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in 2007 they were in total 3752 reports

**What these data tell us:** __In 2007, there were more than 3,750 reports of child abuse or neglect in Larimer County. In excess of 2,500 cases merited investigation, which resulted in 449 substantiated cases of child abuse. Of those substantiated cases,__ 275 children and youth were moved to out-of-home placement, an 18% decrease from the previous year