Statistics for DeKalb County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 14, Metro District, Stone Mountain Circuit, CII.
Tables:
| DeKalb 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 | 6,630 | 32.3 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 135.5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 5,771/6,630 | 87% | 86.4% | 80.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 3,567 | 17.4 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 64.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 589 | 2.9 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 155 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 2,474 | 12.1 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 120 |
| Victim Reports | 540 | 2.6 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 132 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 368 | 1.8 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 121.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 110 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 101 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 33 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 78.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 29 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 121 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 143/540 | 26.5% | 25.3% | 76.5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 142/3,616 | 3.9% | 2.4% | 29 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 6/589 | 1% | 0.7% | 40 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/336 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 15 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 115/336 | 34.2% | 28.6% | 48.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 148/336 | 44% | 35.8% | 42 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 336 | 17.0 days | 30.0 days | 105 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 336 | 233.0 days | 259.0 days | 65.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 7/336 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 26 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 10/516 | 1.9% | 3.1% | 71 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/140 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 25 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 9/376 | 2.4% | 3.7% | 67 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 91/3,765 | 2.4% | 2.6% | 82 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 14/836 | 1.7% | 2.1% | 78 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| DeKalb 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 | 274 | 16.0 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 115 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 22.8 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 115.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 37/274 | 13.5% | 13.2% | 56 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 8/274 | 2.9% | 4.5% | 47 |
| Removals for Neglect | 68/274 | 25% | 35% | 97.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 59/274 | 22% | 41% | 116.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 16/274 | 6% | 9% | 65 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 10/274 | 4% | 8% | 76.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 29/274 | 11% | 19% | 95 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 14/274 | 5% | 13% | 82 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 31/274 | 11% | 8% | 40.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 65/274 | 24% | 11% | 15 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 11/274 | 4% | 3% | 33 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 78/151 | 52% | 57% | 92.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 65/151 | 43% | 37% | 50 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/151 | 0% | 0% | 73 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/151 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 6/151 | 4% | 5% | 51 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/151 | 0% | 0% | 73.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 2/151 | 1% | 1% | 4.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/151 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 24/252 | 10% | 7% | 28 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 67/281 | 24% | 29% | 79.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/139 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| DeKalb 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 | 171,722 | na | na | 3 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 628 | 37.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 119.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 653 | 38.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 115.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 638 | 37.2 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 119 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 902 | na | na | 1 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 232,588 | 13,573.0 per 10K | 15,776.0 per 10K | 119 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025 | 183,783 | 10,725.0 per 10K | 12,131.0 per 10K | 111.5 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025 | 541,927 | 31,558.0 per 10K | 32,732.0 per 10K | 87 |
| 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 | 87 | 5.1 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 99 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 11 | 0.6 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 116.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 3 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 53 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 407/653 | 62% | 62% | 81 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 135/653 | 21% | 19% | 66 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 9/653 | 1% | 3% | 75.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/653 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 87/653 | 13% | 14% | 76.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 1/653 | 0% | 1% | 100 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 14/653 | 2% | 1% | 17.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/653 | 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 | 85/87 | 98% | 91% | 67 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 301/44,270 | 6.8 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 34.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 216/967 | 22% | 26% | 106.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 569/967 | 59% | 57% | 60.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 182/967 | 19% | 18% | 52 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/653 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 77/653 | 12% | 7% | 28.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 628 | 16.5 months | 17.2 months | 75 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 653 | 18.0 months | 16.5 months | 59 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 148/628 | 24% | 33% | 126.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024 | 24/36 | 67% | 58% | 60.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 | 328/653 | 50% | 47% | 58.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 255/653 | 39% | 36% | 50.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 233/653 | 36% | 33% | 51.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 8/233 | 3% | 19% | 109 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 69/285 | 24% | 33% | 110 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 59/235 | 25% | 31% | 94.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 40/127 | 31% | 40% | 96 |
| DeKalb County Children Discharged During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 235/171,364 | 13.7 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 115 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 112/236 | 47% | 45% | 60.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 8/236 | 3% | 5% | 61 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 32/236 | 14% | 24% | 105 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/236 | 0% | 0% | 80.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 29/236 | 12% | 10% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 53/236 | 22% | 16% | 36 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/236 | 0% | 0% | 78 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/236 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/236 | 0% | 0% | 75 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 235 | 16.2 months | 19.7 months | 109 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 112 | 8.9 months | 12.5 months | 95.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 8 | 0.7 months | 9.6 months | 62.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 53 | 17.9 months | 16.7 months | 59.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 32 | 41.8 months | 34.6 months | 35 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 3/112 | 3% | 4% | 25.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 63/112 | 56% | 51% | 51 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 1/32 | 3% | 18% | 69 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 19/32 | 59% | 74% | 96 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 22 | 33.6 months | 23.1 months | 22 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 22 | 12.0 months | 9.6 months | 46 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/15 | 40% | 56% | 62 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 59% | 31 |
| Adoption Discharges | 32/171,364 | 1.9 per 10K | 4.7 per 10K | 120 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 30/171,364 | 1.8 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 77.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/27 | 4% | 2% | 22 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2025 | 2 | 11.6 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 1.5 |
| 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 | 14/109 | 12.8% | 8.4% | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/6 | 16.7% | 7.2% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/35 | 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 | 0/32 | 0% | 0.2% | 55 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/89 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/3 | 33.3% | 25% | 2 |
| DeKalb 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 | 6,630 | 32.3 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 135.5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 540 | 2.6 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 131.5 |
| Removals During Period | 274 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 115.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2025 | 653 | 38.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 115.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 236 | na | na | 2 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 341/345 | 98.8% | 96.6% | 88.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 943/945 | 99.79% | 99.58% | 133 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 64/114 | 56% | 48% | 44 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 114 | 8.5 months | 12.6 months | 106.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 20/127 | 16% | 24% | 71 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 15/115 | 13% | 8.4% | 29 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 1/32 | 3% | 18% | 69 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 32 | 41.8 months | 34.6 months | 35 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 31/217 | 14% | 24% | 100 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 1/200 | 0% | 7% | 107 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2023 through March 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 9/16 | 56% | 60% | 73.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 59/199 | 30% | 35% | 93 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 26/27 | 96% | 98% | 107 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 19/41 | 46% | 43% | 56 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 214/289 | 74% | 77% | 97.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 168/256 | 66% | 54% | 40 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 95/303 | 31% | 30% | 57 |
| DeKalb 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 | 133/254 | 52% | 53% | 78.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 24/252 | 10% | 7% | 28 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 67/281 | 24% | 29% | 79.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 59/235 | 25% | 31% | 94.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/2 | 0% | 26% | 83 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 24/36 | 67% | 58% | 60.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 6/15 | 40% | 56% | 62 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 59% | 31 |