CHILD ABUSE REPORT
Jan.-Sept. Jan.-Sept. 1988 1989 % Change TOTAL CASES 14,015 15,938 +14 TYPE OF ABUSE Physical 5,566 6,418 +15 Sexual 3,051 3,812 +25 Emotional 704 693 -2 Neglect 4,172 4,701 +13 Unknown 522 314 -40 SEX Male 6,191 7,241 +17 Female 7,555 8,494 +12 Unknown 269 203 -25 AGE Less than 1 year 879 1,118 +27 1-3 years 2,523 2,852 +13 4-7 years 3,450 4,026 +17 8-12 years 3,422 4,059 +19 13-18 years 3,439 3,529 +3 Unknown 302 354 +17 RACE/ETHNICITY White 8,617 9,413 +9 Non-white Latino 3,280 4,133 +26 Black 510 698 +37 Asian 293 282 -4 Indochinese 194 249 +28 Unknown 1,121 1,163 +4
Note: “Unknown” indicates category was not known when report was made.
JANUARY-SEPTEMBER INCIDENTS
Jan.-Sept. ’89 Jan.-Sept. 1989 Total 1988-1989 Rate per City Incidents Change Thousand Tustin 433 +116 11.45 Midway City 65 -16 10.92 Anaheim 2,516 +352 9.95 Buena Park 632 +116 9.32 Santa Ana 2,338 +93 9.27 Stanton 247 +41 8.47 Garden Grove 1,090 +75 7.78 Westminster 557 +109 7.50 Orange* 781 +27 7.34 La Habra 364 +18 7.29 Silverado Canyon 6 +1 7.26 Los Alamitos 87 7 7.09 Cypress 278 +36 6.65 Fullerton 711 +118 6.33 Costa Mesa 577 +44 6.29 Placentia 245 +78 6.13 San Juan Capistrano 164 +18 6.13 San Clemente 214 -2 5.86 Dana Point 88 +20 5.28 Huntington Beach 1,007 +189 5.28 Brea 181 +38 5.22 Yorba Linda 241 +41 5.20 El Toro** 264 +23 4.74 Laguna Niguel 143 +72 4.74 Irvine 465 +134 4.54 Mission Viejo 307 +41 4.30 Capistrano Beach 27 +12 3.72 Laguna Hills 166 -11 3.66 La Palma 56 +12 3.46 Fountain Valley 179 -16 3.19 Sunset Beach 5 -13 2.73 Laguna Beach 52 -10 2.70 Seal Beach 61 +25 2.18 Newport Beach*** 136 -25 2.01 Villa Park 6 -11 0.86 Other Unincorporated Areas 39 -10 0.35 Rossmoor 1 +1 0.09 Out of county 649 +15 -- Unknown 560 +165 -- COUNTY TOTAL 15,938 +1,923 6.94
* Includes El Modena
** Includes El Toro Marine Air Station
*** Includes Balboa and Corona del Mar
Note: “Unknown” indicates category was not known when report was made.
N/C: No change
Source: Orange County Child Abuse Registry
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