CLIPBOARD : Child Abuse Report

The number of children either abused or at risk of being abused jumped 21% during the first 10 months of 1991 over the same period last year, according to the Orange County Child Abuse Registry. Between January and October, 28,874 children were either abused or in danger of it. The 4,554 reported for Anaheim is the highest number of cases for any single city. Anaheim also had the highest rate per 1,000 residents--16.4, 40% higher than the countywide average of 11.7.

Here’s how the various cities and some of the major unincorporated areas compare:

Jan.-Oct. Jan.-Oct. 1990-91 1991 Rate City 1990 1991 Change Per Thousand Anaheim 3,418 4,554 +1,136 16.4 Brea 233 265 +32 7.9 Buena Park 974 1,108 +134 15.5 Capistrano Beach 27 57 +30 7.5 Costa Mesa 904 993 +89 10.1 Cypress 419 423 +4 10.6 Dana Point 173 186 +13 7.5 El Toro ** 433 474 +41 7.8 Fountain Valley 375 363 -12 6.5 Fullerton 1,174 1,369 +195 11.7 Garden Grove 1,656 2,127 +471 14.6 Huntington Beach 1,405 1,567 +162 14.2 Irvine 742 852 +110 7.7 Laguna Beach 103 126 +23 6.2 Laguna Hills 277 351 +74 7.5 Laguna Niguel 218 312 +94 6.9 La Habra 582 702 +120 13.1 La Palma 96 84 -12 5.4 Los Alamitos 122 110 -12 9.1 Mission Viejo 559 646 +87 9.1 Newport Beach *** 194 209 +15 3.1 Orange 1,340 1,656 +316 15.5 Placentia 288 377 +89 8.9 San Clemente 351 436 +85 10.0 San Juan Capistrano 267 255 -12 6.1 Santa Ana 3,570 4,375 +805 16.2 Seal Beach 72 50 -22 1.9 Stanton 329 451 +122 15.3 Tustin 702 722 +20 16.2 Villa Park 14 26 +12 4.1 Westminster 888 962 +74 12.0 Yorba Linda 360 372 +12 7.9 COUNTY TOTAL * 23,911 28,874 +4,963 11.7

* Includes unincorporated areas not listed above

** Includes El Toro Marine Corps Air Station

*** Includes Balboa and Corona del Mar

Note: Rates per thousand population from projections based on census data

Source: Orange County Child Abuse Registry