CLIPBOARD : Child Abuse Report

The Orange County Social Services Agency records incidents of child abuse each month. The agency reports the number of families involved and children at risk. This does not reflect the total number of children who are actual victims of abuse, but, rather, the number of children in the household--the total number who are in danger of being abused.

Here’s a look at the first eight months of the year (the most recent period for which information is available) on a city-by-city basis. The cities are listed in terms of rate per thousand residents.

Rate per August Total 1990 Thousand City Incidents** Incidents Residents Santa Ana 335 3,607 12.5 Anaheim 325 3,304 12.5 Buena Park 88 822 12.1 Tustin 75 584 11.6 Orange ** 135 1,059 9.7 Midway City 5 57 9.6 La Habra 60 467 9.3 Garden Grove 166 1,297 9.2 Los Alamitos 12 106 9.1 Westminster 78 684 8.8 Stanton 39 254 8.5 Fullerton 93 936 8.3 Cypress 39 337 7.9 Costa Mesa 60 727 7.6 San Juan Capistrano 19 192 7.4 San Clemente 38 286 6.9 Mission Viejo 33 433 6.2 Huntington Beach 125 1,097 6.1 Sunset Beach 0 11 6.0 La Palma 6 79 5.8 Brea 17 183 5.6 Yorba Linda 40 290 5.6 Irvine 50 605 5.5 Placentia 26 204 5.0 El Toro *** 45 335 5.0 Fountain Valley 23 251 4.7 Laguna Hills 22 202 4.5 Dana Point 16 136 4.3 Laguna Beach 11 87 3.8 Laguna Niguel 18 152 3.5 Villa Park 2 14 2.2 Newport Beach **** 12 139 2.1 Seal Beach 11 49 1.9 Other unincorporated areas 2 49 0.4 Rossmoor 0 0 0.0 COUNTY TOTAL * 2,170 19,058 7.9

* Includes cases in which area remains unknown. ** Includes El Modena *** Includes El Toro Marine Corps Air Station **** Includes Balboa and Corona del Mar Source: Orange County Social Services Agency