Counter Pedophilia Investigate Unit

Figures in a national report show Tasmania has the highest rates of child abuse in the country, after the Northern Territory.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s report found Tasmania had the second highest rate of children on protection orders over the past five years.

The report’s statistics estimated that 100 children in every 1,000 needed protection over the survey period. (more…)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Nearly 150 children were fatally abused in Florida in 2010, a decrease from around 200 in 2009.

The Department of Health recently confirmed 136 child abuse deaths in 2010 and 11 deaths from the previous year in a preliminary report. That’s roughly a 20 percent decrease from 2009.

It’s also a drop from 2008 when there were also about 200 verified child abuse deaths. (more…)