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Statistics

A compilation of government, official, research and NSPCC statistics on child protection, safeguarding and child abuse.

Overviews

• Prevalence and incidence of child abuse and neglect
  
  
• Child protection register statistics  - NEW

Topics

• Bullying
  
  
• Child homicides
  
  
• Child neglect 
  
  
• Children from minority ethnic backgrounds 
  
  
• Children under one 
  
  
• Children with disabilities 
  
  
• Domestic abuse  - NEW
  
  
• Looked after children  - NEW
  
  
• Non-accidental head injuries in infants
  
  
• Physical child abuse
  
  
• Sexual abuse
  
  

NSPCC

• ChildLine casenotes 
  A series of reports based on analysis of calls to ChildLine, a free confidential helpline for children and young people in the UK provided by the NSPCC.
  
  
• Helpline highlights  - NEW
  A series of reports looking at why people contact the NSPCC and how we help.
  
  
  

Further reading

Comparing child abuse statistics over time and between countries - NEW
NSPCC, 2012.

What the millennium cohort study can tell us about the challenges new parents face: statistics for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (PDF, 331KB)
Bunting, Lisa and Galloway, Susan. An overview of the MCS.

How to find, understand and use statistics about child abuse
NSPCC, 2011. A brief introduction to child abuse statistics.

Child killings in England and Wales
NSPCC, 2012. Explains the different sources of statistics.

Sexual and physical violence against children in Northern Ireland: a statistical overview of recorded crime 2008–10 (PDF, 393KB)
NSPCC, 2011. Analysis of offences recorded by the Police Service for Northern Ireland (PSNI)

Key child protection statistics in Northern Ireland
NSPCC, 2009. An overview of official Northern Ireland statistics.

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