Year 19__

Principal Abusers (in cases reported to the Ministry of Health and Welfare)

Total: 5,352

Mother by blood:

2,943 (55.0%)

Mother not by blood:

203 ( 3.8%)

Father by blood:

1,445 (27.0%)

Father not by blood:

488 ( 9.1%)

Year 19__

Instances by Type of Abuse (in cases reported to the Ministry of Health and Welfare)

Total: 5,352

Physical abuse:

2,780 (51.9%)

Neglect (abandonment of child):

1,728 (32.3%)

Psychological abuse:

458 ( 8.6%)

Forbidden from going to school:

75 ( 1.4%)

Sexual violence:

311 ( 5.8%)