Statistics for Region 13
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton.
Tables:
| Region 13 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 17,120 | 28.6 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 14 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 14,907/17,120 | 87.1% | 86.4% | 2.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 5,649 | 9.4 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 14 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 5,185 | 8.7 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 12 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 6,286 | 10.5 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports | 840 | 1.4 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 581 | 1.0 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 142 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 53 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 64 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 14 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 246/840 | 29.3% | 22.9% | 2 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 212/9,994 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 3/5,185 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 6/518 | 1.2% | 0.6% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 252/518 | 48.6% | 36.8% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 296/518 | 57.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 518 | 4.0 days | 12.0 days | 14 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 518 | 88.0 days | 119.0 days | 13 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 14/518 | 2.7% | 1.8% | 3 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 14/524 | 2.7% | 3.1% | 8.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 3/142 | 2.1% | 1.6% | 4 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 11/382 | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 191/10,034 | 1.9% | 2.6% | 14 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 80/5,441 | 1.5% | 2.1% | 12 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 13 Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 587 | 11.8 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 14 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 48.9 | 1.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 14 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 79/587 | 13.5% | 12.9% | 6 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 28/587 | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 116/587 | 20% | 36% | 13 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 103/587 | 18% | 40% | 14 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 66/587 | 11% | 10% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 53/587 | 9% | 8% | 6.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 100/587 | 17% | 19% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 78/587 | 13% | 12% | 5.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 59/587 | 10% | 8% | 3 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 103/587 | 18% | 10% | 2 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 11/587 | 2% | 3% | 10 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 169/278 | 61% | 58% | 9 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 96/278 | 35% | 37% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/278 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/278 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 13/278 | 5% | 4% | 6.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/278 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/278 | 0% | 0% | 9 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/278 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 58/554 | 10% | 6% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 118/395 | 30% | 30% | 7 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/257 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 13 Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 497,081 | na | na | 1 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 998 | 20.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 1,082 | 22.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 1,064 | 21.4 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,585 | na | na | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 388,674 | 7,804.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 312,528 | 6,275.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 849,216 | 17,084.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 13 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 152 | 3.1 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 14 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 79 | 1.6 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 13 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 8 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 12.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 696/1,082 | 64% | 63% | 6.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 188/1,082 | 17% | 18% | 7.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 23/1,082 | 2% | 3% | 12.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/1,082 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 152/1,082 | 14% | 13% | 7.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 13/1,082 | 1% | 1% | 9 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 10/1,082 | 1% | 1% | 4.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/1,082 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 77/1,585 | 4.86% | 4.85% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 14/1,585 | 0.88% | 0.75% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 5/1,585 | 0.32% | 0.2% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 4/1,585 | 0.25% | 0.31% | 7 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 142/152 | 93% | 92% | 7 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 648/86,302 | 7.5 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 1 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 440/1,846 | 24% | 25% | 11.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 1,086/1,846 | 59% | 57% | 5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 320/1,846 | 17% | 18% | 8 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/1,082 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 94/1,082 | 9% | 7% | 3.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 998 | 20.5 months | 17.3 months | 3 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 1,082 | 17.7 months | 16.7 months | 5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 265/998 | 27% | 34% | 13 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 56/121 | 46% | 56% | 11 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 532/1,082 | 49% | 47% | 5.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 420/1,082 | 39% | 37% | 5.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 389/1,082 | 36% | 34% | 3.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 69/389 | 18% | 21% | 9 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 151/529 | 29% | 33% | 10.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 127/442 | 29% | 31% | 11 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 44/189 | 23% | 38% | 14 |
| Region 13 Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 489/498,031 | 9.8 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 230/490 | 47% | 43% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 31/490 | 6% | 5% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 95/490 | 19% | 25% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 2/490 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 76/490 | 16% | 11% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 50/490 | 10% | 16% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 3/490 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 2/490 | 0% | 0% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/490 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 489 | 19.9 months | 19.8 months | 8 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 230 | 6.8 months | 12.8 months | 14 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 31 | 6.9 months | 9.4 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 50 | 20.2 months | 16.7 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 95 | 39.4 months | 34.4 months | 7 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 19/230 | 8% | 3% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 153/230 | 67% | 50% | 1 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 9/95 | 9% | 18% | 9.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 62/95 | 65% | 72% | 10 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 70 | 28.1 months | 24.1 months | 6 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 72 | 13.1 months | 9.7 months | 3 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 12/20 | 60% | 55% | 7 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 56% | 2 |
| Adoption Discharges | 95/498,031 | 1.9 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 13 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 83/498,031 | 1.7 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 12 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/72 | 0% | 3% | 13.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 2 | 4.0 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 1.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 2/442 | 0.5% | 1.9% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 24/191 | 12.6% | 9.4% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/23 | 8.7% | 8% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/99 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 2.6% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/72 | 0% | 0.8% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/2 | 50% | 40% | 2 |
| Region 13 Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During Period | 17,120 | 28.6 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 14 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 840 | 1.4 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 14 |
| Removals During Period | 587 | 1.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 14 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 1,082 | 22.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 490 | na | na | 4 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 449/467 | 96.1% | 96.6% | 10 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1,575/1,585 | 99.37% | 99.57% | 12 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 146/233 | 63% | 48% | 1 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 233 | 8.0 months | 12.7 months | 14 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 36/152 | 24% | 21% | 3.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 26/214 | 12.1% | 9.3% | 5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 9/95 | 9% | 18% | 9.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 95 | 39.4 months | 34.4 months | 7 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 93/411 | 23% | 25% | 7.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 19/323 | 6% | 7% | 9.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 29/64 | 45% | 54% | 10.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 126/367 | 34% | 35% | 8 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 72/72 | 100% | 97% | 1.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 22/68 | 32% | 40% | 13 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 416/595 | 70% | 75% | 12.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 175/319 | 55% | 55% | 8 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 147/544 | 27% | 30% | 9 |
| Region 13 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 162/340 | 48% | 53% | 11.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 58/554 | 10% | 6% | 1 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 118/395 | 30% | 30% | 7 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 127/442 | 29% | 31% | 11 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 7/32 | 22% | 24% | 9 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 56/121 | 46% | 56% | 11 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 12/20 | 60% | 55% | 7 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 56% | 2 |