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Related laws and statistics

Related laws and statisticsData taken from Tokyo (2019)

1)Classification of Abusers (Tokyo)
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Total number of incidents: 18,639. Other 2.2% (430 incidents). Mothers of other children 0.4% (69 incidents). Father 41.0% (7,633 incidents). Fathers of other children 4.1% (761 incidents). Mother 52.3% (9,746 incidents)
(Excluding 3,020 incidents which no evidence of child abuse were found or were insufficient of information. )
2)Reasons for Abuse (Tokyo)
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Total number of incidents: 18,639. Physical abuse 23.4% (4,366 incidents). Gender related 0.8% (145 incidents). Psychological abuse 61.1% (11,395 incidents). Neglect 14.7% (2,733 incidents).
(Excluding 3,020 incidents which no evidence of child abuse were found or were insufficient of information. )

Related laws

Laws for the prevention of child abuse
Child Welfare Law
Personal Information Protection Laws