Statistics Norway

Child welfare, investigations

2   Cases investigated at the child welfare service, by the report's contents and who reported the case. 1997-2002
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
             
The child  383 74  219 34  105 -
Mother/father 4 323  332 2 520  834 1 096 4
Other family  843  297  486 79  132 1
Neigbours  642  284  373 48 60 -
Social service 1 048  245  723 66  194 -
Child welfare service 2 207  617 1 394  230  349 -
Emergency child protection center 1 383  351  718  279  175 1
Kindergarten  462  116  294 58 84 -
Child health center 1 068  212  714  113  206 -
Physician/hospital  936  206  520  144  195 -
School 2 072  349  936  854  335 1
Educational/psychological service  411 55  179  146 98 -
Police 1 566  296  661  451  334 8
Psychiatric institution  760  143  427  160  154 -
Others 2 335  705 1 161  229  582 5
Unknown 5 1 2 - 2 1
1  The case may be reported by several parts. Hence, the sum total of who reported the case is larger than reports total.
2  The child are counted once for each municipality where investigation has started.

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