Statistics Norway

Child welfare, investigations

2   Cases investigated at the child welfare service, by the report's contents and who reported the case. 1997-2003
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
             
The child  385 79  227 38  102 0
Mother/father 4 426  433 2 521  881 1 131 2
Other family  788  264  489 51  121 0
Neigbours  632  263  365 38 61 1
Social service 1 045  225  694 78  211 0
Child welfare service 2 301  650 1 392  206  474 4
Emergency child protection center 1 490  405  721  295  288 1
Kindergarten  544  140  355 68 99 1
Child health center 1 061  206  686  124  258 0
Physician/hospital  983  241  567  139  219 0
School 2 210  418 1 025  754  442 3
Educational/psychological service  428 43  231  133  101 0
Police 1 790  415  685  493  393 0
Psychiatric institution  867  180  501  196  162 1
Others 2 364  738 1 268  217  565 3
Unknown 18 1 6 1 1 10
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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