COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED
BY ALLEGATION TYPE
(September 2007 to August 2008)
	Sexual Abuse	Physical Abuse	Severe Neglect	General Neglect	Emotional Abuse	Exploitation	Caretaker Absence/ Incapacity	At Risk, Sibling Abuse	Substantial Risk	Total Referrals Received
September 2007	891	2,642	150	3,990	1,071	8	454	2,460	2,280	13,946
October 2007	953	3,227	165	4,377	1,295	9	490	3,159	2,878	16,553
November 2007	889	2,671	156	3,614	1,086	13	458	2,667	2,516	14,070
December 2007	767	2,051	152	2,871	864	9	369	1,986	2,160	11,229
January 2008	881	2,446	151	3,508	1,140	8	489	2,546	2,522	13,691
February 2008	1,014	2,665	161	3,790	1,171	9	410	2,847	1,793	13,860
March 2008	1,256	3,153	183	4,251	1,293	12	490	3,292	439	14,369
April 2008	1,445	3,489	148	4,626	1,346	7	509	3,720	490	15,780
May 2008	1,541	3,593	167	4,608	1,318	2	498	3,883	444	16,054
June 2008	1,268	2,968	176	4,378	1,173	10	483	3,103	323	13,882
July 2008	1,231	2,508	184	4,791	1,215	13	449	2,528	327	13,246
August 2008	1,358	2,551	162	4,405	1,244	3	415	2,419	274	12,831
Total	13,494	33,964	1,955	49,209	14,216	103	5,514	34,610	16,446	169,511
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Database - A snapshot of children referred
to DCFS during the month for each report month.
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