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Germany registers shocking number of child abuse cases
[DW] Police have said that this year's crime statistics paint a grim picture of the state of child welfare in Germany. More than 100 children were killed in 2018, and thousands were sexually abused.German criminal statistics for the year 2018 were released on Thursday, and police say they paint a very dark picture. According to the report, 136 children were violently killed in 2018 ‐ with 80% of victims under the age of 6. Another 98 children were also the victims of attempted killings. The number of children sexually abused last year rose 6.43% over 2017, to a staggering 14,600 cases ‐ an average of 40 each day. Police say the actual number of cases is likely much higher, but as perpetrators tend to be family members, friends, or neighbors, it is often very difficult for the children to report such crimes. 'WE MUST ASSUME MANY CRIMES GO UNDETECTED' Holger Munch, president of Germany's Federal Crime Office (BKA), said that although police were able to solve almost 80% of the child sexual abuse cases they were dealing with, "that statistic only represents crimes that police were made aware of. We must assume ‐ and experts estimate ‐ that many crimes go undetected." Police also uncovered 7,449 cases of the production and distribution of child pornography in 2018, a 14% increase over 2017. The BKA says the uncovering of such cases was due in large part to international cooperation.
Posted by: trailing wife 2019-06-07 |
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