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	Table  004 (Soc., Pri., Crime)
	Child Abuse and Offences Committed Against Children
	Pri004e
Type of Abuse		1995	1996	1997	1998
Murder		22	34	21	21
Attempted Murder		11	5	5	5
Grievous Hurt		98	26	31	58
Simple Hurt		458	703	444	483
Cruelty		-	1	20	2
Abandonment		10	51	22	-
Abuse / Insult / Intimidation		2,050	2,181	1,793	1,897
Kidnapping		77	8	39	84
Abduction		39	23	15	75
Sexual Harassment		247	204	110	154
Rape		155	168	208	271
Grave Sexual Abuse		-	-	43	22
Unnatural Offence		38	54	31	51
Gross Indecency		31	49	20	2
Sexual Exploitation		-	-	6	4
Incest		9	-	11	2
Child Prostitution		3	1	6	-
Child Pornography		2	-	-	-
Total		3,250	3,508	2,825	3,131
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
“Child Abuse and The Law  (1998)”, Lawyers for Human Rights and Development.
Revised:  2008(y)/11(m)20(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka