Statistics Norway

Child welfare, investigations

2   Cases investigated at the child welfare service, by the report's contents and who reported the case. 1997-2006
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
             
The child  432  110  267 54 85 0
Mother/father 4 546  456 2 637  969 1 093 1
Other family  832  295  514 56  125 0
Neigbours  692  319  434 45 41 0
Social service 1 073  247  688 51  205 0
Child welfare service 2 584  759 1 546  275  437 3
Emergency child protection center 1 696  496  831  310  260 1
Kindergarten  750  226  453 92  106 1
Child health center 1 287  219  849  160  256 0
Physician/hospital 1 268  323  723  117  295 0
School 2 591  567 1 112  950  443 1
Educational/psychological service  440 43  259  144 68 0
Police 2 679  533 1 091  767  553 0
Psychiatric institution  922  180  561  206  148 0
Others 2 946  951 1 676  263  525 0
Unknown 9 3 4 2 1 2
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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