COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED
BY ALLEGATION TYPE
(December 2007 to November 2008)
	Sexual Abuse	Physical Abuse	Severe Neglect	General Neglect	Emotional Abuse	Exploitation	Caretaker Absence/ Incapacity	At Risk, Sibling Abuse	Substantial Risk	Total Referrals Received
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
September 2008	1,297	3,181	188	4,465	1,259	8	409	3,240	377	14,424
October 2008	1,398	3,546	194	4,270	1,442	4	293	3,588	296	15,031
November 2008	1,398	3,546	194	4,270	1,442	4	293	3,588	296	15,031
Total	14,854	35,697	2,060	50,233	14,907	89	5,107	36,740	9,741	169,428
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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