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Chapter 17, Table 9 - For The Safety of Canadian Children And Youth

Chapter 17

Homicide and Injuries Due to Assault and to Abuse and Neglect

Table 9

Physical Injuries and Emotional Harm in Cases of Susbtantiated or Suspected Abuse and Neglect by Age and Form of Abuse and Neglect, OIS,¹ Ontario, 1993

	Physical injuries				Emotional harm				Risk of harm or injury		No harm or injury		Unknown		Total
	Major		Minor		Major		Minor		Risk of harm or injury		No harm or injury		Unknown		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Victim age group (years) Total	446	1.7	2,282	8.8	226	0.9	1,048	4.1	8,658	33.4	8,179	31.6	5,050	19.5	25,889²	100.0
0-3	261	4.4	462	7.7	13	0.2	24	0.4	2,323	38.9	1,747	29.2	1,144	19.1	5,974	100.0
4-7	64	1.0	429	6.8	26	0.4	176	2.8	1,879	29.6	2,234	35.2	1,530	24.1	6,338	100.0
8-11	23	0.4	534	9.7	58	1.0	268	4.8	1,696	30.7	1,965	35.5	987	17.8	5,531	100.0
12-15	98	1.4	857	9.3	129	1.9	580	6.9	2,760	35.1	2,233	28.5	1,389	16.9	8,046	100.0
Major form of abuse or neglect Total	464	1.8	2,282	8.8	226	0.9	1,048	4.0	8,727	33.6	8,179	31.5	5,051	19.4	25,977	100.0
Physical abuse	256	2.7	1,953	20.8	39	0.4	173	1.8	2,445	26.1	3,293	35.1	1,218	13.0	9,377	100.0
Sexual abuse	118	1.7	78	1.2	89	1.3	680	10.1	1,946	28.8	1,787	26.5	2,049	30.4	6,747	100.0
Neglect	72	0.9	251	3.2	18	0.2	85	1.1	3,676	46.5	2,535	32.1	1,262	16.0	7,899	100.0
Other	18	0.9	0	0.0	80	4.1	110	5.6	660	33.8	564	28.9	522	26.7	1,954	100.0