Statistics on cases involving child abuse, spouse battering and sexual violence are captured by the Child Protection Registry (CPR) and the Central Information System on Battered Spouse Cases and Sexual Violence Cases (CISBSSV) respectively. The number of newly reported child abuse, battered spouse and sexual violence cases (from January to December 2008) is reported below :

Newly Reported Child Abuse Cases from January to December 2008

Types of Abuse	January to December 2008
	No. of Cases (%)
Physical abuse	483 (54.8%)
Neglect	78 (8.8%)
Sexual abuse	277 (31.4%)
Psychological abuse	15 (1.7%)
Multiple abuse	29 (3.3%)
Total	882 (100.0%)

Sex of Victims	January to December 2008
	No. of Cases (%)
Female	508 (57.6%)
Male	374 (42.4%)
Total	882 (100.0%)

Abuser's Relationship with the Victims	January to December 2008
	No. of Cases (%)
Parent	535 (64.6%)
Sibling	26 (3.1%)
Grandparent	12 (1.4%)
Step-parent	33 (4.0%)
Relative	16 (1.9%)
Family Friend/Friend	62 (7.5%)
Caregiver	20 (2.4%)
Teacher	5 (0.6%)
Tutor/coach	13 (1.6%)
Co-tenant/Neighbour	7 (0.8%)
Unrelated Person	84 (10.1%)
Unidentified Person	15 (1.8%)
Total*	828 (100.0%)

District of Incident Happened	January to December 2008
Central & Western	8 (0.9%)
Islands	20 (2.3%)
Eastern	33 (3.7%)
Wan Chai	4 (0.5%)
Southern	17 (1.9%)
Kowloon City	39 (4.4%)
Yau Tsim Mong	32 (3.6%)
Shamshuipo	62 (7.0%)
Wong Tai Sin	46 (5.2%)
Sai Kung	39 (4.4%)
Kwun Tong	72 (8.2%)
Shatin	68 (7.7%)
Tai Po	27 (3.1%)
North	38 (4.3%)
Yuen Long	124 (14.1%)
Tsuen Wan	28 (3.2%)
Kwai Tsing	68 (7.7%)
Tuen Mun	94 (10.7%)
Outside Hong Kong	14 (1.6%)
Unknown	49 (5.6%)
Total	882 (100.0%)

Newly Reported Battered Spouse Cases from January to December 2008

Sex of Victims	January to December 2008
	No. of Cases (%)
Female	5575 (81.5%)
Male	1268 (18.5%)
Total	6843 (100.0%)

Abuser's Relationship with the Victim	January to December 2008
Husband	4363 (63.8%)
Wife	966 (14.1%)
Male Cohabitant	475 (6.9%)
Female Cohabitant	106 (1.5%)
Separated/Divorced Husband	242 (3.5%)
Separated/Divorce Wife	64 (0.9%)
Boyfriend	495 (7.2%)
Girlfriend	132 (1.9%)
Unknown	0 (0.0%)
Total	6843 (100.0%)

Residential District of Victim	January to December 2008
Central & Western	138 (2.0%)
Island	113 (1.7%)
Southern	108 (1.6%)
Wanchai	75 (1.1%)
Eastern	236 (3.4%)
Yau Tsim Mong	275 (4.0%)
Kowloon City	223 (3.3%)
Sham Shui Po	350 (5.1%)
Wong Tai Sin	658 (9.6%)
Sai Kung	212 (3.1%)
Kwun Tong	673 (9.8%)
Shatin	324 (4.7%)
Tai Po	235 (3.4%)
North	387 (5.7%)
Yuen Long	787 (11.5%)
Tsuen Wan	256 (3.7%)
Kwai Tsing	937 (13.7%)
Tuen Mun	368 (5.4%)
Outside Hong Kong / Unknown	488 (7.1%)
Total*	6843 (100.0%)

Newly Reported Sexual Violence Cases from January to December 2008

Types of Abuse January to December 2008 No. of Cases (%) Rape 80 (11.5%) Indecent assault 589 (85.0%) Forced masturbation 3 (0.4%) Forced oral sex 1 (0.1%) Buggery 2 (0.3%) Others 9 (1.3%) Multiple Incident 9 (1.3%) Total 693 (100.0%)   Sex of Victims January to December 2008 No. of Cases (%) Female 682 (98.4%) Male 11 (1.6%) Total 693 (100.0%)   Abuser's Relationship with Victim January to December 2008 No. of Cases (%) Parent/child/sibling/in-laws 8 (1.2%) Relative 7 (1.0%) Friend 78 (11.3%) Caregiver 4 (0.6%) Employer/employee/colleague 82 (11.8%) Teacher/Tutor 4 (0.6%) Stranger 472 (68.1%) Others 38 (5.5%) Unknown 0 (0.0%) Total 693 (100.0%)   District of Incident January to December 2008 No. of Cases (%) Central & Western 47 (6.8%) Island 13 (1.9%) Southern 10 (1.4%) Wan Chai 71 (10.2%) Eastern 23 (3.3%) Yau Tsim Mong 90 (13.0%) Kowloon City 18 (2.6%) Shamshuipo 32 (4.6%) Wong Tai Sin 26 (3.8%) Sai Kung 11 (1.6%) Kwun Tong 57 (8.2%) Shatin 45 (6.5%) Tai Po 19 (2.7%) North 22 (3.2%) Yuen Long 50 (7.2%) Tsuen Wan 45 (6.5%) Kwai Tsing 48 (6.9%) Tuen Mun 35 (5.1%) Outside Hong Kong/Unknown 31 (4.5%) Total 693  (100.0%)   Based on the information collected by the Child Protection Registry (CPR) and the Central Information System on Battered Spouse Cases and Sexual Violence Cases (CISBSSV), the statistics on newly reported child abuse, battered spouse and sexual violence cases from 2004 to 2007 can be downloaded here : Statistics on newly reported child abuse, battered spouse and sexual violence cases in 2004 Statistics on newly reported child abuse, battered spouse and sexual violence cases in 2005 Statistics on newly reported child abuse, battered spouse and sexual violence cases in 2006 Statistics on newly reported child abuse, battered spouse and sexual violence cases in 2007