In 2022, there were almost 8,000 minors who were victims of criminal acts in Paraguay. The sexual abuse of children was the most common crime, with 4,084 victims, followed by children abused by their guardians, with 2,139 cases. Sexual abuse of teenage girls between the ages of 14 and 16 made 889 victims that year.
Number of victims of criminal acts against children and adolescents in Paraguay in 2023, by crime
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Observatorio sobre Políticas Públicas y Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia. (May 31, 2024). Number of victims of criminal acts against children and adolescents in Paraguay in 2023, by crime [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404504/paraguay-victims-of-crimes-against-minors/
Observatorio sobre Políticas Públicas y Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia. "Number of victims of criminal acts against children and adolescents in Paraguay in 2023, by crime." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404504/paraguay-victims-of-crimes-against-minors/
Observatorio sobre Políticas Públicas y Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia. (2024). Number of victims of criminal acts against children and adolescents in Paraguay in 2023, by crime. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404504/paraguay-victims-of-crimes-against-minors/
Observatorio sobre Políticas Públicas y Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia. "Number of Victims of Criminal Acts against Children and Adolescents in Paraguay in 2023, by Crime." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404504/paraguay-victims-of-crimes-against-minors/
Observatorio sobre Políticas Públicas y Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia, Number of victims of criminal acts against children and adolescents in Paraguay in 2023, by crime Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404504/paraguay-victims-of-crimes-against-minors/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of victims of criminal acts against children and adolescents in Paraguay in 2023, by crime [Graph], Observatorio sobre Políticas Públicas y Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia, May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404504/paraguay-victims-of-crimes-against-minors/