Facts & Figures for Child Well-Being Programs | Children's Bureau of Southern California

Facts & Figures

Annual Report

Learn how Children’s Bureau helped more than 49,000 children and their families in 2023. Read how we have been able to continue offering our services and support, and the impact we have made, despite the ongoing pandemic. Proudly, 84% of funding goes directly toward programs and services that provide vulnerable children and their parents with the tools, resources and support they need to thrive and succeed.

**Audited financial statements are available to download below. 

2023 Annual Report
2023 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
2021 Impact Report
2021 Impact Report
2020 Impact Report
2020 Impact Report
2019 Creating Parenthood Childhood Neighborhood Together
2019 Creating Parenthood Childhood Neighborhood Together
2018 Expression of Care
2018 Expression of Care
2017 Our Momentum Begins with You
2017 Our Momentum Begins with You
2016 What You Do Matters
2016 What You Do Matters
2015 Share of Abundance
2015 Share of Abundance

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Child Abuse Statistics

Children’s Bureau understands how important it is for our community to be educated on child abuse in the Los Angeles & surrounding Southern California area. We put together a list of statistics pertaining to child abuse in order to help shed light on the issues our community faces. Help spread awareness, and visit the affiliate links on our Tools & Resources page for further information.

  • There were more than 220,000 reports of child abuse and neglect in Los Angeles and Orange Counties in 2017 and over 32 percent of these children were under 5 years old. (Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services; Orange County Social Services Agency Child Abuse Registry Statistics, University of California at Berkeley California Child Welfare Indicators Project)
  • In the United States in 2000, over 3 million child abuse and neglect reports were filed and 1 million were confirmed.
  • In the United States, there are 3,000 children abused each day and four of them will die. Forty percent of these children were under the age of six.
  • The age group with the highest abuse rate is 0-3 years.
  • Nationally, the highest form of abuse is neglect followed by physical abuse.