Statistics for Region 2
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Hall, Forsyth, Habersham, Stephens, Hart, Franklin, Lumpkin, White, Banks, Union, Dawson, Rabun, Towns.
Tables:
| Region 2 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,301 | 20.6 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 13 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,812/4,301 | 88.6% | 87.7% | 3.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,839 | 8.8 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 13 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 2,462 | 11.8 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 11 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports | 465 | 2.2 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 287 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 10.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 137 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 11 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 36 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 5 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 150/465 | 32.3% | 29.4% | 6 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 110/1,375 | 8% | 7.1% | 4 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 111/2,462 | 4.5% | 3.4% | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/371 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 106/371 | 28.6% | 28.7% | 7 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 135/371 | 36.4% | 36.1% | 7 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 371 | 42.0 days | 34.0 days | 5.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 371 | 445.0 days | 389.0 days | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/371 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 6/468 | 1.3% | 1.6% | 7.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/169 | 0% | 0.3% | 9.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 6/299 | 2% | 2.1% | 5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 32/1,498 | 2.1% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 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 | 47/3,147 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 8.5 |
| Region 2 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 | 332 | 18.7 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 7 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 27.7 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 7 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 38/332 | 11.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 16/332 | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 101/332 | 30% | 36% | 10 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 178/332 | 54% | 40% | 1 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 26/332 | 8% | 10% | 8 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 32/332 | 10% | 8% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 61/332 | 18% | 19% | 8 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 36/332 | 11% | 12% | 7.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 22/332 | 7% | 8% | 8.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 24/332 | 7% | 10% | 9 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 7/332 | 2% | 3% | 10 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 107/167 | 64% | 58% | 5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 48/167 | 29% | 37% | 12 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/167 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/167 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 10/167 | 6% | 4% | 4.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 1/167 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 1/167 | 1% | 0% | 2.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/167 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 10/306 | 3% | 6% | 11 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 116/447 | 26% | 30% | 11 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/186 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 2 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 | 178,756 | na | na | 5 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 810 | 46.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 734 | 41.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 789 | 44.4 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 8 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,142 | na | na | 5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 290,002 | 16,293.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 236,396 | 13,281.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 470,385 | 26,314.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 11 |
| 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 | 101 | 5.7 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 10 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 94 | 5.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 7 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 15 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 6 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 490/734 | 67% | 63% | 3 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 92/734 | 13% | 18% | 12 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 42/734 | 6% | 3% | 1 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/734 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 101/734 | 14% | 13% | 7.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 3/734 | 0% | 1% | 13.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 6/734 | 1% | 1% | 4.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/734 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 25/1,264 | 1.98% | 3.16% | 13 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 11/1,264 | 0.87% | 0.52% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 2/1,264 | 0.16% | 0.14% | 7 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 10/1,264 | 0.79% | 0.25% | 1 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 96/101 | 95% | 92% | 3.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 322/60,235 | 5.3 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 9.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 275/1,077 | 26% | 25% | 8 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 639/1,077 | 59% | 57% | 5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 163/1,077 | 15% | 18% | 12 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/734 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 60/734 | 8% | 7% | 6.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 810 | 13.3 months | 17.3 months | 13 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 734 | 14.4 months | 16.7 months | 13 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 315/810 | 39% | 34% | 4 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 83/144 | 58% | 56% | 8 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 295/734 | 40% | 47% | 13 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 208/734 | 28% | 37% | 13 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 202/734 | 28% | 34% | 12 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 77/202 | 38% | 21% | 1 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 129/315 | 41% | 33% | 3 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 81/224 | 36% | 31% | 4 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 97/217 | 45% | 38% | 4 |
| Region 2 Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 395/177,989 | 22.2 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 165/395 | 42% | 43% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 8/395 | 2% | 5% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 130/395 | 33% | 25% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/395 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 42/395 | 11% | 11% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 49/395 | 12% | 16% | 11.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/395 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/395 | 0% | 0% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/395 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 395 | 19.3 months | 19.8 months | 10 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 165 | 13.4 months | 12.8 months | 9 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 8 | 12.4 months | 9.4 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 49 | 16.3 months | 16.7 months | 10 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 130 | 30.2 months | 34.4 months | 11.5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 2/165 | 1% | 3% | 11 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 72/165 | 44% | 50% | 8 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 32/130 | 25% | 18% | 5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 111/130 | 85% | 72% | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 107 | 21.5 months | 24.1 months | 10 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 107 | 7.7 months | 9.7 months | 13.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 16/26 | 62% | 55% | 5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/8 | 62% | 56% | 7 |
| Adoption Discharges | 130/177,989 | 7.3 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 4 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 43/177,989 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 8 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 6/118 | 5% | 3% | 3 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 1 | 5.6 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 4.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 1/408 | 0.2% | 0.8% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 23/200 | 11.5% | 9.4% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/22 | 18.2% | 8% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/191 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 2.6% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/34 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/29 | 0% | 0.8% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 40% | 3.5 |
| Region 2 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 June 2021 through May 2022 | 4,301 | 20.6 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 13 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 459 | 2.2 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Removals During Period | 332 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 7 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 734 | 41.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 395 | na | na | 5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 170/172 | 98.8% | 98.4% | 5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 1,264/1,264 | 100% | 100% | 7.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 69/170 | 41% | 48% | 10 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 170 | 13.4 months | 12.7 months | 8 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 31/188 | 16% | 21% | 11 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 27/222 | 12.2% | 9.3% | 4 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 32/130 | 25% | 18% | 5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 130 | 30.2 months | 34.4 months | 11.5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 99/276 | 36% | 25% | 2 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 29/167 | 17% | 7% | 1 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 98/132 | 74% | 54% | 2 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 81/206 | 39% | 35% | 4 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 112/118 | 95% | 97% | 12 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 18/52 | 35% | 40% | 10 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 292/376 | 78% | 75% | 5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 219/393 | 56% | 55% | 6.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 83/341 | 24% | 30% | 12 |
| Region 2 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 | 210/403 | 52% | 53% | 7.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 10/306 | 3% | 6% | 11 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 116/447 | 26% | 30% | 11 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 81/224 | 36% | 31% | 4 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 16/70 | 23% | 24% | 8 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 83/144 | 58% | 56% | 8 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 16/26 | 62% | 55% | 5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/8 | 62% | 56% | 7 |