Statistics for Whitfield County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 1, North District, Conasauga Circuit, CII.
Tables:
| Whitfield 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 | 1,125 | 37.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 122 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 999/1,125 | 88.8% | 86.4% | 52.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 395 | 13.0 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 109 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 401 | 13.2 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 85.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 329 | 10.8 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 131 |
| Victim Reports | 91 | 3.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 126.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 57 | 1.9 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 118.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 15 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 101 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 8 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 52.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 11 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 90.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 41/91 | 45.1% | 25.3% | 19 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 30/705 | 4.3% | 2.4% | 25 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 6/401 | 1.5% | 0.7% | 25.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/85 | 1.2% | 0.5% | 12.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 46/85 | 54.1% | 28.6% | 16 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 55/85 | 64.7% | 35.8% | 15 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 85 | 3.0 days | 30.0 days | 139.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 85 | 143.0 days | 259.0 days | 104 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 2/85 | 2.4% | 1.5% | 24 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/94 | 1.1% | 3.1% | 81 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/53 | 0% | 1.5% | 88 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/41 | 2.4% | 3.7% | 67 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 15/734 | 2% | 2.6% | 92.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 10/404 | 2.5% | 2.1% | 57 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Whitfield 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 | 57 | 22.6 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 87.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 4.8 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 86.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 3/57 | 5.3% | 13.2% | 98 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 1/57 | 1.8% | 4.5% | 52 |
| Removals for Neglect | 4/57 | 7% | 35% | 128 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 18/57 | 32% | 41% | 104 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 2/57 | 4% | 9% | 73 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 3/57 | 5% | 8% | 69 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 7/57 | 12% | 19% | 90 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 15/57 | 26% | 13% | 17 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/57 | 4% | 8% | 77.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 5/57 | 9% | 11% | 49 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/57 | 0% | 3% | 101.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 22/26 | 85% | 57% | 32.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 3/26 | 12% | 37% | 105.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 0% | 73 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/26 | 4% | 5% | 51 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 0% | 73.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 1% | 75 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/26 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 6/56 | 11% | 7% | 23.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 31/95 | 33% | 29% | 55 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/23 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Whitfield 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 | 25,090 | na | na | 25 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 122 | 48.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 94.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 103 | 41.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 107.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 117 | 46.6 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 100 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 179 | na | na | 22.5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 42,972 | 17,063.0 per 10K | 15,776.0 per 10K | 100 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025 | 34,430 | 13,671.0 per 10K | 12,131.0 per 10K | 87 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025 | 57,051 | 22,739.0 per 10K | 32,732.0 per 10K | 116 |
| 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 | 18 | 7.2 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 73 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 20 | 8.0 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 42 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 1 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 46.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 69/103 | 67% | 62% | 48 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 11/103 | 11% | 19% | 115 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 4/103 | 4% | 3% | 43 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/103 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 18/103 | 17% | 14% | 50.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 1/103 | 1% | 1% | 35 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/103 | 0% | 1% | 95.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/103 | 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 | 16/18 | 89% | 91% | 92 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 44/7,235 | 6.1 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 48.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 76/206 | 37% | 26% | 27 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 94/206 | 46% | 57% | 120.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 36/206 | 17% | 18% | 72.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/103 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 4/103 | 4% | 7% | 91 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 122 | 7.0 months | 17.2 months | 151 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 103 | 15.4 months | 16.5 months | 79 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 52/122 | 43% | 33% | 51.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024 | 7/11 | 64% | 58% | 67 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 | 29/103 | 28% | 47% | 131.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 17/103 | 17% | 36% | 129 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 17/103 | 17% | 33% | 124 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 5/17 | 29% | 19% | 55.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 14/30 | 47% | 33% | 49.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 10/23 | 43% | 31% | 57.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/25 | 80% | 40% | 13 |
| Whitfield County Children Discharged During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 72/25,184 | 28.6 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 78.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 45/72 | 62% | 45% | 30.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 3/72 | 4% | 5% | 54.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 15/72 | 21% | 24% | 85.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/72 | 0% | 0% | 80.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 6/72 | 8% | 10% | 72.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 3/72 | 4% | 16% | 103 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/72 | 0% | 0% | 78 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/72 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/72 | 0% | 0% | 75 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 72 | 15.2 months | 19.7 months | 117.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 45 | 13.2 months | 12.5 months | 68 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 3 | 0.6 months | 9.6 months | 64 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 3 | 20.8 months | 16.7 months | 43 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 15 | 27.0 months | 34.6 months | 98 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 2/45 | 4% | 4% | 21.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 24/45 | 53% | 51% | 56.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 7/15 | 47% | 18% | 22 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 13/15 | 87% | 74% | 67 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 14 | 18.9 months | 23.1 months | 82 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 14 | 5.5 months | 9.6 months | 113.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/2 | 0% | 56% | 79 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 59% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 15/25,184 | 6 per 10K | 4.7 per 10K | 71.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 6/25,184 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 62 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/14 | 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 | 0/37 | 0% | 8.4% | 94 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/11 | 0% | 7.2% | 38.5 |
| 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 | 0/2 | 0% | 5.6% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/11 | 0% | 0.2% | 55 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/29 | 3.4% | 1.9% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 25% | na |
| Whitfield 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 | 1,125 | 37.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 122 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 91 | 3.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 126.5 |
| Removals During Period | 57 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 86.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2025 | 103 | 41.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 107.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 72 | na | na | 17 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 49/49 | 100% | 96.6% | 43 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 209/209 | 100% | 99.58% | 66 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 22/44 | 50% | 48% | 57.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 44 | 12.3 months | 12.6 months | 76 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 10/56 | 18% | 24% | 65 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 1/49 | 2% | 8.4% | 55 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 7/15 | 47% | 18% | 22 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 15 | 27.0 months | 34.6 months | 98 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 8/23 | 35% | 24% | 58.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 1/17 | 6% | 7% | 49.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2023 through March 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 13/17 | 76% | 60% | 43 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 10/22 | 45% | 35% | 63 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 14/14 | 100% | 98% | 53 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/7 | 29% | 43% | 76 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 49/67 | 73% | 77% | 101 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 25/71 | 35% | 54% | 121 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 8/36 | 22% | 30% | 92 |
| Whitfield 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 | 61/92 | 66% | 53% | 43 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 6/56 | 11% | 7% | 23.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 31/95 | 33% | 29% | 55 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 10/23 | 43% | 31% | 57.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 13/23 | 57% | 26% | 18 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 7/11 | 64% | 58% | 67 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/2 | 0% | 56% | 79 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 59% | na |