Social Development
Question by:
Hon Wendy Kaizer-Philander
Answered by:
Hon Jaco Londt
Question Number:
16
Question Body:
- What are the most recent statistics on the number of reported cases of child abuse in the province over the last five years, broken down by (i) physical abuse (ii) emotional abuse (iii) sexual abuse and (iv) neglect and (b) what trends does the data indicate?
Answer Body:
(a) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
| 2020 / 2021 | 2021 / 2022 | 2022 / 2023 | 2023 / 2024 | 2024 / 2025 |
Physical Abuse | 923 | 1248 | 1399 | 1865 | 1848 |
Emotional Abuse | 485 | 725 | 839 | 1706 | 1476 |
Sexual Abuse | 2286 | 2331 | 2116 | 2946 | 2871 |
Neglect | 2015 | 2584 | 2493 | 3284 | 3389 |
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Date:
Friday, June 13, 2025
