TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS FOLLOWING A CASE CONFERENCE: 1999/00-2007/08
BY CATEGORY OF ABUSE/RISK IDENTIFIED BY CONFERENCE
Category of abuse/risk | Year Ended 31 March…… | % of total
2008 | % change
2007-2008 |
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2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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Physical injury | 713 | 688 | 644 | 766 | 741 | 628 | 781 | 778 | 715 | 25% | -8% |
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Sexual abuse | 286 | 256 | 249 | 310 | 234 | 226 | 303 | 270 | 189 | 7% | -30% |
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Emotional abuse | 235 | 270 | 264 | 438 | 434 | 376 | 438 | 550 | 615 | 22% | 12% |
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Physical neglect | 639 | 558 | 809 | 969 | 1,015 | 1,035 | 1,261 | 1,520 | 1,255 | 45% | -17% |
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Failure to thrive | 18 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0% | 14% |
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Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 1% | 39% |
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Total | 1,890 | 1,783 | 1,979 | 2,517 | 2,440 | 2,294 | 2,811 | 3,148 | 2,814 | 100% | -11% |
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Note : From 1999/00 to 2003/04, 'unknowns' were allocated to a category rather than being reported as unknown.
Note : Figures prior to 2005/06 may not be comparable due to a definitional change made in counting child protection referrals in 2005/06 (see background notes).
Note : Prior to 2005/06, 'Failure to thrive' included child known/suspected perpetrator.