Statistics for Chatham County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 12, South District, Eastern Circuit, CII.
Tables:
| Chatham County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 3,232 | 43.0 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 100 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,753/3,232 | 85.2% | 86.4% | 103.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,689 | 22.5 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 35 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 418 | 5.6 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 143 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 1,125 | 15.0 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 93.5 |
| Victim Reports | 289 | 3.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 109 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 161 | 2.1 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 115.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 52 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 67.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 16 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 78.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 60 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 61 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 59/289 | 20.4% | 25.3% | 107 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 42/1,818 | 2.3% | 2.4% | 64.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 5/418 | 1.2% | 0.7% | 33.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 2/116 | 1.7% | 0.5% | 10 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 25/116 | 21.6% | 28.6% | 83 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 31/116 | 26.7% | 35.8% | 96 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 116 | 19.0 days | 30.0 days | 103.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 116 | 176.0 days | 259.0 days | 90 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 3/116 | 2.6% | 1.5% | 20 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 8/238 | 3.4% | 3.1% | 46.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 2/67 | 3% | 1.5% | 14 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 6/171 | 3.5% | 3.7% | 48 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 62/1,802 | 3.4% | 2.6% | 54.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 9/333 | 2.7% | 2.1% | 53.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Chatham County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 94 | 14.9 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 120 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 7.8 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 120.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 16/94 | 17% | 13.2% | 40 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 5/94 | 5.3% | 4.5% | 37.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 8/94 | 9% | 35% | 120.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 27/94 | 29% | 41% | 108 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 9/94 | 10% | 9% | 45 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 19/94 | 20% | 8% | 20 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 13/94 | 14% | 19% | 83.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 4/94 | 4% | 13% | 85 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 12/94 | 13% | 8% | 27 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 9/94 | 10% | 11% | 46 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 4/94 | 4% | 3% | 33 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 38/47 | 81% | 57% | 35 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 7/47 | 15% | 37% | 100.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 73 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/47 | 4% | 5% | 51 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 73.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/47 | 0% | 1% | 75 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/47 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 5/86 | 6% | 7% | 42.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 33/119 | 28% | 29% | 68 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/46 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Chatham County Children in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2025 | 63,411 | na | na | 8 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 272 | 43.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 105.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 298 | 47.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 98 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 285 | 45.2 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 105 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 366 | na | na | 11 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 103,505 | 16,413.0 per 10K | 15,776.0 per 10K | 107 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025 | 93,673 | 14,854.0 per 10K | 12,131.0 per 10K | 82 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025 | 273,924 | 43,198.0 per 10K | 32,732.0 per 10K | 58 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2024 through March 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2025 | 50 | 7.9 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 64.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 23 | 3.6 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 84 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 3 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 43.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 206/298 | 69% | 62% | 37 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 31/298 | 10% | 19% | 118.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 2/298 | 1% | 3% | 75.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/298 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 50/298 | 17% | 14% | 50.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 4/298 | 1% | 1% | 35 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 5/298 | 2% | 1% | 17.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/298 | 0% | 0% | 83 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Parent | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | na | na | na | na |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2025 | 48/50 | 96% | 91% | 71 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 116/15,540 | 7.5 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 27 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 115/457 | 25% | 26% | 88 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 262/457 | 57% | 57% | 72.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 80/457 | 18% | 18% | 62.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/298 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 20/298 | 7% | 7% | 67 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 272 | 19.3 months | 17.2 months | 54 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 298 | 21.1 months | 16.5 months | 36.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 48/272 | 18% | 33% | 136 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024 | 12/21 | 57% | 58% | 78.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 | 168/298 | 56% | 47% | 40 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 135/298 | 45% | 36% | 34.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 128/298 | 43% | 33% | 26 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 23/128 | 18% | 19% | 77 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 30/146 | 21% | 33% | 118.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 25/112 | 22% | 31% | 104 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 15/70 | 21% | 40% | 112 |
| Chatham County Children Discharged During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 62/63,063 | 9.8 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 130 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 20/62 | 32% | 45% | 99 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 4/62 | 6% | 5% | 41 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 22/62 | 35% | 24% | 49 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 80.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 4/62 | 6% | 10% | 86.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 11/62 | 18% | 16% | 48 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 78 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/62 | 2% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 75 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 62 | 25.1 months | 19.7 months | 52 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 20 | 6.2 months | 12.5 months | 112 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 4 | 14.6 months | 9.6 months | 25 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 11 | 29.7 months | 16.7 months | 21 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 22 | 38.8 months | 34.6 months | 48 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 3/20 | 15% | 4% | 8 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 11/20 | 55% | 51% | 53.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 4/22 | 18% | 18% | 55 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 12/22 | 55% | 74% | 98 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 18 | 29.3 months | 23.1 months | 30.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 18 | 9.3 months | 9.6 months | 66 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/5 | 60% | 56% | 44 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 59% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 22/63,063 | 3.5 per 10K | 4.7 per 10K | 99.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 5/63,063 | 0.8 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 99 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/18 | 0% | 2% | 76 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 82.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/45 | 4.4% | 8.4% | 46 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/14 | 28.6% | 7.2% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/36 | 0% | 0% | 64.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 5.6% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/16 | 0% | 0.2% | 55 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/9 | 0% | 1.9% | 64.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 25% | na |
| Chatham County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 3,232 | 43.0 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 100 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 289 | 3.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 109.5 |
| Removals During Period | 94 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 120.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2025 | 298 | 47.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 98 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 62 | na | na | 21 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 161/163 | 98.8% | 96.6% | 88.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 382/382 | 100% | 99.58% | 66 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 8/20 | 40% | 48% | 72.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 20 | 15.2 months | 12.6 months | 59.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 13/56 | 23% | 24% | 54 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 6/59 | 10.2% | 8.4% | 36 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 4/22 | 18% | 18% | 55 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 22 | 38.8 months | 34.6 months | 48 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 18/127 | 14% | 24% | 100 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 9/112 | 8% | 7% | 44 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2023 through March 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 14/22 | 64% | 60% | 63.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 25/97 | 26% | 35% | 99 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 18/18 | 100% | 98% | 53 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 7/17 | 41% | 43% | 62 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 66/93 | 71% | 77% | 111 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 37/94 | 39% | 54% | 118 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 44/153 | 29% | 30% | 66.5 |
| Chatham County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2023 through December 2023 Removal | 33/92 | 36% | 53% | 107.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 5/86 | 6% | 7% | 42.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 33/119 | 28% | 29% | 68 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 25/112 | 22% | 31% | 104 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 1/20 | 5% | 26% | 59 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 12/21 | 57% | 58% | 78.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/5 | 60% | 56% | 44 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 59% | na |