Statistics for Cherokee Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Bartow, Gordon.
Tables:
| Cherokee Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,508 | 52.6 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 15 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,134/2,508 | 85.1% | 86.4% | 34 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 576 | 12.1 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 36.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 997 | 20.9 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 935 | 19.6 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports | 230 | 4.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 142 | 3.0 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 26 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 27 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 28 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 13 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 48 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 67/230 | 29.1% | 26.1% | 22 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 37/1,343 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 26 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 14/997 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 18.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/125 | 0% | 0.5% | 33.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 33/125 | 26.4% | 25.2% | 23 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 44/125 | 35.2% | 31.6% | 19 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 125 | 40.0 days | 43.0 days | 28 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 125 | 358.0 days | 365.0 days | 23 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 2/125 | 1.6% | 1.3% | 21.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 9/265 | 3.4% | 3.1% | 17.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/94 | 1.1% | 1.5% | 19 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 8/171 | 4.7% | 3.7% | 13 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 36/1,412 | 2.5% | 2.6% | 29.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 30/946 | 3.2% | 2.1% | 13.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Cherokee Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 148 | 37.0 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 12.3 | 3.1 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 36/148 | 24.3% | 13.6% | 1 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 10/148 | 6.8% | 4.7% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 14/148 | 9% | 35% | 49.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 70/148 | 47% | 39% | 18 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 24/148 | 16% | 9% | 6 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 13/148 | 9% | 9% | 24.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 17/148 | 11% | 18% | 37 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 28/148 | 19% | 13% | 14 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 7/148 | 5% | 8% | 35.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 2/148 | 1% | 11% | 48.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 13/148 | 9% | 3% | 3.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 45/80 | 56% | 57% | 31 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 32/80 | 40% | 37% | 19.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/80 | 4% | 5% | 33 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/80 | 0% | 1% | 29.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 14/140 | 10% | 8% | 15.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 46/106 | 43% | 30% | 8 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/60 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Cherokee Circuit Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 40,051 | na | na | 25 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 194 | 49.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 27.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 174 | 43.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 32 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 181 | 45.2 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 31 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 342 | na | na | 16 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 66,367 | 16,608.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 31 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 49,828 | 12,469.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 31 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 87,183 | 21,768.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 39 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 25 | 6.2 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 30 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 15 | 3.7 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 29 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 45 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 110/174 | 63% | 62% | 27 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 31/174 | 18% | 19% | 25.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 6/174 | 3% | 3% | 25 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/174 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 25/174 | 14% | 14% | 31 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/174 | 0% | 1% | 42.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/174 | 1% | 1% | 12 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/174 | 1% | 0% | 5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 24/380 | 6.32% | 4.84% | 11 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 5/380 | 1.32% | 0.77% | 9 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 1/380 | 0.26% | 0.21% | 13 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 3/380 | 0.79% | 0.32% | 8 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 22/25 | 88% | 89% | 33 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 108/21,796 | 5 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 25.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 89/325 | 27% | 25% | 24 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 191/325 | 59% | 57% | 21.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 45/325 | 14% | 17% | 37.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/174 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 13/174 | 7% | 8% | 31 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 194 | 14.5 months | 16.3 months | 30 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 174 | 10.5 months | 17.0 months | 48 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 106/194 | 55% | 32% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 30/44 | 68% | 54% | 14.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 50/174 | 29% | 48% | 50 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 38/174 | 22% | 37% | 47.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 34/174 | 20% | 34% | 47.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 8/34 | 24% | 19% | 21 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 42/80 | 52% | 31% | 4 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 35/65 | 54% | 28% | 2 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 29/53 | 55% | 39% | 8 |
| Cherokee Circuit Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 154/39,961 | 38.5 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 68/154 | 44% | 47% | 30 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 12/154 | 8% | 5% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 35/154 | 23% | 21% | 24 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/154 | 0% | 1% | 31.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 10/154 | 6% | 10% | 39 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 29/154 | 19% | 17% | 20.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/154 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/154 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/154 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 154 | 14.3 months | 18.4 months | 45 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 68 | 9.9 months | 12.3 months | 41 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 12 | 5.6 months | 11.0 months | 37 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 29 | 16.1 months | 15.8 months | 32.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 35 | 34.3 months | 34.6 months | 27 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/68 | 1% | 5% | 25 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 43/68 | 63% | 51% | 9.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 8/35 | 23% | 19% | 19 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 33/35 | 94% | 73% | 11.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 31 | 24.8 months | 22.8 months | 21 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 32 | 8.3 months | 10.1 months | 41 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/7 | 71% | 61% | 19 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 35/39,961 | 8.8 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 12 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 10/39,961 | 2.5 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 26 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/37 | 0% | 3% | 35 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 30 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 4/160 | 2.5% | 1.9% | 16.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/66 | 6.1% | 8% | 25 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/16 | 0% | 6.9% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/46 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/19 | 10.5% | 2.9% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/29 | 3.4% | 2.8% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Cherokee Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 2,508 | 52.6 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 15 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 230 | 4.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Removals During Period | 148 | 3.1 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 7.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 174 | 43.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 32 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 154 | na | na | 9 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 117/122 | 95.9% | 96.6% | 37 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 376/380 | 98.95% | 99.58% | 45 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 46/75 | 61% | 48% | 8 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 75 | 10.6 months | 12.5 months | 41 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 7/36 | 19% | 21% | 27 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 5/83 | 6% | 8.4% | 27 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 8/35 | 23% | 19% | 19 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 35 | 34.3 months | 34.6 months | 27 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 26/57 | 46% | 21% | 3.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 5/28 | 18% | 6% | 5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 28/39 | 72% | 61% | 16.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 34/57 | 60% | 32% | 2 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 37/37 | 100% | 97% | 17 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 4/11 | 36% | 41% | 30 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 130/162 | 80% | 77% | 22 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 37/74 | 50% | 52% | 31.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 15/87 | 17% | 28% | 42.5 |
| Cherokee Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 79/110 | 72% | 50% | 1.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 14/140 | 10% | 8% | 15.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 46/106 | 43% | 30% | 8 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 35/65 | 54% | 28% | 2 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 7/12 | 58% | 26% | 6.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 30/44 | 68% | 54% | 14.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/7 | 71% | 61% | 19 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |