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Incidence rates of new Tier 2 child abuse cases per 1,000 children (Domestic Violence Trends Report)

MSF (Ministry of Social and Family Development)

Incidence rates of new Tier 2 child abuse cases investigated by MSF Protective Service (per 1,000 children). The incidence rates were derived by dividing the no. of unique CYPs in CPS's investigation cases (both residents and non-residents) by the total resident and non-resident population aged 0 to 17 in Singapore (as at end-Jun of each year).

Data from Jan 2021 to Dec 2024

Last updated 7 months ago (9 Feb 2026)

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IncidenceratesofnewTier2childabusecasesper1000childrenDomesticViolenceTrendsReport.csv (4 rows, 61 B)

Year
Year (YYYY)
Incidence Rate
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
20212.6
20222.5
20232.4
20242.8
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_bdd470184d51452b63ffecab6e1d98a9"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Ministry of Social and Family Development. (2026). Incidence rates of new Tier 2 child abuse cases per 1,000 children (Domestic Violence Trends Report) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_bdd470184d51452b63ffecab6e1d98a9/view

About this dataset

Contact

Bryan_NG@msf.gov.sg

Created on

09 Feb 2026

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

MSF (Ministry of Social and Family Development)