,202 | 2% | 3% | 2.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 354/630 | 56% | 58% | 2 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 246/630 | 39% | 37% | 2 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/630 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/630 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 28/630 | 4% | 4% | 2 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/630 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 2/630 | 0% | 0% | 2.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/630 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 98/1,131 | 9% | 6% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 269/874 | 31% | 30% | 2 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/517 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Metro District Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 892,919 | 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 | 2,042 | 23.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 2,230 | 25.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 2,145 | 24.2 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 3,244 | na | na | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 783,201 | 8,771.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 609,465 | 6,826.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 1,731,417 | 19,391.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 337 | 3.8 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 3 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 114 | 1.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 3 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 15 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 1,381/2,230 | 62% | 63% | 3 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 429/2,230 | 19% | 18% | 2 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 35/2,230 | 2% | 3% | 3 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/2,230 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 337/2,230 | 15% | 13% | 1.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 22/2,230 | 1% | 1% | 2.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 19/2,230 | 1% | 1% | 2 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 7/2,230 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 96/3,020 | 3.18% | 3.16% | 1.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 12/3,020 | 0.4% | 0.52% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 3/3,020 | 0.1% | 0.14% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 2/3,020 | 0.07% | 0.25% | 3 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 316/337 | 94% | 92% | 1 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 1,189/179,281 | 6.6 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 1 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 860/3,633 | 24% | 25% | 3 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 2,038/3,633 | 56% | 57% | 3 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 735/3,633 | 20% | 18% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/2,230 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 234/2,230 | 10% | 7% | 1 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 2,042 | 18.7 months | 17.3 months | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 2,230 | 16.2 months | 16.7 months | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 574/2,042 | 28% | 34% | 3 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 87/173 | 50% | 56% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 1,047/2,230 | 47% | 47% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 820/2,230 | 37% | 37% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 763/2,230 | 34% | 34% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 96/763 | 13% | 21% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 284/1,044 | 27% | 33% | 3 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 229/866 | 26% | 31% | 3 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 107/358 | 30% | 38% | 3 |
| Metro District Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 989/892,893 | 11.1 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 428/990 | 43% | 43% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 41/990 | 4% | 5% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 152/990 | 15% | 25% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 2/990 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 152/990 | 15% | 11% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 204/990 | 21% | 16% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 5/990 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 5/990 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/990 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 989 | 17.8 months | 19.8 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 428 | 6.8 months | 12.8 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 41 | 5.5 months | 9.4 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 204 | 17.3 months | 16.7 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 152 | 40.5 months | 34.4 months | 2 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 27/428 | 6% | 3% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 271/428 | 63% | 50% | 1 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 13/152 | 9% | 18% | 3 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 100/152 | 66% | 72% | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 107 | 28.2 months | 24.1 months | 1 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 109 | 12.7 months | 9.7 months | 1 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 24/44 | 55% | 55% | 2 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/4 | 75% | 56% | 1 |
| Adoption Discharges | 152/892,893 | 1.7 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 164/892,893 | 1.8 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/110 | 1% | 3% | 3 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 4 | 4.5 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 1 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 6/1,084 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 48/375 | 12.8% | 9.4% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/41 | 9.8% | 8% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/165 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 2.6% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/98 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/196 | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/3 | 66.7% | 40% | 1 |
| Metro District Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 19,122 | 17.8 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 1,178 | 1.1 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Removals During Period | 1,202 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 3 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 2,230 | 25.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 990 | na | na | 3 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 488/494 | 98.8% | 98.4% | 1 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 3,020/3,020 | 100% | 100% | 2 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 255/424 | 60% | 48% | 1 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 424 | 8.1 months | 12.7 months | 3 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 67/313 | 21% | 21% | 2 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 52/416 | 12.5% | 9.3% | 1 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 13/152 | 9% | 18% | 3 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 152 | 40.5 months | 34.4 months | 2 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 146/763 | 19% | 25% | 3 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 32/658 | 5% | 7% | 3 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 41/84 | 49% | 54% | 2 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 228/699 | 33% | 35% | 2.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 109/110 | 99% | 97% | 1 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 53/142 | 37% | 40% | 3 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 924/1,241 | 74% | 75% | 2 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 413/699 | 59% | 55% | 1.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 282/1,041 | 27% | 30% | 2 |
| Metro District Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 424/780 | 54% | 53% | 1.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 98/1,131 | 9% | 6% | 1 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 269/874 | 31% | 30% | 2 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 229/866 | 26% | 31% | 3 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 10/56 | 18% | 24% | 2.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 87/173 | 50% | 56% | 3 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 24/44 | 55% | 55% | 2 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/4 | 75% | 56% | 1 |