Statistics for CII
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Chatham, Richmond, Clayton, Houston, Hall, Douglas, Whitfield, Clarke, Coweta, Bartow, Troup, Rockdale, Walker, Paulding, Newton, Forsyth, Catoosa, Gordon, Polk, Murray, Chattooga, Oconee, Fannin, Pickens, Lumpkin, Dade, Gilmer, White, Union, Dawson, Heard, Towns.
Tables:
| CII Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 63,948 | 34.2 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 2 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 56,628/63,948 | 88.6% | 88.3% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 24,512 | 13.1 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 16,554 | 8.9 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 22,882 | 12.3 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports | 5,450 | 2.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 3,351 | 1.8 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 877 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 248 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 974 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 2 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 1,301/5,450 | 23.9% | 24.3% | 2 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 818/35,616 | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 94/16,554 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 8/2,520 | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 688/2,520 | 27.3% | 28.4% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 912/2,520 | 36.2% | 37.6% | 2 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 2,520 | 23.0 days | 22.0 days | 1 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 2,520 | 238.0 days | 238.0 days | 1.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 24/2,520 | 1% | 1.2% | 2 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 161/6,414 | 2.5% | 3.1% | 2 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 19/1,606 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 142/4,808 | 3% | 3.8% | 2 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 849/38,356 | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 262/16,616 | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| CII Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 2,271 | 14.6 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 189.2 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 2 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 315/2,271 | 13.9% | 13.1% | 1 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 117/2,271 | 5.2% | 5% | 1 |
| Removals for Neglect | 783/2,271 | 34% | 36% | 2 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 698/2,271 | 31% | 36% | 2 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 222/2,271 | 10% | 9% | 1 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 188/2,271 | 8% | 9% | 2 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 303/2,271 | 13% | 18% | 2 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 335/2,271 | 15% | 13% | 1 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 223/2,271 | 10% | 8% | 1 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 360/2,271 | 16% | 11% | 1 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 67/2,271 | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 697/1,132 | 62% | 60% | 1 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 372/1,132 | 33% | 35% | 2 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/1,132 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/1,132 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 52/1,132 | 5% | 5% | 1.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/1,132 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 10/1,132 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 1/1,132 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 243/2,101 | 12% | 9% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 820/2,529 | 32% | 31% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/1,108 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| CII Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 1,560,063 | na | na | 1 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 5,162 | 33.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 4,824 | 31.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 5,041 | 32.3 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 2 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 7,433 | na | na | 2 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 1,846,885 | 11,851.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 1,453,227 | 9,325.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 3,827,383 | 24,534.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 761 | 4.9 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 2 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 611 | 3.9 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 2 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 73 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 3,035/4,824 | 63% | 63% | 1.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 765/4,824 | 16% | 17% | 2 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 114/4,824 | 2% | 3% | 2 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/4,824 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 761/4,824 | 16% | 15% | 1 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 80/4,824 | 2% | 1% | 1 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 45/4,824 | 1% | 1% | 1 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 24/4,824 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 307/7,720 | 3.98% | 3.46% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 59/7,720 | 0.76% | 0.71% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 9/7,720 | 0.12% | 0.09% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 28/7,720 | 0.36% | 0.4% | 2 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 702/761 | 92% | 91% | 1 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 2,590/362,005 | 7.2 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 1 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 2,514/9,845 | 26% | 25% | 1 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 5,471/9,845 | 56% | 57% | 2 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 1,860/9,845 | 19% | 18% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/4,824 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 509/4,824 | 11% | 9% | 1 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 5,162 | 15.6 months | 16.3 months | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 4,824 | 18.3 months | 18.6 months | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 1,682/5,162 | 33% | 33% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 322/704 | 46% | 45% | 1 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 2,448/4,824 | 51% | 51% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 1,846/4,824 | 38% | 40% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 1,705/4,824 | 35% | 36% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 464/1,705 | 27% | 31% | 2 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 669/2,315 | 29% | 30% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 473/1,790 | 26% | 28% | 2 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 452/1,215 | 37% | 37% | 1 |
| CII Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 2,503/1,558,359 | 16.1 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 1,148/2,509 | 46% | 46% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 141/2,509 | 6% | 4% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 467/2,509 | 19% | 21% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 12/2,509 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 281/2,509 | 11% | 10% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 441/2,509 | 18% | 17% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 5/2,509 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 8/2,509 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/2,509 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 2,503 | 17.1 months | 17.9 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 1,148 | 10.7 months | 11.9 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 141 | 11.0 months | 12.0 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 441 | 15.0 months | 14.9 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 467 | 33.0 months | 35.4 months | 2 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 56/1,148 | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 646/1,148 | 56% | 52% | 1 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 116/467 | 25% | 20% | 1 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 348/467 | 75% | 72% | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 383 | 21.8 months | 23.6 months | 2 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 390 | 10.8 months | 10.9 months | 2 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 74/124 | 60% | 61% | 2 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 20/25 | 80% | 71% | 1 |
| Adoption Discharges | 467/1,558,359 | 3 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 306/1,558,359 | 2 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 2 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 9/422 | 2% | 2% | 2 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 5 | 3.2 per 1M | 3.9 per 1M | 1.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 39/2,581 | 1.5% | 1.7% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 108/1,198 | 9% | 8.2% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 7/132 | 5.3% | 5.5% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/546 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 10/266 | 3.8% | 3.9% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 9/419 | 2.1% | 2.7% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 1.5 |
| CII Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 63,948 | 34.2 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 2 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 5,450 | 2.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 2 |
| Removals During Period | 2,271 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 2 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 4,824 | 31.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 2,509 | na | na | 1 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 3,018/3,104 | 97.2% | 97% | 1 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 7,687/7,720 | 99.57% | 99.54% | 1 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 608/1,176 | 52% | 49% | 1 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 1,176 | 11.6 months | 12.3 months | 2 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 219/952 | 23% | 23% | 1 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 125/1,344 | 9.3% | 8.5% | 1 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 116/467 | 25% | 20% | 1 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 467 | 33.0 months | 35.4 months | 2 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 369/1,758 | 21% | 21% | 1.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 91/1,285 | 7% | 9% | 2 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 263/471 | 56% | 50% | 1 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 472/1,512 | 31% | 32% | 2 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 413/422 | 98% | 98% | 1 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 119/322 | 37% | 39% | 2 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 1,784/2,469 | 72% | 76% | 2 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 968/2,037 | 48% | 51% | 2 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 550/2,414 | 23% | 26% | 2 |
| CII Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 1,277/2,324 | 55% | 53% | 1 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 243/2,101 | 12% | 9% | 1 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 820/2,529 | 32% | 31% | 1 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 473/1,790 | 26% | 28% | 2 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 102/342 | 30% | 25% | 1 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 322/704 | 46% | 45% | 1 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 74/124 | 60% | 61% | 2 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 20/25 | 80% | 71% | 1 |