Statistics for Region 3
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Douglas, Floyd, Bartow, Paulding, Polk, Haralson.
Tables:
| Region 3 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 8,718 | 47.6 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 7,578/8,718 | 86.9% | 88.3% | 12 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,336 | 12.8 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 10 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 3,173 | 17.3 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 3,209 | 17.5 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports | 770 | 4.2 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 8 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 445 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 106 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 40 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 179 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 142/770 | 18.4% | 22.6% | 13 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 72/4,739 | 1.5% | 1.3% | 4 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 6/3,173 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/242 | 0.4% | 0.8% | 8 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 93/242 | 38.4% | 34.8% | 6 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 114/242 | 47.1% | 46.2% | 6 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 242 | 9.5 days | 11.0 days | 9 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 242 | 80.0 days | 109.0 days | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 3/242 | 1.2% | 1.5% | 9 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 16/774 | 2.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/154 | 0% | 1.3% | 13 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 16/620 | 2.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 110/5,118 | 2.1% | 2.4% | 11 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 59/3,227 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 3 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 | 305 | 20.0 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 25.4 | 1.7 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 8 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 55/305 | 18% | 13.6% | 1 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 21/305 | 6.9% | 4.7% | 3 |
| Removals for Neglect | 64/305 | 21% | 35% | 12 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 129/305 | 42% | 39% | 8.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 19/305 | 6% | 9% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 41/305 | 13% | 9% | 2 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 70/305 | 23% | 18% | 3 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 72/305 | 24% | 13% | 1 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 22/305 | 7% | 8% | 7 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 26/305 | 9% | 11% | 6.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 20/305 | 7% | 3% | 1 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 114/176 | 65% | 57% | 3.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 48/176 | 27% | 37% | 12.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/176 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/176 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 14/176 | 8% | 5% | 2.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/176 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/176 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/176 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 27/271 | 10% | 8% | 4 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 91/261 | 35% | 30% | 4 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/112 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 3 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 | 153,153 | na | na | 8 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 571 | 38.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 555 | 36.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 10.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 544 | 35.5 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 11 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 876 | na | na | 11 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 198,520 | 13,015.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 161,603 | 10,594.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 392,757 | 25,645.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 10 |
| 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 | 103 | 6.7 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 7 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 25 | 1.6 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 12 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 8 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 8 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 372/555 | 67% | 62% | 2.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 64/555 | 12% | 19% | 13 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 14/555 | 3% | 3% | 7.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/555 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 103/555 | 19% | 14% | 1 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 2/555 | 0% | 1% | 13 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/555 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/555 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 26/876 | 2.97% | 3.47% | 12 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 6/876 | 0.68% | 0.71% | 8 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/876 | 0% | 0.08% | 10.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 5/876 | 0.57% | 0.4% | 4 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 100/103 | 97% | 89% | 1 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 205/42,367 | 4.8 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 10 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 165/857 | 19% | 25% | 13 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 545/857 | 64% | 57% | 2 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 147/857 | 17% | 17% | 6 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/555 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 53/555 | 10% | 8% | 3.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 571 | 16.6 months | 16.3 months | 7 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 555 | 14.7 months | 17.0 months | 12.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 216/571 | 38% | 32% | 4 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 41/62 | 66% | 54% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 240/555 | 43% | 48% | 12 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 193/555 | 35% | 37% | 8.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 180/555 | 32% | 34% | 8 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 23/180 | 13% | 19% | 11 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 81/262 | 31% | 31% | 7 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 55/201 | 27% | 28% | 8.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 79/161 | 49% | 39% | 5 |
| Region 3 Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 315/152,537 | 20.7 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 161/315 | 51% | 47% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 24/315 | 8% | 5% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 52/315 | 17% | 21% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/315 | 0% | 1% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 35/315 | 11% | 10% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 41/315 | 13% | 17% | 10.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/315 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 2/315 | 1% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/315 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 315 | 17.0 months | 18.4 months | 10 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 161 | 13.2 months | 12.3 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 24 | 6.4 months | 11.0 months | 10 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 41 | 15.2 months | 15.8 months | 8 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 52 | 32.3 months | 34.6 months | 9 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 5/161 | 3% | 5% | 9.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 83/161 | 52% | 51% | 5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 15/52 | 29% | 19% | 2 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 39/52 | 75% | 73% | 7.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 43 | 24.5 months | 22.8 months | 8 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 43 | 9.4 months | 10.1 months | 9.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 11/23 | 48% | 61% | 12 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 67% | 7 |
| Adoption Discharges | 52/152,537 | 3.4 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 11 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 37/152,537 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 8 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/55 | 2% | 3% | 9.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 10.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 9/350 | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 12/143 | 8.4% | 8% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/14 | 0% | 6.9% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/83 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/43 | 2.3% | 2.9% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/53 | 7.5% | 2.8% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Region 3 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 Period | 8,718 | 47.6 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During Period | 770 | 4.2 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 8 |
| Removals During Period | 305 | 1.7 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 8 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 555 | 36.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 10.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 315 | na | na | 7 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 354/366 | 96.7% | 97% | 11 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 875/876 | 99.89% | 99.54% | 2 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 87/171 | 51% | 48% | 2.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 171 | 11.8 months | 12.5 months | 11 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 25/103 | 24% | 21% | 4.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 13/158 | 8.2% | 8.4% | 6 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 15/52 | 29% | 19% | 2 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 52 | 32.3 months | 34.6 months | 9 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 38/197 | 19% | 21% | 9 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 9/161 | 6% | 6% | 9 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 28/52 | 54% | 61% | 10.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 54/175 | 31% | 32% | 8 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 54/55 | 98% | 97% | 5.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 17/42 | 40% | 41% | 8 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 270/333 | 81% | 77% | 4 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 125/221 | 57% | 52% | 4 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 49/267 | 18% | 28% | 14 |
| Region 3 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 | 120/234 | 51% | 50% | 6.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 27/271 | 10% | 8% | 4 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 91/261 | 35% | 30% | 4 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 55/201 | 27% | 28% | 8.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 2/20 | 10% | 26% | 12 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 41/62 | 66% | 54% | 3 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 11/23 | 48% | 61% | 12 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 67% | 7 |