Sexual crimes Sexual violence damage consultation Nearly 20% of interviewees are junior high school students or less March 29 5:28

The Cabinet Office published a survey result that said that nearly 20% of interviewed victims were junior high school students or less about "support centers" nationwide consulted by victims of sexual crimes and violence.

The Cabinet Office, for the first time in three months from June last year, surveyed the 49 One-Stop Support Centers nationwide receiving various consultations from victims of sexual crime and sexual violence, and published the results. .

As a result, a total of 9,450 consultations were received from victims, which were handled by support centers nationwide.

Looking at the age of the victims who came to the interview after consulting by phone, etc., “20s” was the most common at 31%, followed by “22 years old from junior high school to 19 years old”. You.

On the other hand, "Junior high school students and below" accounted for 18%, or nearly 20% of the total.

In consultations through interviews, the damage from friends and acquaintances was the highest, at 22%, and the damage from parents was 13%.

According to the Cabinet Office, "The damage from parents and relatives may have been sexually abused. We would like to strengthen support for affected children."