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TABLE C2
Personal Social Services
Children: Children and young people on child protection registers at 31 March
England
Numbers
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Total
32,400
31,600
31,900
30,300
26,800
Sex
Boys
16,400
16,000
16,000
15,400
13,700
Girls
15,700
15,500
15,600
14,600
12,900
Category of abuse
Neglect
12,200
13,000
13,900
14,000
12,900
Physical
10,900
9,900
9,100
8,700
7,300
Sexual
7,400
6,700
6,600
5,600
4,500
Emotional
5,000
5,200
5,400
5,500
4,800
Other
600
500
700
400
500
Includes estimates for some local authorities. Figures may not add due to rounding.
Contact:Annie Sorbie 020 7972 5573 (email: annie.sorbie@doh.gsi.gov.uk)
See General Notes Section
At 31 March 2001 there were 26,800 children on child protection registers in England.
This figure represents 24 children in every 10,000.
Slightly more boys were on the register than girls in 2001; girls out-numbered boys before 1994.
The numbers at risk from physical or sexual abuse continue to fall while the numbers at risk from neglect and emotional abuse are rising steadily.
TABLE C2
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