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TABLE 9-3 Substantiated Child Maltreatment
Investigations by Primary Category of Maltreatment, in Canada,
Excluding Quebec, in 1998 and 2003
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| 1998*
| 2003**
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| Number of Investigations
| Incidence per 1,000 Children
| % of Substantiated Investigations
| Number of Investigations
| Incidence per 1,000 Children
| % of Substantiated Investigations
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| | Physical Abuse | 12,353 | 2.56 | 27% | 25,257 | 5.31 | 24%
| | Sexual Abuse | 4,322 | 0.89 | 9% | 2,935 | 0.62 | 3%
| | Neglect | 17,292 | 3.58 | 37% | 30,366 | 6.38 | 29%
| | Emotional Maltreatment | 4,137 | 0.86 | 9% | 15,369 | 3.23 | 15%
| | Exposure to Domestic Violence | 8,284 | 1.72 | 18% | 29,370 | 6.17 | 28%
| | Total | 46,388 | 9.60 | 100% | 103,297 | 21.71 | 100%
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Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse
and Neglect – 2003
* Based on a sample of 2,046 substantiated investigations
with information on maltreatment category.Columns may add
up to 99% or 101% because of rounding.
** Based on a sample of 5,660 substantiated investigations.
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