COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED
BY ALLEGATION TYPE
(August 2008 to July 2009)
	Sexual Abuse	Physical Abuse	Severe Neglect	General Neglect	Emotional Abuse	Exploitation	Caretaker Absence/ Incapacity	At Risk, Sibling Abuse	Substantial Risk	Total Referrals Received
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	1,176	2,795	180	3,551	1,197	12	222	3,017	234	12,384
December 2008	1,015	2,424	149	3,451	1,038	6	271	2,631	208	11,193
January 2009	1,238	2,726	146	3,879	1,153	13	243	2,850	311	12,559
February 2009	1,111	2,764	151	3,335	1,221	6	262	3,244	241	12,335
March 2009	1,310	3,424	195	4,238	1,412	9	309	3,960	291	15,148
April 2009	1,234	3,070	179	3,917	1,379	8	228	3,574	246	13,835
May 2009	1,330	3,241	194	4,211	1,414	18	302	3,880	306	14,896
June 2009	1,253	2,543	159	3,831	1,331	17	259	3,101	265	12,759
July 2009	1,245	2,388	164	3,742	1,404	8	231	2,441	220	11,843
Total	14,965	34,653	2,061	47,295	15,494	112	3,444	37,945	3,269	159,238
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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