CLIPBOARD : Child Abuse Report

The number of children either abused or at risk of being abused jumped 22% during the first two months of 1991 over the same period last year, according to the Orange County Child Abuse Registry. During January and February, 5,439 children were either abused or in danger of it. The 852 reported for Anaheim is the highest number of cases for any single city. Anaheim, along with Orange and Stanton, also showed the highest rate per 1,000 residents--3.2., 45% higher than the countywide average of 2.2.

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

Jan.-Feb. Jan.-Feb. 1990-’91 1991 Rate City 1990 1991 Change Per Thousand Anaheim 596 852 +256 3.2 Brea 47 47 No change 1.4 Buena Park 203 179 -24 2.6 Capistrano Beach 5 8 +3 N/A Costa Mesa 174 164 -10 1.7 Cypress 101 106 +5 2.5 Dana Point 23 46 -23 1.4 El Toro * 68 107 +39 1.5 Fountain Valley 59 77 +18 1.4 Fullerton 232 211 -21 1.8 Garden Grove 311 405 +94 2.8 Huntington Beach 238 327 +89 1.8 Irvine 136 151 +15 1.4 Laguna Beach 31 25 -6 1.1 Laguna Hills 37 90 +53 1.9 Laguna Niguel 18 68 +50 1.5 La Habra 108 117 +9 2.3 La Palma 22 15 -7 0.9 Los Alamitos 15 26 +11 2.2 Midway City 18 26 +8 N/A Mission Viejo 89 146 +57 2.0 Newport Beach *** 36 30 -6 0.5 Orange ** 263 357 +94 3.2 Placentia 43 77 +34 1.9 Rossmoor 0 0 No change 0.0 San Clemente 64 101 +37 2.5 San Juan Capistrano 61 47 -14 1.8 Santa Ana 681 796 +115 2.7 Seal Beach 11 0 -11 0.0 Silverado 2 0 -2 0.0 Stanton 58 99 +41 3.2 Sunset Beach 3 4 +1 N/A Tustin 151 153 +2 3.0 Villa Park 0 4 +4 0.6 Westminster 176 173 -3 2.2 Yorba Linda 86 70 -16 1.3 Other Unincorporated Areas 14 32 +18 N/A Outside Orange County 138 184 +46 -- Unknown 129 119 -10 -- COUNTY TOTAL 4,447 5,439 +992 2.3

* Includes El Toro Marine Corps Air Station

** Includes El Modena

*** Includes Balboa and Corona del Mar

N/A: Information not available

Source: Orange County Child Abuse Registry