CLIPBOARD : Child Abuse Report

The number of children either abused or at risk of being abused jumped 24% during the first five months of 1991 over the same period last year, according to the Orange County Child Abuse Registry. During the January-April period, 14,940 children were either abused or in danger of it. Anaheim and Santa Ana reported the largest number of cases from any single city--2,274 and 2,273, respectively. Stanton, however, had the highest rate per 1,000 residents--8.86.

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

Jan.-May Jan.-May 1990-’91 1991 Rate City 1990 1991 Difference Per Thousand Anaheim 1,636 2,274 +638 8.54 Brea 119 124 +5 3.77 Buena Park 556 559 +3 8.13 Capistrano Beach 11 31 +20 4.18 Costa Mesa 446 490 +44 5.09 Cypress 217 251 +34 5.88 Dana Point 84 102 +18 3.20 El Toro * 191 247 +56 3.55 Fountain Valley 182 205 +23 3.82 Fullerton 582 695 +113 6.09 Garden Grove 838 1,095 +257 7.65 Huntington Beach 716 848 +132 4.67 Irvine 375 449 +74 4.07 Laguna Beach 59 69 +10 2.98 Laguna Hills 133 213 +80 4.56 Laguna Niguel 96 151 +55 3.40 La Habra 289 312 +23 6.09 La Palma 58 37 -22 2.40 Los Alamitos 50 67 +17 5.74 Midway City 41 59 +18 9.91 Mission Viejo 286 347 +61 4.77 Newport Beach *** 76 99 +23 1.49 Orange ** 691 923 +232 8.34 Placentia 147 205 +58 4.97 Rossmoor 0 0 No change 0.00 San Clemente 168 234 +66 5.69 San Juan Capistrano 128 109 -19 4.16 Santa Ana 1,907 2,273 +366 7.74 Seal Beach 27 17 -10 0.68 Stanton 160 270 +110 8.86 Sunset Beach 11 7 -4 3.33 Tustin 384 433 +49 8.54 Villa Park 3 21 -18 3.33 Westminster 421 459 +38 5.88 Yorba Linda 179 164 -15 3.13 Other Unincorporated Areas 44 74 +30 -- Outside Orange County 481 556 +75 -- Unknown 355 372 +17 -- COUNTY TOTAL 12,047 14,940 +2,893 6.20

* Includes El Toro Marine Corps Air Station

** Includes El Modena

*** Includes Balboa and Corona del Mar

Source: Orange County Child Abuse Registry