Child Abuse and Neglect: a socio-legal Study of Mandatory Reporting in Australia

Part 1C: Reporting by different reporter groups over decade

The following tables and line graphs present overviews by year, of the reporting by each reporter group of each type of abuse and neglect, and of the outcomes of these reports.

1.26.1 Reports by combined major mandatory reporting groups, by year, by abuse type (number and percentage)

	Emotional abuse	%	Neglect	%	Physical abuse	%	Sexual abuse	%	Total
2003	624	40%	384	25%	328	21%	222	14%	1,558
2004	911	36%	664	26%	564	22%	393	16%	2,532
2005	1,216	40%	759	25%	636	21%	428	14%	3,039
2006	1,642	45%	920	25%	654	18%	404	11%	3,620
2007	2,025	50%	957	24%	707	17%	375	9%	4,064
2008	1,717	45%	930	25%	767	20%	369	10%	3,783
2009	1,891	45%	1,073	25%	841	20%	433	10%	4,238
2010	1,973	42%	1,273	27%	912	20%	490	11%	4,648
2011	2,131	44%	1,400	29%	836	17%	512	10%	4,879
2012	2,158	44%	1,274	26%	918	19%	561	11%	4,911
Totals:	16,288	44%	9,634	26%	7,163	19%	4,187	11%	37,272

Line graph for table 1.26.1: Reports by combined major mandatory reporting groups, by year, by abuse type

1.26.2 Reports by combined major mandatory reporting groups, by year, by outcome of reports (number and percentage)

	Not investigated	%	Investigated	%	Substantiated	%	Not substantiated	%	Total
2003	776	50%	782	50%	309	20%	473	30%	1,558
2004	1,438	57%	1,094	43%	373	15%	721	28%	2,532
2005	1,805	59%	1,234	41%	587	19%	647	21%	3,039
2006	2,213	61%	1,407	39%	567	16%	840	23%	3,620
2007	3,088	76%	976	24%	365	9%	611	15%	4,064
2008	3,039	80%	744	20%	410	11%	334	9%	3,783
2009	3,444	81%	794	19%	408	10%	386	9%	4,238
2010	3,899	84%	749	16%	320	7%	429	9%	4,648
2011	4,013	82%	866	18%	364	7%	502	10%	4,879
2012	3,905	80%	1,006	20%	371	8%	635	13%	4,911
Totals:	27,620	74%	9,652	26%	4,074	11%	5,578	15%	37,272

Line graph for table 1.26.2: Reports by combined major mandatory reporting groups, by year, by outcome of reports

1.26.3 Reports by other reporter groups combined, by year, by abuse type (number and percentage)

	Emotional abuse	%	Neglect	%	Physical abuse	%	Sexual abuse	%	Total
2003	848	45%	587	31%	296	16%	174	9%	1,905
2004	1,348	42%	985	31%	497	15%	397	12%	3,227
2005	1,523	42%	1,244	34%	531	15%	362	10%	3,660
2006	2,124	52%	1,199	29%	423	10%	345	8%	4,091
2007	2,358	56%	1,152	27%	402	9%	321	8%	4,233
2008	1,762	48%	1,153	31%	423	12%	323	9%	3,661
2009	2,078	53%	1,214	31%	394	10%	269	7%	3,955
2010	2,137	49%	1,330	30%	563	13%	369	8%	4,399
2011	2,314	52%	1,212	27%	493	11%	437	10%	4,456
2012	2,427	54%	1,166	26%	520	11%	410	9%	4,523
Totals:	18,919	50%	11,242	29%	4,542	12%	3,407	9%	38,110

Line graph for table 1.26.3: Reports by other reporter groups combined, by year, by abuse type

1.26.4 Reports by other reporting groups combined, by year, by outcome of reports (number and percentage)

	Not investigated	%	Investigated	%	Substantiated	%	Not substantiated	%	Total
2003	1,002	53%	903	47%	321	17%	582	31%	1,905
2004	1,738	54%	1,489	46%	494	15%	995	31%	3,227
2005	2,039	56%	1,621	44%	711	19%	910	25%	3,660
2006	2,429	59%	1,662	41%	635	16%	1,027	25%	4,091
2007	3,180	75%	1,053	25%	400	9%	653	15%	4,233
2008	2,939	80%	722	20%	374	10%	348	10%	3,661
2009	3,285	83%	670	17%	327	8%	343	9%	3,955
2010	3,649	83%	750	17%	294	7%	456	10%	4,399
2011	3,627	81%	829	19%	358	8%	471	11%	4,456
2012	3,625	80%	898	20%	350	8%	548	12%	4,523