Statistics for Region 5
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Clarke, Rockdale, Newton, Walton, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Elbert, Greene, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Jasper.
Tables:
| Region 5 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 7,296 | 33.4 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 13 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 6,358/7,296 | 87.1% | 86.4% | 2.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,287 | 10.5 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 13 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 2,474 | 11.3 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 8 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 2,535 | 11.6 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports | 634 | 2.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 377 | 1.7 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 97 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 13 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 34 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 126 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 197/634 | 31.1% | 25.3% | 3 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 98/4,127 | 2.4% | 2.4% | 6 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 18/2,474 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 8 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 3/357 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 3.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 111/357 | 31.1% | 28.6% | 4 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 128/357 | 35.9% | 35.8% | 6 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 357 | 27.5 days | 30.0 days | 8 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 357 | 230.0 days | 259.0 days | 7 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 5/357 | 1.4% | 1.5% | 6 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 17/636 | 2.7% | 3.1% | 8.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/177 | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 16/459 | 3.5% | 3.7% | 6 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 99/4,053 | 2.4% | 2.6% | 9 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 50/2,364 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 8 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Region 5 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 322 | 17.6 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 26.8 | 1.5 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 8 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 56/322 | 17.4% | 13.2% | 2 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 8/322 | 2.5% | 4.5% | 11 |
| Removals for Neglect | 125/322 | 39% | 35% | 4 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 177/322 | 55% | 41% | 1 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 32/322 | 10% | 9% | 5.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 17/322 | 5% | 8% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 69/322 | 21% | 19% | 6 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 55/322 | 17% | 13% | 3 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 20/322 | 6% | 8% | 11 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 41/322 | 13% | 11% | 3 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 3/322 | 1% | 3% | 13.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 82/152 | 54% | 57% | 11 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 66/152 | 43% | 37% | 4 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/152 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/152 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 4/152 | 3% | 5% | 11 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/152 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/152 | 0% | 1% | 9 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/152 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 14/298 | 5% | 7% | 9 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 74/290 | 26% | 29% | 8.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/180 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Region 5 Children in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2025 | 184,415 | na | na | 4 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 742 | 41.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 10 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 703 | 38.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 725 | 39.5 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 9 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 1,064 | na | na | 8 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 265,014 | 14,449.0 per 10K | 15,776.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025 | 197,920 | 10,791.0 per 10K | 12,131.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025 | 521,140 | 28,259.0 per 10K | 32,732.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2024 through March 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2025 | 98 | 5.3 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 11 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 115 | 6.2 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 13 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 420/703 | 60% | 62% | 11 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 139/703 | 20% | 19% | 6 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 26/703 | 4% | 3% | 3.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/703 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 98/703 | 14% | 14% | 9 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 10/703 | 1% | 1% | 7.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 10/703 | 1% | 1% | 5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/703 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| 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 | 90/98 | 92% | 91% | 4.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 386/56,301 | 6.9 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 2 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 336/1,244 | 27% | 26% | 7 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 691/1,244 | 56% | 57% | 7.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 217/1,244 | 17% | 18% | 7.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/703 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 53/703 | 8% | 7% | 6.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 742 | 19.0 months | 17.2 months | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 703 | 15.5 months | 16.5 months | 10 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 270/742 | 36% | 33% | 6 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024 | 73/146 | 50% | 58% | 10 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 | 318/703 | 45% | 47% | 10 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 257/703 | 37% | 36% | 6.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 236/703 | 34% | 33% | 5.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 84/236 | 36% | 19% | 1 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 146/386 | 38% | 33% | 5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 108/292 | 37% | 31% | 5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 116/251 | 46% | 40% | 6 |
| Region 5 Children Discharged During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 343/183,415 | 18.7 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 155/343 | 45% | 45% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 23/343 | 7% | 5% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 90/343 | 26% | 24% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/343 | 0% | 0% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 33/343 | 10% | 10% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 42/343 | 12% | 16% | 10.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/343 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/343 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/343 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 343 | 24.8 months | 19.7 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 155 | 15.5 months | 12.5 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 23 | 21.9 months | 9.6 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 42 | 20.0 months | 16.7 months | 4 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 90 | 35.6 months | 34.6 months | 8 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 4/155 | 3% | 4% | 8 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 66/155 | 43% | 51% | 10 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 21/90 | 23% | 18% | 5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 70/90 | 78% | 74% | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 75 | 24.1 months | 23.1 months | 8 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 75 | 9.5 months | 9.6 months | 9 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 14/21 | 67% | 56% | 3.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/5 | 40% | 59% | 8 |
| Adoption Discharges | 90/183,415 | 4.9 per 10K | 4.7 per 10K | 9 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 33/183,415 | 1.8 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 9 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 3/93 | 3% | 2% | 5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 10 |
| 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 | 9/168 | 5.4% | 8.4% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/31 | 3.2% | 7.2% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/93 | 0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 5.6% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/33 | 0% | 0.2% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/71 | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 25% | na |
| Region 5 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 7,296 | 33.4 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 13 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 634 | 2.9 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 13 |
| Removals During Period | 322 | 1.5 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 8 |
| In-care on March 31 2025 | 703 | 38.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 343 | na | na | 8 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 329/343 | 95.9% | 96.6% | 11 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,111/1,113 | 99.82% | 99.58% | 4 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 61/170 | 36% | 48% | 13 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 170 | 16.0 months | 12.6 months | 2 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 31/132 | 23% | 24% | 7 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 10/199 | 5% | 8.4% | 14 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 21/90 | 23% | 18% | 5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 90 | 35.6 months | 34.6 months | 8 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 68/279 | 24% | 24% | 7 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 20/200 | 10% | 7% | 5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2023 through March 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 51/117 | 44% | 60% | 11.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 109/265 | 41% | 35% | 5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 90/93 | 97% | 98% | 10 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 16/31 | 52% | 43% | 4.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 246/346 | 71% | 77% | 13.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 127/260 | 49% | 54% | 11 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 105/403 | 26% | 30% | 11.5 |
| Region 5 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2023 through December 2023 Removal | 131/253 | 52% | 53% | 8.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 14/298 | 5% | 7% | 9 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 74/290 | 26% | 29% | 8.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 108/292 | 37% | 31% | 5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 19/67 | 28% | 26% | 5.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 73/146 | 50% | 58% | 10 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 14/21 | 67% | 56% | 3.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/5 | 40% | 59% | 8 |