CHILD PROTECTION STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2002
TABLE 5A
CHILDREN DE-REGISTERED : CATEGORY OF ABUSE/RISK IDENTIFIED AT CONFERENCE
Category of abuse/risk | Year Ended 31 March…… |
2001 | 2002 |
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Physical injury | 627 | 37.2 | 758 | 34.2 |
Sexual abuse | 300 | 17.8 | 296 | 13.4 |
Emotional abuse | 202 | 12.0 | 319 | 14.4 |
Physical neglect | 513 | 30.4 | 825 | 37.2 |
Other | 44 | 2.6 | 18 | 0.8 |
Total | 1,687 | 100.0 | 2,216 | 100.0 |
TABLE 5B
CHILDREN DE-REGISTERED : LENGTH OF TIME ON CHILD PROTECTION REGISTER
Length of time registered | Year Ended 31 March…… |
2001 | 2002 |
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Less than 6 months | 570 | 33.8 | 815 | 36.8 |
6 months to under 1 year | 543 | 32.2 | 729 | 32.9 |
1 year to under 18 months | 303 | 18.0 | 328 | 14.8 |
18 months to under 2 years | 127 | 7.6 | 185 | 8.3 |
2 years or more | 144 | 8.5 | 159 | 7.2 |
Total | 1,687 | 100.0 | 2,216 | 100.0 |