Local probation departments in 20 California counties operated 55 residential camps and ranches with a combined average capacity of 4,082 beds. The statewide average daily population of 3,596 had increased by a count of 94, or 2.7 percent, from the previous year. The 13 secure facilities provided 952 beds and the 38 nonsecure camps had 3,209 beds. The average rate at which beds were occupied was 88.1 percent. Both camps and ranches reported 15,595 admissions during 1990. Of the 1,258 incidents of facility overcrowding, 1,023, or 81.2 percent, occurred in camps in Los Angeles County. 8 tables and 5 appendixes