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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN
| DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
| Murder |
4 |
2 |
2 |
- |
4 |
| % Var Yearly |
- |
-100 |
0 |
- |
100 |
| Att/Murder |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
| % Var Yearly |
- |
- |
100 |
- |
100 |
| Manslaughter |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| % Var Yearly |
- |
- |
100 |
- |
- |
| AWITCGH |
40 |
31 |
56 |
32 |
51 |
| % Var Yearly |
- |
-29 |
45 |
-75 |
37 |
| AOABH |
183 |
354 |
404 |
430 |
605 |
| % Var Yearly |
- |
48 |
12 |
14 |
28 |
| C/Assault |
39 |
72 |
211 |
85 |
115 |
| % Var Yearly |
- |
46 |
66 |
-148 |
26 |
| Other Offences Against Person |
12 |
11 |
15 |
14 |
28 |
| % Var Yearly |
- |
-9 |
27 |
-7 |
50 |
| Total |
278 |
470 |
690 |
561 |
804 |
| % Var Yearly |
- |
41 |
32 |
-23 |
30 |
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Tabulated above the total number of Domestic Violence Cases registered by Police as crime reports from the year 1994-1998. Assault Occassioning Actual Bodily Harm is the most prevelent domestic violence cases recorded by police for the five year period. The total domestic violence cases recorded by police in 1998 increse by 30% compared with 1997 figures
| OFFENSES |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
| Rape/Attempted Rape |
118 |
122 |
105 |
103 |
91 |
| Indecent Assault |
63 |
83 |
107 |
109 |
107 |
| Defilement of girls under 13 |
9 |
18 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
| Defilement of girls 13 - 16 |
67 |
51 |
59 |
66 |
74 |
| Incest |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
| Unnatural Offences |
9 |
10 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
| Others against public morality |
72 |
125 |
80 |
97 |
89 |
| Total |
340 |
412 |
391 |
402 |
392 |
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Table depicts the total number of child sexual abuse cases, victims age group breakdown for the last 5 years 1994-1998. 159 cases recorded by police for the year 1998, Defilement of girls 14-17yrs contributed the most = 74
| CHILD ABUSE CASES AGE GROUP BREKDOWN (sexual abuse) |
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1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
| <13 |
14-16 |
T |
<13 |
14-16 |
T |
<13 |
14-16 |
T |
<13 |
14-16 |
T |
<13 |
14-16 |
T |
| Rape |
5 |
9 |
14 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
| Att Rape |
7 |
10 |
17 |
- |
4 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
16 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
| DOGU 13yrs |
9 |
- |
9 |
18 |
- |
18 |
15 |
- |
15 |
6 |
- |
6 |
3 |
- |
3 |
| DOGU 13-16yrs |
- |
67 |
67 |
- |
51 |
51 |
- |
59 |
59 |
- |
66 |
66 |
- |
74 |
74 |
| U/Offense |
6 |
6 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
| I/Exposure |
2 |
3 |
5 |
- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
5 |
5 |
| Sodomy |
5 |
3 |
8 |
- |
- |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
| Incest |
- |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
2 |
2 |
- |
2 |
2 |
| I/Assault |
12 |
15 |
27 |
9 |
7 |
16 |
8 |
10 |
18 |
7 |
24 |
31 |
11 |
20 |
31 |
| Total |
46 |
115 |
161 |
33 |
69 |
102 |
37 |
87 |
124 |
29 |
121 |
150 |
26 |
133 |
159 |
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The above table indicates the total sexual offences recorded from 1994 to 1998. The highest cases where recorded in 1995 (412) followed by 1997 (402) then 1996 (391) and the least in 1994 (340) |
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