Annual Report Lists Stats on County Budget, Services

Los Angeles County on Thursday released its annual report, which includes statistics on countywide services, including health care, parks and beaches. 

"Oftentimes, folks will say, 'I don't use county services because I'm not on welfare, I have my own health-care services, I live in a city with its own police department,' but the County of L.A. touches the fiber of every single life," said county Chief Executive Officer William Fujioka.

According to the report, in the county's 2010-11 fiscal year, it:

• Employed 90,000 people and managed a budget of $24 billion;
• provided health-care services to almost 700,000 people, including 270,000 trauma visits;
• operated one of the largest flood-control systems in the world, including 14 major dams;
• welcomed more than 21 million people to county parks and 70 million visitors to county beaches;
• managed the nation's largest jail system, with more than 18,000 daily inmates;
• responded to 302,960 emergency medical and 911 calls, including 8,242 fires and 12,686 ocean and boat rescues;
• provided monthly Medi-Cal coverage to about 2.09 million adults and children and monthly cash assistance to about 526,000 individuals;
• investigated more than 69,000 cases of suspected child abuse and neglect, involving more than 150,000 children;
• maintained more than 3,218 miles of major roads and local streets in unincorporated areas and 1,014 miles in 16 contract cities;
• issued 52,079 new marriage licenses and performed 11,177 civil services;
• circulated more than 16 million books and other material through its public library system;
• provided mental health services to more than 250,000 people; and
• handled the adoptions of more than 1,550 children.

The full report can be found at www.lacountyannualreport.com.

—City News Service contributed to this report.