Section 6 Child Victims

1 Damages from penal code offenses

Table 5-1-6-1 shows the number of child victims younger than 13 resulting from penal code offenses by type of major offense over the last 10 years. The number of victims has generally been on a decreasing trend since 2004. By type of offense (excluding rape), the percentage of female victims was high for forcible indecency at 91.7% and kidnapping/buying or selling of human beings at 68.1% in 2010.

Table 5-1-6-1 Number of child victims younger than 13 resulting from penal code offenses by type of offense (2001-2010)

Table 5-1-6-1