Statistics Norway

14 Cases investigated by the Child Welfare Services, by reason for investigation and who reported the case. 1997-2010
The case is reported by1 Investigation
cases started2
The report's contents
Inadequate
care/abuse
The conditions
at the home
The child's
behavioural
problems
Other Unknown
1997 15 761 3 177 7 761 2 849 3 886  387
1998 16 047 2 999 8 311 3 082 3 754  151
1999 17 059 3 328 8 746 3 514 3 961 70
2000 17 545 3 305 9 152 3 557 3 906  107
2001 18 655 3 523 10 002 3 716 4 017 69
2002 19 201 4 017 10 545 3 493 3 856 20
2003 20 096 4 441 10 944 3 474 4 337 25
2004 21 335 4 778 11 612 3 767 4 322 11
2005 21 316 4 646 11 721 3 906 4 096 4
2006 23 459 5 446 12 845 4 210 4 381 8
2007 25 098 5 866 13 851 4 197 4 527 28
2008 27 850 6 512 15 732 4 595 4 914 18
2009 30 135 7 424 16 774 4 464 5 969 1
             
2010 32 858 8 443 18 160 4 523 6 663 1
             
The child  422  123  242 36 92 0
Mother/father/superiors 4 394  526 2 573  808 1 027 0
Other family  917  342  563 64  118 0
Neigbours  826  329  515 37 77 0
Child welfare service 4 160 1 337 2 602  345  618 0
Social service  829  158  574 16  175 0
Emergency child protection center 1 969  654 1 058  223  317 0
Police 3 900  876 1 599  749 1 106 0
Kindergarten 1 445  588  731  186  190 0
Child health center/school health services 1 941  455 1 225  189  386 0
School 4 317 1 074 2 106 1 259  720 1
Educational/psychological service  294 43  171 96 45 0
Mental health care centre 1 751  323 1 151  263  330 0
Physician/hospital 1 850  464 1 111  127  407 0
Reception center for asylum seekers/UDI/immigration authorities  616 78  141 42  410 0
Municipal Crisis Centre Services  266  137  123 8 53 0
Youth support team/youth centre 59 17 24 17 7 0
Non-governmental organizations/sports clubs 36 11 18 4 4 0
Other public bodies 1 402  326  802  104  363 0
Others 2 745  924 1 609  167  452 0
Unknown 2 1 2 0 0 0
1  The case may be reported by several parties. Hence, the total sum of who reported the case is larger than total numver of reports.
2  The child are counted once for each municipality where a investigation has started.

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