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     Cases of Child Sexual Abuse
     during 1999 in Pakistan

     January - December 1999

Break down of child sexual abuse crimes

CRIME

Female Child victims

CRIME

Male Child victims

Abduction 98

Abduction

18
Molestation 71 Molestation 39
Rape 169 Sodomy 101
Rape murder 15 Sodomy murder 120
Gang rape 162 Gang sodomy 117
Gang rape murder 15 Gang sodomy murder 20
Total    (945) 530   415

Abusers Categories

A total of 1629 men sexually abused these 945 children during 1999.

Abusers’ Category

Numbers

Acquaintance

1219

Stranger

235

Next door neighbour

27

Incest

21

Relative

30

Police

32

Teacher

33

Maulvi (religious leader)

32

Breakdown of victim's age

Victim’s age

Female Child

Male Child

Below 5 20 14
Below 10 97 112
Below 15 244 253
Below 18 169 36
Total (945) 530 415

Geographical Area of Crime (Provincial Division)

Province

Rural

Urban

Punjab 128 419
Sindh 135 209
N.W.F.P 20 27
Balouchistan 1 6

Place of Crime

Victims Home

133

Acquaintance Place 372
Relative's Home 5
Neighbour's Home 2
Mosque 11
Field 69
Friend's House 3
Park 6
Graveyard 2
Hotel 4
Shop 7
Unknown Place 331
Total

945

Child Identification

Name printed 560
Name + Photo printed 14
Name not printed 371

Statistics compiled  from eleven National and four Provincial (Sindh) dailies during Jan- Dec 1999

 

with permission from:

Sahil
    http://pakpowerpage.com/db/jump.cgi?ID=957

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