Child protection statistics : NSPCC inform

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Statistics: Child protection register statistics; Key child protection statistics; Key child protection statistics in Northern Ireland; Child protection statistics

Key child protection statistics

A compilation of official and research-based child protection and child abuse statistics arranged under the following headings:

Bullying
Child abductions
Child homicides
ChildLine in 2005/2006
Children and parents in the UK
Children in need
Domestic violence
Emotional abuse
Neglect
Physical abuse
Physical punishment
Prevalence and incidence of abuse and neglect: topline data
Protecting Babies and Toddlers statistics
Public attitudes on child maltreatment
Runaways
Sex offenders and sex offences against children
Sexual abuse
Someone To Turn To statistics
Young people who display sexually harmful behaviour .

Our criteria for including statistics on these pages

These statistics were compiled by the NSPCC Child Protection Awareness and Diversity Department in December 2007.

Are you looking for further statistics or published research on child protection, child abuse or related topics? Please contact us via our Enquiry service