Statistics for Cobb Circuit
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Statistics for Individual County: Cobb.
Tables:
| Cobb Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 5,063 | 24.9 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 48 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 4,507/5,063 | 89% | 88.3% | 19.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,582 | 7.8 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 49 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 1,675 | 8.2 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 43 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 1,806 | 8.9 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 49 |
| Victim Reports | 164 | 0.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 50 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 73 | 0.4 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 49.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 39 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 49 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 19 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 40 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 33 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 47.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 44/164 | 26.8% | 24.3% | 26 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 87/3,093 | 2.8% | 2.1% | 9.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 6/1,675 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 28 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/158 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 12 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 45/158 | 28.5% | 28.4% | 28 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 58/158 | 36.7% | 37.6% | 28 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 158 | 24.0 days | 22.0 days | 19.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 158 | 179.0 days | 238.0 days | 32 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/158 | 0.6% | 1.2% | 25 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/193 | 0.5% | 3.1% | 47 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/86 | 0% | 1.2% | 34.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/107 | 0.9% | 3.8% | 46 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 35/3,403 | 1% | 2.4% | 47.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 6/1,731 | 0.3% | 1.8% | 50 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Cobb Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 156 | 9.2 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 45 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 13 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 44.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 23/156 | 14.7% | 13.1% | 16 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 3/156 | 1.9% | 5% | 34 |
| Removals for Neglect | 15/156 | 10% | 36% | 50 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 22/156 | 14% | 36% | 49 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 11/156 | 7% | 9% | 26.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 19/156 | 12% | 9% | 16 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 30/156 | 19% | 18% | 27 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 38/156 | 24% | 13% | 6 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 19/156 | 12% | 8% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 14/156 | 9% | 11% | 22 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/156 | 1% | 3% | 30 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 39/62 | 63% | 60% | 21 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 19/62 | 31% | 35% | 31.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 4/62 | 6% | 5% | 15.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 27.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 10/140 | 7% | 9% | 22 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 47/174 | 27% | 31% | 29 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/78 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Cobb Circuit Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 169,036 | na | na | 4 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 417 | 25.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 45 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 387 | 23.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 44.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 395 | 23.3 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 46 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 573 | na | na | 7 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 144,573 | 8,539.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 46 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 123,844 | 7,314.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 43 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 314,398 | 18,599.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 42 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 79 | 4.7 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 38 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 44 | 2.6 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 47 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 6 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 34 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 256/387 | 66% | 63% | 12 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 42/387 | 11% | 17% | 41.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 5/387 | 1% | 3% | 44.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/387 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 79/387 | 20% | 15% | 9 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 3/387 | 1% | 1% | 20 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 2/387 | 1% | 1% | 10 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/387 | 0% | 0% | 30.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 24/593 | 4.05% | 3.46% | 20 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 3/593 | 0.51% | 0.71% | 30 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 1/593 | 0.17% | 0.09% | 10 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/593 | 0.17% | 0.4% | 27 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 72/79 | 91% | 91% | 30.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 235/27,314 | 8.6 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 197/828 | 24% | 25% | 31.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 489/828 | 59% | 57% | 21.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 142/828 | 17% | 18% | 20.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/387 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 50/387 | 13% | 9% | 7 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 417 | 16.5 months | 16.3 months | 21 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 387 | 20.8 months | 18.6 months | 12 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 135/417 | 32% | 33% | 30 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 19/46 | 41% | 45% | 32 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 219/387 | 57% | 51% | 12 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 161/387 | 42% | 40% | 16.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 147/387 | 38% | 36% | 18 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 34/147 | 23% | 31% | 44.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 59/200 | 30% | 30% | 27.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 43/158 | 27% | 28% | 27.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 38/122 | 31% | 37% | 34.5 |
| Cobb Circuit Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 184/169,319 | 10.9 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 46 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 71/184 | 39% | 46% | 36.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 7/184 | 4% | 4% | 25.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 24/184 | 13% | 21% | 40.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/184 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 19/184 | 10% | 10% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 63/184 | 34% | 17% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/184 | 0% | 0% | 29 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/184 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/184 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 184 | 17.4 months | 17.9 months | 26 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 71 | 17.1 months | 11.9 months | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 7 | 15.9 months | 12.0 months | 15.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 63 | 12.4 months | 14.9 months | 39 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 24 | 33.8 months | 35.4 months | 26 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 2/71 | 3% | 3% | 17 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 24/71 | 34% | 52% | 39 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 5/24 | 21% | 20% | 18.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 18/24 | 75% | 72% | 31 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 20 | 24.2 months | 23.6 months | 22 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 20 | 10.0 months | 10.9 months | 34 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/6 | 50% | 61% | 35 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 71% | 23 |
| Adoption Discharges | 24/169,319 | 1.4 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 44 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 19/169,319 | 1.1 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 42 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/27 | 4% | 2% | 12.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 1 | 5.9 per 1M | 3.9 per 1M | 5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 0/209 | 0% | 1.7% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/58 | 5.2% | 8.2% | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/11 | 9.1% | 5.5% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/54 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/42 | 2.4% | 3.9% | 16 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/41 | 0% | 2.7% | 30.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Cobb Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 5,063 | 24.9 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 48 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 164 | 0.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 50 |
| Removals During Period | 156 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 44.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 387 | 23.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 44.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 184 | na | na | 6 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 83/83 | 100% | 97% | 5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 593/593 | 100% | 99.54% | 13 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 23/74 | 31% | 49% | 39.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 74 | 15.6 months | 12.3 months | 14 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 10/49 | 20% | 23% | 26 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 4/69 | 5.8% | 8.5% | 22 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 5/24 | 21% | 20% | 18.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 24 | 33.8 months | 35.4 months | 26 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 21/139 | 15% | 21% | 41.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 4/113 | 4% | 9% | 39.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 22/36 | 61% | 50% | 16.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 43/133 | 32% | 32% | 25.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 26/27 | 96% | 98% | 39.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 9/24 | 38% | 39% | 29.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 113/163 | 69% | 76% | 44.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 77/158 | 49% | 51% | 31 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 49/209 | 23% | 26% | 25 |
| Cobb Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 99/184 | 54% | 53% | 24.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 10/140 | 7% | 9% | 22 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 47/174 | 27% | 31% | 29 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 43/158 | 27% | 28% | 27.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 7/22 | 32% | 25% | 20 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 19/46 | 41% | 45% | 32 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/6 | 50% | 61% | 35 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 71% | 23 |