CLIPBOARD : Child Abuse Report

The number of children either abused or at risk of being abused jumped 20% during the first eight months of 1991 over the same period last year, according to the Orange County Child Abuse Registry. During the January-August period, 22,925 children were either abused or in danger of it. The 3,623 reported for Anaheim is the highest number of cases for any single city. Stanton, Tustin and Anaheim showed the highest rate per 1,000 residents--all 13.0 or higher, far in excess of the countywide rate of 9.3.

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

Jan.-Aug. Jan.-Aug. 1990-’91 1991 Rate City 1990 1991 Change Per Thousand Anaheim 2,720 3,623 +903 13.0 Brea 183 179 -4 5.4 Buena Park 822 910 +88 12.7 Capistrano Beach 24 45 +21 5.9 Costa Mesa 727 818 +91 8.3 Cypress 337 345 +8 8.7 Dana Point 136 154 +18 6.2 El Toro ** 335 381 +46 6.2 Fountain Valley 257 297 +40 5.3 Fullerton 936 1,043 +107 8.9 Garden Grove 1,297 1,663 +366 11.4 Huntington Beach 1,097 1,309 +212 6.9 Irvine 605 679 +74 6.1 Laguna Beach 87 93 +6 4.6 Laguna Hills 202 293 +91 6.2 Laguna Niguel 152 226 +74 5.1 La Habra 467 532 +65 9.9 La Palma 85 66 -19 4.2 Los Alamitos 106 86 -20 7.1 Midway City 57 92 +35 10.1 Mission Viejo 433 514 +81 7.2 Newport Beach *** 139 154 +15 2.3 Orange **** 1,059 1,309 +250 12.2 Placentia 230 287 +57 6.8 Rossmoor 0 0 No change 0.0 San Clemente 286 335 +49 7.7 San Juan Capistrano 192 171 -21 4.1 Santa Ana 2,926 3,465 +539 12.8 Seal Beach 49 43 -6 1.7 Stanton 254 405 +151 13.8 Sunset Beach 11 10 -1 3.8 Tustin 584 605 +21 13.6 Villa Park 14 22 +8 3.5 Westminster 684 777 +93 9.7 Yorba Linda 290 302 +12 6.5 COUNTY TOTAL* 19,058 22,925 +3,867 9.3

*Includes unincorporated areas not shown above, incidents that took place outside of Orange County and those where the location is unknown

** Includes El Toro Marine Corps Air Station

*** Includes Balboa and Corona del Mar

**** Includes El Modena

N/A: Information not available

Source: Orange County Child Abuse Registry