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CHILD PROTECTION STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2000

TABLE 1 CHILDREN REFERRED FOR CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRIES : BREAKDOWN BY GENDER AND AGE GROUP

 

Year Ended 31 March……

1999

2000

Number

Percentage of total

Number

Percentage of total

Gender

Age Group

 

Boys

0-4

1,150

15.7

1,286

17.9

5-10

1,317

18.0

1,250

17.4

11-15

957

13.1

907

12.6

16+

95

1.3

34

0.5

Total boys

3,520

48.2

3,477

48.3

 

Girls

0-4

1,058

14.5

1,152

16.0

5-10

1,300

17.8

1,216

16.9

11-15

1,305

17.9

1,313

18.2

16+

127

1.7

43

0.6

Total girls

3,790

51.8

3,724

51.7

 

All children

0-4

2,208

30.2

2,438

33.9

5-10

2,617

35.8

2,466

34.2

11-15

2,262

30.9

2,220

30.8

16+

222

3.0

77

1.1

Total children

7,310

100.0

7,201

100.0

1. Due to the inclusion of some estimated (rounded) figures in tables, the sum of component parts may not equal the totals shown.

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