Statistics on Child Abuse Cases from 2021 to 2023

Assoc Prof Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in respect of the Domestic Violence Trends Report 2024, whether the Ministry can provide data expressed in rates per 1,000 population for each year from 2021 to 2023 for (i) Tier 1 child abuse (ii) Tier 2 child abuse (iii) emotional, physical, sexual abuse and neglect cases, with a breakdown by the age groups (i) 0 to 6 year-olds (ii) 7 to 12 year-olds (iii) 13 to 18 year-olds, respectively.

The overall Tier 2 child abuse incidence rate can be found in the Report. Generally, there is no significant difference for the Tier 2 incidence rates across the years, by types of abuse and age groups, at below one per 1,000 population.

The Report also indicates why the Tier 1 incidence rate is not computed. Tier 1 cases could include duplicates of the same person, if a case was closed by the Ministry of Social and Family Development or a community agency and subsequently, re-opened due to new incidences of abuse.