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 | 576 | 1.0 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 145 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 51 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 13.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 68 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 14 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 274/840 | 32.6% | 26.1% | 2 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 334/9,994 | 3.3% | 3.1% | 4 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 49/5,185 | 0.9% | 1.3% | 11 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 9/723 | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 256/723 | 35.4% | 25.2% | 1.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 300/723 | 41.5% | 31.6% | 2 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 723 | 28.0 days | 43.0 days | 11 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 723 | 373.0 days | 365.0 days | 5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 17/723 | 2.4% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 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 | 4/147 | 2.7% | 1.5% | 3 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 10/377 | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10.5 |
| 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 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 430 | 8.7 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 14 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 35.8 | 0.7 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 14 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 51/430 | 11.9% | 13.6% | 9.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 25/430 | 5.8% | 4.7% | 4 |
| Removals for Neglect | 88/430 | 20% | 35% | 13 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 71/430 | 17% | 39% | 14 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 42/430 | 10% | 9% | 5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 32/430 | 7% | 9% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 48/430 | 11% | 18% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 52/430 | 12% | 13% | 8.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 54/430 | 13% | 8% | 1 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 80/430 | 19% | 11% | 2 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 7/430 | 2% | 3% | 9 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 150/226 | 66% | 57% | 2 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 68/226 | 30% | 37% | 11 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/226 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/226 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 7/226 | 3% | 5% | 12.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/226 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 1/226 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/226 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 62/406 | 15% | 8% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 216/579 | 37% | 30% | 1.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/170 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 13 Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 495,018 | na | na | 1 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 1,093 | 22.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 1,025 | 21.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 1,072 | 21.8 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,523 | na | na | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 392,089 | 7,906.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 321,262 | 6,477.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 877,222 | 17,721.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 159 | 3.2 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 14 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 65 | 1.3 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 13 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 6 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 13 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 683/1,025 | 67% | 62% | 2.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 140/1,025 | 14% | 19% | 11.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 21/1,025 | 2% | 3% | 12 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/1,025 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 159/1,025 | 16% | 14% | 5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 9/1,025 | 1% | 1% | 8 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 12/1,025 | 1% | 1% | 2.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/1,025 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 76/1,598 | 4.76% | 4.84% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 14/1,598 | 0.88% | 0.77% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 5/1,598 | 0.31% | 0.21% | 4 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 4/1,598 | 0.25% | 0.32% | 7 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 146/159 | 92% | 89% | 5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 587/62,310 | 9.4 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 1 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 491/2,076 | 24% | 25% | 11 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 1,172/2,076 | 56% | 57% | 9 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 413/2,076 | 20% | 17% | 2.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/1,025 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 104/1,025 | 10% | 8% | 3.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 1,093 | 17.2 months | 16.3 months | 6 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 1,025 | 19.4 months | 17.0 months | 4 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 311/1,093 | 28% | 32% | 10.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 35/96 | 36% | 54% | 13 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 548/1,025 | 53% | 48% | 4 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 435/1,025 | 42% | 37% | 4 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 408/1,025 | 40% | 34% | 3 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 54/408 | 13% | 19% | 11 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 126/527 | 24% | 31% | 12 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 97/415 | 23% | 28% | 12 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 73/253 | 29% | 39% | 12 |
| Region 13 Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 485/495,966 | 9.8 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 241/486 | 50% | 47% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 30/486 | 6% | 5% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 54/486 | 11% | 21% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 8/486 | 2% | 1% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 60/486 | 12% | 10% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 89/486 | 18% | 17% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 2/486 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/486 | 0% | 0% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/486 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 485 | 15.8 months | 18.4 months | 11.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 241 | 10.7 months | 12.3 months | 13 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 30 | 11.4 months | 11.0 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 89 | 14.6 months | 15.8 months | 9 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 54 | 43.7 months | 34.6 months | 3 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 29/241 | 12% | 5% | 2 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 137/241 | 57% | 51% | 2 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 5/54 | 9% | 19% | 11.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 30/54 | 56% | 73% | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 39 | 29.2 months | 22.8 months | 5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 39 | 12.6 months | 10.1 months | 3 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 9/21 | 43% | 61% | 13 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/4 | 50% | 67% | 10.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 54/495,966 | 1.1 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 14 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 71/495,966 | 1.4 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 13.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 2/44 | 5% | 3% | 3 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 2 | 4.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 2.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 2/443 | 0.5% | 1.9% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 34/231 | 14.7% | 8% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 5/31 | 16.1% | 6.9% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/95 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/76 | 2.6% | 2.9% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/50 | 2% | 2.8% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Region 13 Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 17,120 | 28.6 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 14 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 840 | 1.4 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 14 |
| Removals During Period | 430 | 0.7 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 14 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 1,025 | 21.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 486 | 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 October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,588/1,598 | 99.37% | 99.58% | 12 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 118/235 | 50% | 48% | 4.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 235 | 11.5 months | 12.5 months | 13 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 60/252 | 24% | 21% | 4.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 41/265 | 15.5% | 8.4% | 2 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 5/54 | 9% | 19% | 11.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 54 | 43.7 months | 34.6 months | 3 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 49/400 | 12% | 21% | 14 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 3/353 | 1% | 6% | 14 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 28/47 | 60% | 61% | 5.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 97/352 | 28% | 32% | 10 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 42/44 | 95% | 97% | 12 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 27/80 | 34% | 41% | 11 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 323/464 | 70% | 77% | 13 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 194/396 | 49% | 52% | 10 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 136/537 | 25% | 28% | 9 |
| Region 13 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 247/448 | 55% | 50% | 3.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 62/406 | 15% | 8% | 1 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 216/579 | 37% | 30% | 1.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 97/415 | 23% | 28% | 12 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 3/18 | 17% | 26% | 9 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 35/96 | 36% | 54% | 13 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 9/21 | 43% | 61% | 13 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/4 | 50% | 67% | 10.5 |