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Los Angeles County Department of Children’s & Family Services
General Statistics
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To
report Child Abuse, contact the Child Abuse Hotline
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Toll-free within California: (800)
540-4000
From outside California: (213)
639-4500
TDD [Hearing Impaired]: (800) 272-6699 |
Emergency Response Referrals
| Year |
Total
Emergency Response Referrals Assessed |
| 2004 |
154,993 |
| 2003 |
162,361 |
| 2002 |
161,638 |
| 2001 |
147,352 |
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2000 |
151,108 |
| 1999 |
146,583 |
| 1998 |
157,063 |
Reason for
Referrals (Percentage
of Cases)
| Reason |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
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General Neglect |
27.4% |
27.1% |
27.1% |
26.8% |
28.6% |
30.0% |
28.1% |
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Physical Abuse |
18.4% |
13.2% |
13.9% |
14.8% |
17.8% |
24.0% |
23.1% |
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Sexual Abuse |
6.6% |
5.6% |
6.5% |
7.2% |
8.8% |
10.8% |
10.0% |
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Caretaker Absence/Incapacity |
5.3% |
7.2% |
7.8% |
9.5% |
9.3% |
6.6% |
6.8% |
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Emotional Abuse |
10.3% |
15.3% |
15.9% |
16.9% |
14.3% |
8.1% |
6.4% |
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Severe Neglect |
1.0% |
1.1% |
1.5% |
2.0% |
2.3% |
3.3% |
4.8% |
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Exploitation |
0.2% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.3% |
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At-Risk,
Sibling Abuse |
19.1% |
18.3% |
13.9%* |
12.2%* |
18.7%* |
17.0%* |
20.5%* |
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Substantial Risk |
11.8% |
11.9% |
13.2%* |
10.3%* |
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* "Substantial
Risk" was separated as
a factor from
“At-Risk, Sibling
Abuse” from 2001
forward
Source: Los Angeles County Dept. of
Children’s & Family Services
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