Statistics for Region 1
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Cherokee, Whitfield, Walker, Catoosa, Gordon, Murray, Chattooga, Fannin, Pickens, Dade, Gilmer.
Tables:
| Region 1 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 8,592 | 43.5 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 6 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 7,563/8,592 | 88% | 88.3% | 8 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 3,227 | 16.3 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 2,378 | 12.0 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 2,987 | 15.1 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 8 |
| Victim Reports | 988 | 5.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 592 | 3.0 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 127 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 47 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 222 | 1.1 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 312/988 | 31.6% | 24.3% | 1 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 124/4,617 | 2.7% | 2.1% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 19/2,378 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 3 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 8/518 | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 206/518 | 39.8% | 28.4% | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 250/518 | 48.3% | 37.6% | 2 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 518 | 10.0 days | 22.0 days | 14 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 518 | 159.0 days | 238.0 days | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 10/518 | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 19/1,035 | 1.8% | 3.1% | 11 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 2/351 | 0.6% | 1.2% | 9 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 17/684 | 2.5% | 3.8% | 11 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 118/4,809 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 7 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 55/2,420 | 2.3% | 1.8% | 5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 1 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 448 | 27.2 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 3 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 37.3 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 60/448 | 13.4% | 13.1% | 4 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 29/448 | 6.5% | 5% | 4 |
| Removals for Neglect | 107/448 | 24% | 36% | 11 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 206/448 | 46% | 36% | 2 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 51/448 | 11% | 9% | 6 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 22/448 | 5% | 9% | 13.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 79/448 | 18% | 18% | 10 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 62/448 | 14% | 13% | 6 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 19/448 | 4% | 8% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 13/448 | 3% | 11% | 14 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 35/448 | 8% | 3% | 1 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 136/203 | 67% | 60% | 2.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 60/203 | 30% | 35% | 11 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/203 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/203 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 7/203 | 3% | 5% | 11.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/203 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/203 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/203 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 51/413 | 12% | 9% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 194/506 | 38% | 31% | 1.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/202 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 1 Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 164,226 | na | na | 7 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 985 | 60.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 819 | 50.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 899 | 54.7 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 1,433 | na | na | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 331,254 | 20,141.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 261,455 | 15,897.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 574,720 | 34,996.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 128 | 7.8 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 141 | 8.6 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 15 | 0.9 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 6 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 508/819 | 62% | 63% | 11 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 124/819 | 15% | 17% | 9.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 29/819 | 4% | 3% | 3.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/819 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 128/819 | 16% | 15% | 5.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 19/819 | 2% | 1% | 4.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/819 | 0% | 1% | 9.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 10/819 | 1% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 52/1,582 | 3.29% | 3.46% | 9 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 10/1,582 | 0.63% | 0.71% | 10 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 4/1,582 | 0.25% | 0.09% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 3/1,582 | 0.19% | 0.4% | 13 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 117/128 | 91% | 91% | 8.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 476/69,455 | 6.9 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 3 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 518/1,787 | 29% | 25% | 2.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 1,001/1,787 | 56% | 57% | 9.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 268/1,787 | 15% | 18% | 12 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/819 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 67/819 | 8% | 9% | 10.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 985 | 14.7 months | 16.3 months | 12 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 819 | 15.6 months | 18.6 months | 11 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 423/985 | 43% | 33% | 1 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 83/165 | 50% | 45% | 5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 357/819 | 44% | 51% | 11.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 279/819 | 34% | 40% | 11.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 262/819 | 32% | 36% | 12 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 93/262 | 35% | 31% | 7 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 140/412 | 34% | 30% | 4 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 88/292 | 30% | 28% | 5.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 130/292 | 45% | 37% | 5 |
| Region 1 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 582/164,470 | 35.4 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 315/582 | 54% | 46% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 36/582 | 6% | 4% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 127/582 | 22% | 21% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 2/582 | 0% | 0% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 50/582 | 9% | 10% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 51/582 | 9% | 17% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/582 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/582 | 0% | 0% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/582 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 582 | 16.8 months | 17.9 months | 7 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 315 | 11.5 months | 11.9 months | 9 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 36 | 13.1 months | 12.0 months | 4.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 51 | 16.3 months | 14.9 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 127 | 26.1 months | 35.4 months | 14 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 8/315 | 3% | 3% | 7 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 168/315 | 53% | 52% | 5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 49/127 | 39% | 20% | 1 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 112/127 | 88% | 72% | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 112 | 19.3 months | 23.6 months | 13 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 113 | 7.7 months | 10.9 months | 14 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 24/31 | 77% | 61% | 1 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 10/12 | 83% | 71% | 3 |
| Adoption Discharges | 127/164,470 | 7.7 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 53/164,470 | 3.2 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 2/121 | 2% | 2% | 8.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.9 per 1M | 10 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 3/665 | 0.5% | 1.7% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 14/324 | 4.3% | 8.2% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/42 | 0% | 5.5% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/166 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/58 | 6.9% | 3.9% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/70 | 0% | 2.7% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Region 1 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 8,592 | 43.5 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 6 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 988 | 5.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 6 |
| Removals During Period | 448 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 2.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 819 | 50.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 582 | na | na | 2 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 548/562 | 97.5% | 97% | 6 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,577/1,582 | 99.68% | 99.54% | 8 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 162/328 | 49% | 49% | 6.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 328 | 12.3 months | 12.3 months | 8 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 77/219 | 35% | 23% | 1 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 18/371 | 4.9% | 8.5% | 10.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 49/127 | 39% | 20% | 1 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 127 | 26.1 months | 35.4 months | 14 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 82/310 | 26% | 21% | 5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 22/203 | 11% | 9% | 6.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 100/147 | 68% | 50% | 2 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 88/244 | 36% | 32% | 4.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 119/121 | 98% | 98% | 6.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 22/45 | 49% | 39% | 5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 370/526 | 70% | 76% | 13.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 147/398 | 37% | 51% | 14 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 76/423 | 18% | 26% | 13 |
| Region 1 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 317/505 | 63% | 53% | 1 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 51/413 | 12% | 9% | 2 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 194/506 | 38% | 31% | 1.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 88/292 | 30% | 28% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 46/105 | 44% | 25% | 1 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 83/165 | 50% | 45% | 5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 24/31 | 77% | 61% | 1 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 10/12 | 83% | 71% | 3 |