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 | 17.9 per 10K | 23.1 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 | 10.8 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 | 298/1,212 | 24.6% | 28.9% | 3 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 468/7,715 | 6.1% | 6.7% | 2 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 228/10,197 | 2.2% | 3% | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 10/994 | 1% | 0.4% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 329/994 | 33.1% | 30.3% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 392/994 | 39.4% | 38.1% | 1 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 994 | 35.0 days | 27.5 days | 1 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 994 | 374.0 days | 339.0 days | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/994 | 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 April 2022 through March 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 976 | 11.0 per 10K | 21.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 81.3 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 175/976 | 17.9% | 14.4% | 1 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 66/976 | 6.8% | 4.2% | 1 |
| Removals for Neglect | 402/976 | 41% | 42% | 3 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 195/976 | 20% | 46% | 3 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 111/976 | 11% | 8% | 1 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 127/976 | 13% | 9% | 1 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 163/976 | 17% | 20% | 3 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 117/976 | 12% | 11% | 2 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 125/976 | 13% | 8% | 1 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 208/976 | 21% | 9% | 1 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 23/976 | 2% | 3% | 3 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 306/546 | 56% | 57% | 2 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 202/546 | 37% | 35% | 1.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/546 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 3/546 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 24/546 | 4% | 6% | 3 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 3/546 | 1% | 1% | 2 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 8/546 | 1% | 1% | 1 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/546 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2022 through February 2023 Removal | 98/869 | 11% | 6% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2021 through March 2022 Removal | 291/757 | 38% | 30% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 76/430 | 18% | 18% | 2.5 |
| Metro District Children in Foster Care During April 2022 through March 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2023 | 882,812 | na | na | 1 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2023 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2022 | 1,820 | 20.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2023 | 1,852 | 21.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 1,833 | 20.8 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2022 through March 2023 | 2,796 | na | na | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2022 through March 2023 | 668,836 | 7,548.0 per 10K | 15,726.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2022 through March 2023 | 498,341 | 5,624.0 per 10K | 11,541.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2023 | 1,395,061 | 15,802.0 per 10K | 30,243.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2022 through March 2023 | 4,414,588 | 49,817.0 per 10K | 93,928.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2023 | 192 | 2.2 per 10K | 4.8 per 10K | 3 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2023 | 288 | 3.3 per 10K | 7.7 per 10K | 3 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2023 | 12 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 1,168/1,852 | 63% | 63% | 1.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 395/1,852 | 21% | 21% | 2 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 45/1,852 | 2% | 3% | 3 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 11/1,852 | 1% | 1% | 1.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 181/1,852 | 10% | 10% | 2 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 17/1,852 | 1% | 1% | 2 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 35/1,852 | 2% | 1% | 1 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/1,852 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 92/2,892 | 3.18% | 3.02% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 12/2,892 | 0.41% | 0.49% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 3/2,892 | 0.1% | 0.12% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 2/2,892 | 0.07% | 0.24% | 3 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2023 | 180/192 | 94% | 89% | 1 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 703/139,986 | 5 Per 1K Days | 4.1 Per 1K Days | 1 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 268/955 | 28% | 27% | 2 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 526/955 | 55% | 57% | 2 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 161/955 | 17% | 16% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 398/1,852 | 21% | 22% | 3 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 34/1,852 | 2% | 2% | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2022 | 1,820 | 19.8 months | 17.0 months | 1 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2023 | 1,852 | 17.2 months | 15.5 months | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2022 | 564/1,820 | 31% | 34% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2022 | 164/319 | 51% | 53% | 2 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2023 | 890/1,852 | 48% | 45% | 1.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 | 748/1,852 | 40% | 34% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 | 656/1,852 | 35% | 30% | 1 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2023 | 218/656 | 33% | 42% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 313/977 | 32% | 36% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 244/797 | 31% | 35% | 2 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2021 through March 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 195/490 | 40% | 39% | 2 |
| Metro District Children Discharged During April 2022 through March 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 928/886,155 | 10.5 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 365/929 | 39% | 40% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 37/929 | 4% | 6% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 170/929 | 18% | 25% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 9/929 | 1% | 1% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 149/929 | 16% | 12% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 192/929 | 21% | 16% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 4/929 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 2/929 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/929 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 928 | 18.7 months | 20.3 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 365 | 6.7 months | 11.5 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 37 | 0.7 months | 9.9 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 192 | 20.1 months | 18.5 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 170 | 44.2 months | 38.4 months | 1 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 16/365 | 4% | 2% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 243/365 | 67% | 55% | 1 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 6/170 | 4% | 15% | 3 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 97/170 | 57% | 68% | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 166 | 33.2 months | 26.0 months | 1 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 167 | 10.5 months | 9.9 months | 2 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 34/102 | 33% | 37% | 2 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 9/21 | 43% | 35% | 1 |
| Adoption Discharges | 170/886,155 | 1.9 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 164/886,155 | 1.9 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 12/192 | 6% | 7% | 3 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2023 | 8 | 9.1 per 1M | 4.8 per 1M | 1 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 6/1,135 | 0.5% | 0.8% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2021 through March 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 28/469 | 6% | 6.4% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2021 through March 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/42 | 9.5% | 3.7% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2021 through March 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/175 | 0% | 0.1% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2021 through March 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/20 | 5% | 1.1% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2021 through March 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/143 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2021 through March 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/231 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2021 through March 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/8 | 25% | 16.7% | 1 |
| Metro District Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2022 through March 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 19,122 | 17.9 per 10K | 23.1 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 | 976 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 3 |
| In-care on March 31 2023 | 1,852 | 21.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 929 | 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 | 2,892/2,892 | 100% | 100% | 2 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 228/357 | 64% | 52% | 1 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 357 | 7.4 months | 11.5 months | 3 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2022, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 99/355 | 28% | 23% | 1 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2022, Reentering within 12 Months | 46/525 | 8.8% | 9% | 2 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 6/170 | 4% | 15% | 3 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 170 | 44.2 months | 38.4 months | 1 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2022, Adopted During Period | 161/858 | 19% | 24% | 3 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2022, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 69/618 | 11% | 18% | 3 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2021 through March 2022 , Adopted within 12 Months | 123/245 | 50% | 51% | 2 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2022, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 244/797 | 31% | 35% | 2 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 180/192 | 94% | 93% | 1 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 66/151 | 44% | 45% | 2 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 818/1,021 | 80% | 83% | 3 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 358/546 | 66% | 67% | 3 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 447/1,141 | 39% | 45% | 3 |
| Metro District Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2022 through March 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2021 through December 2021 Removal | 366/645 | 57% | 55% | 2 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2022 through February 2023 Removal | 98/869 | 11% | 6% | 1 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2021 through March 2022 Removal | 291/757 | 38% | 30% | 1 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 244/797 | 31% | 35% | 2 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 16/153 | 10% | 20% | 3 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 164/319 | 51% | 53% | 2 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 34/102 | 33% | 37% | 2 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 9/21 | 43% | 35% | 1 |