Vietnam reports nearly 700 child sexual abuse cases in first half of 2017

HO CHI MINH CITY: Vietnam detected 805 child abuse cases, including 696 cases of children being abused sexually, in the first half of this year, the General Department of Vietnam Police said at a seminar here on Friday, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
In the six-month period, localities reporting many child sexual abuse cases included Hanoi capital with 32 victims, southern Tay Ninh province with 31, southern Kien Giang province with 30, and Ho Chi Minh City with 28.
According to statistics of the general department, in the 2014-2016 period, over 4,100 cases of child sexual abuse occurred nationwide with more than 80% of victims being females.
Among the victims, 278 were aged under six, 1,333 aged six to 12, and more than 2,500 aged 13 -16.
Of the victims, some 30% were sexually abused twice or more, and around 11% were street children.
By the end of last year, Vietnam had a population of 92.7 million people, with 45.75 million males, accounting for 49.4%, and 46.95 million females, accounting for 50.6%, the country's General Statistics Office announced early this year. — Bernama