Child welfare, investigations

3   Investigation cases closed, by duration of procedure and county. 2000
County Investigation
cases closed1		 Duration of procedure Average duration
of procedure
(days)
Under 2 weeks 2-4 weeks 1-2 months 2-3 months 3-6 months Over 6 months Unknown
Total 17 271 2 839 1 646 3 001 4 625 4 066 1 007 87 74
Østfold 1 016 137 131 163 304 240 40 1 71
Akershus 1 457 139 89 241 498 398 89 3 84
Oslo 1 665 137 98 257 686 406 71 10 79
Hedmark 623 90 77 100 132 164 55 5 84
Oppland 462 78 40 88 84 113 57 2 85
Buskerud 1 032 161 91 216 349 202 13 - 64
Vestfold 1 008 153 103 203 326 206 15 2 63
Telemark 848 145 88 173 209 155 71 7 72
Aust-Agder 461 86 70 83 83 109 27 3 68
Vest-Agder 682 88 40 124 173 210 47 - 83
Rogaland 1 519 314 150 235 351 366 99 4 73
Hordaland 1 709 261 173 312 388 445 130 - 78
Sogn og Fjordane 334 99 47 59 65 52 6 6 49
Møre og Romsdal 849 190 92 155 191 167 50 4 66
Sør-Trøndelag 878 155 85 155 245 181 34 23 66
Nord-Trøndelag 468 127 37 71 104 103 22 4 67
Nordland 1 167 236 110 195 228 287 103 8 79
Troms 699 142 84 111 134 173 55 - 75
Finnmark 394 101 41 60 75 89 23 5 67
1  The children are counted once for each municipality where investigation has started.

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