Statistics for Conasauga Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Whitfield, Murray.
Tables:
| Conasauga 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 | 1,766 | 42.3 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 26 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,575/1,766 | 89.2% | 88.3% | 15 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 693 | 16.6 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 18.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 498 | 11.9 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 575 | 13.8 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 30.5 |
| Victim Reports | 249 | 6.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 14.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 162 | 3.9 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 15.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 23 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 25.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 9 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 23.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 55 | 1.3 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 14 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 83/249 | 33.3% | 24.3% | 8.5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 26/942 | 2.8% | 2.1% | 9.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 5/498 | 1% | 0.6% | 8.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 3/120 | 2.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 44/120 | 36.7% | 28.4% | 12 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 54/120 | 45% | 37.6% | 16 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 120 | 10.0 days | 22.0 days | 41 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 120 | 170.0 days | 238.0 days | 35 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 3/120 | 2.5% | 1.2% | 8 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 7/249 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 20.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/87 | 0% | 1.2% | 34.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 7/162 | 4.3% | 3.8% | 16 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 33/999 | 3.3% | 2.4% | 12.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 15/528 | 2.8% | 1.8% | 13 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Conasauga 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 | 116 | 33.4 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 10 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 9.7 | 2.8 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 10 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 11/116 | 9.5% | 13.1% | 37 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 5/116 | 4.3% | 5% | 21 |
| Removals for Neglect | 30/116 | 26% | 36% | 30.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 50/116 | 43% | 36% | 21.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 3/116 | 3% | 9% | 42 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 0/116 | 0% | 9% | 49.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 17/116 | 15% | 18% | 35 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 10/116 | 9% | 13% | 32.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 4/116 | 3% | 8% | 42 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 1/116 | 1% | 11% | 51 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 15/116 | 13% | 3% | 1 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 32/48 | 67% | 60% | 17.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 16/48 | 33% | 35% | 28 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 5% | 44.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 27.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/48 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 20/107 | 19% | 9% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 44/107 | 41% | 31% | 9 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/42 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Conasauga 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 | 34,663 | na | na | 29 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 189 | 54.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 163 | 47.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 26.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 172 | 49.8 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 26 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 305 | na | na | 19 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 63,578 | 18,310.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 25 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 48,693 | 14,024.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 97,480 | 28,122.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 33 |
| 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 | 28 | 8.1 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 16 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 26 | 7.5 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 22 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 3 | 0.9 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 22 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 96/163 | 59% | 63% | 39.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 28/163 | 17% | 17% | 25 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 5/163 | 3% | 3% | 26.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/163 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 28/163 | 17% | 15% | 18 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 6/163 | 4% | 1% | 5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/163 | 0% | 1% | 34.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/163 | 0% | 0% | 30.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 14/336 | 4.17% | 3.46% | 16 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 4/336 | 1.19% | 0.71% | 10 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 3/336 | 0.89% | 0.09% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/336 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 22.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 28/28 | 100% | 91% | 7.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 116/15,796 | 7.3 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 9.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 137/402 | 34% | 25% | 4 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 218/402 | 54% | 57% | 40 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 47/402 | 12% | 18% | 46 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/163 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 17/163 | 10% | 9% | 18 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 189 | 13.9 months | 16.3 months | 34 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 163 | 11.2 months | 18.6 months | 49 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 98/189 | 52% | 33% | 3 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 22/36 | 61% | 45% | 8.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 52/163 | 32% | 51% | 48 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 40/163 | 25% | 40% | 45 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 39/163 | 24% | 36% | 45 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 18/39 | 46% | 31% | 11 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 18/56 | 32% | 30% | 23.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/34 | 26% | 28% | 30 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 23/47 | 49% | 37% | 11 |
| Conasauga Circuit Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 136/34,722 | 39.2 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 70/136 | 51% | 46% | 16 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 11/136 | 8% | 4% | 11.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 39/136 | 29% | 21% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/136 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 8/136 | 6% | 10% | 40 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 8/136 | 6% | 17% | 43 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/136 | 0% | 0% | 29 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/136 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/136 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 136 | 14.7 months | 17.9 months | 37.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 70 | 12.0 months | 11.9 months | 31 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 11 | 5.0 months | 12.0 months | 35.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 8 | 15.6 months | 14.9 months | 27 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 39 | 22.8 months | 35.4 months | 49.5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/70 | 1% | 3% | 24.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 38/70 | 54% | 52% | 19.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 25/39 | 64% | 20% | 2 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 38/39 | 97% | 72% | 12.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 37 | 13.4 months | 23.6 months | 50 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 37 | 8.4 months | 10.9 months | 42 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 8/10 | 80% | 61% | 15.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 71% | 20 |
| Adoption Discharges | 39/34,722 | 11.2 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 6 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 8/34,722 | 2.3 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 27 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/38 | 3% | 2% | 16 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.9 per 1M | 29.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 0/126 | 0% | 1.7% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/68 | 0% | 8.2% | 44 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/14 | 0% | 5.5% | 28.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/24 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/16 | 12.5% | 3.9% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 2.7% | 30.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Conasauga 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 | 1,766 | 42.3 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 26 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 249 | 6.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 14.5 |
| Removals During Period | 116 | 2.8 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 10 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 163 | 47.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 26.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 136 | na | na | 12 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 130/137 | 94.9% | 97% | 45 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 336/336 | 100% | 99.54% | 13 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 39/74 | 53% | 49% | 16 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 74 | 11.3 months | 12.3 months | 36 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 13/43 | 30% | 23% | 13.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/82 | 0% | 8.5% | 44.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 25/39 | 64% | 20% | 2 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 39 | 22.8 months | 35.4 months | 49.5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 17/55 | 31% | 21% | 12.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 7/31 | 23% | 9% | 7.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 25/34 | 74% | 50% | 9 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 9/31 | 29% | 32% | 29.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 37/38 | 97% | 98% | 36 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 8/11 | 73% | 39% | 7 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 91/127 | 72% | 76% | 38.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 33/99 | 33% | 51% | 48 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 10/66 | 15% | 26% | 43.5 |
| Conasauga 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 | 73/111 | 66% | 53% | 9 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 20/107 | 19% | 9% | 2 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 44/107 | 41% | 31% | 9 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/34 | 26% | 28% | 30 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 13/31 | 42% | 25% | 11 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/36 | 61% | 45% | 8.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 8/10 | 80% | 61% | 15.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 71% | 20 |