Statistics for Metro District
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton.
Tables:
| Metro District Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 33,803 | 31.5 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 3 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 29,307/33,803 | 86.7% | 86.4% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 13,401 | 12.5 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 8,103 | 7.6 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 12,299 | 11.5 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports | 2,382 | 2.2 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 1,630 | 1.5 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 436 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 124 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 192 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 3 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 597/2,382 | 25.1% | 25.3% | 2 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 548/19,122 | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 42/8,103 | 0.5% | 0.7% | 3 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 10/1,370 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 448/1,370 | 32.7% | 28.6% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 540/1,370 | 39.4% | 35.8% | 2 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 1,370 | 28.0 days | 30.0 days | 2 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 1,370 | 265.0 days | 259.0 days | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 32/1,370 | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 75/1,917 | 3.9% | 3.1% | 1 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 8/426 | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 67/1,491 | 4.5% | 3.7% | 1 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 441/19,085 | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 134/8,758 | 1.5% | 2.1% | 3 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Metro District Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 1,162 | 13.0 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 96.8 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 161/1,162 | 13.9% | 13.2% | 2 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 72/1,162 | 6.2% | 4.5% | 1 |
| Removals for Neglect | 460/1,162 | 40% | 35% | 1 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 215/1,162 | 19% | 41% | 3 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 151/1,162 | 13% | 9% | 1 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 90/1,162 | 8% | 8% | 2.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 138/1,162 | 12% | 19% | 3 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 165/1,162 | 14% | 13% | 2 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 123/1,162 | 11% | 8% | 1 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 268/1,162 | 23% | 11% | 1 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 27/1,162 | 2% | 3% | 3 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 381/675 | 56% | 57% | 2 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 254/675 | 38% | 37% | 2 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/675 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/675 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 32/675 | 5% | 5% | 2 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/675 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 8/675 | 1% | 1% | 1.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/675 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 123/1,069 | 12% | 7% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 309/963 | 32% | 29% | 1.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/568 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Metro District Children in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2025 | 892,946 | na | na | 2 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 2,159 | 24.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 2,278 | 26.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 2,234 | 25.1 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 3,321 | na | na | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 813,962 | 9,116.0 per 10K | 15,776.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025 | 634,366 | 7,104.0 per 10K | 12,131.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025 | 1,808,101 | 20,249.0 per 10K | 32,732.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2024 through March 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2025 | 338 | 3.8 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 3 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 98 | 1.1 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 3 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 12 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 3 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 1,401/2,278 | 62% | 62% | 2.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 426/2,278 | 19% | 19% | 2 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 29/2,278 | 1% | 3% | 3 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/2,278 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 338/2,278 | 15% | 14% | 2 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 31/2,278 | 1% | 1% | 2 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 46/2,278 | 2% | 1% | 1 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 7/2,278 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| 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 | 318/338 | 94% | 91% | 1 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 1,210/182,100 | 6.6 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 1 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 876/3,730 | 23% | 26% | 3 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 2,084/3,730 | 56% | 57% | 2.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 770/3,730 | 21% | 18% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/2,278 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 247/2,278 | 11% | 7% | 1 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 2,159 | 17.1 months | 17.2 months | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 2,278 | 16.8 months | 16.5 months | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 574/2,159 | 27% | 33% | 3 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024 | 91/183 | 50% | 58% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 | 1,092/2,278 | 48% | 47% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 871/2,278 | 38% | 36% | 2 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 801/2,278 | 35% | 33% | 1.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 84/801 | 10% | 19% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 264/1,048 | 25% | 33% | 3 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 203/820 | 25% | 31% | 3 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 134/446 | 30% | 40% | 3 |
| Metro District Children Discharged During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 992/892,921 | 11.1 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 471/993 | 47% | 45% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 44/993 | 4% | 5% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 147/993 | 15% | 24% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 4/993 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 132/993 | 13% | 10% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 189/993 | 19% | 16% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/993 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 4/993 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/993 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 992 | 14.6 months | 19.7 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 471 | 4.8 months | 12.5 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 44 | 8.7 months | 9.6 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 189 | 13.9 months | 16.7 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 147 | 40.5 months | 34.6 months | 1 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 41/471 | 9% | 4% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 325/471 | 69% | 51% | 1 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 8/147 | 5% | 18% | 3 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 94/147 | 64% | 74% | 2.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 107 | 28.8 months | 23.1 months | 1 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 107 | 12.3 months | 9.6 months | 1 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 22/50 | 44% | 56% | 3 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/5 | 40% | 59% | 3 |
| Adoption Discharges | 147/892,921 | 1.6 per 10K | 4.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 141/892,921 | 1.6 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 3/114 | 3% | 2% | 1.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2025 | 4 | 4.5 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 1 |
| 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 | 43/370 | 11.6% | 8.4% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/41 | 9.8% | 7.2% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/142 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 5.6% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/129 | 0% | 0.2% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/202 | 1.5% | 1.9% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/7 | 28.6% | 25% | 1 |
| Metro District Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 33,803 | 31.5 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 3 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 2,382 | 2.2 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 3 |
| Removals During Period | 1,162 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 3 |
| In-care on March 31 2025 | 2,278 | 26.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 993 | na | na | 3 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 1,290/1,340 | 96.3% | 96.6% | 2.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 3,239/3,259 | 99.39% | 99.58% | 3 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 295/456 | 65% | 48% | 1 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 456 | 7.1 months | 12.6 months | 3 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 125/480 | 26% | 24% | 2 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 48/413 | 11.6% | 8.4% | 1 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 8/147 | 5% | 18% | 3 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 147 | 40.5 months | 34.6 months | 1 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 136/773 | 18% | 24% | 3 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 19/652 | 3% | 7% | 3 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2023 through March 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 42/91 | 46% | 60% | 3 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 201/667 | 30% | 35% | 3 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 111/114 | 97% | 98% | 2.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 59/143 | 41% | 43% | 2 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 924/1,250 | 74% | 77% | 3 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 453/743 | 61% | 54% | 1 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 291/1,045 | 28% | 30% | 2 |
| Metro District Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2023 through December 2023 Removal | 403/770 | 52% | 53% | 2 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 123/1,069 | 12% | 7% | 1 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 309/963 | 32% | 29% | 1.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 203/820 | 25% | 31% | 3 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 6/36 | 17% | 26% | 3 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 91/183 | 50% | 58% | 3 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 22/50 | 44% | 56% | 3 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/5 | 40% | 59% | 3 |