For the first time, the number of children reported to child guidance centers by police nationwide on suspicion of abuse in the last year exceeded 100,000, the highest number ever.
Police are stepping up measures, saying that domestic abuse may be latent as the spread of the new coronavirus infection spreads refraining from going out.
According to the National Police Agency, the number of children under the age of 18 who were suspected of child abuse was reported to the child guidance center last year by 106,991, an increase of 8,769 from the previous year and exceeded 100,000 for the first time. It was.
In addition to physical abuse, there were many cases of "psychological abuse" that hurt the heart by receiving abuse from parents or witnessing parental violence, accounting for 73% of the total.
In addition, the number of cases of child abuse arrested by the police was 2,133, and the number of victims was 2,172, both of which were the highest ever, and it was found that 61 children died.
The police said that while the spread of the new coronavirus infection spreads refraining from going out, it may be difficult to notice the child's accident and abuse may be latent, so the police should further cooperate with child guidance centers and schools to strengthen measures. I am doing it.