Responding to safety concerns and chronic needs: trends over time

Table 2 Incidence of urgent protection and chronic investigations and assessments in Ontario in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013

Type of investigation	OIS-1993			OIS-1998			OIS-2003			OIS-2008			OIS-2013
Type of investigation	#	Rate per 1000	%	#	Rate per 1000	%	#	Rate per 1000	%	#	Rate per 1000	%	#	Rate per 1000	%
Urgent protection investigation
Severe physical harm	890	0.41	2	2400	1.02*	4	1908	0.80	1	1729	0.73	1	1445	0.61	1
Physical abuse < 4	3472	1.59	8	3399	1.44	5	4283	1.79	4	2294	0.96	2	2704	1.15	2
Sexual abuse	11,315	5.17	25	6079	2.58*	9	6661	2.79	5	4557	1.91*	4	4212	1.79	3
Neglect < 4	4702	2.15	10	6059	2.57	9	10,197	4.27	8	7552	3.17	6	5603	2.38	4
Total urgent protection	20,379	9.31	45	17,937	7.61	28	23,049	9.64	18	16,132	6.77	13	13,964	5.94	11
Chronic investigations and assessments
Physical abuse ≥4	14,930	6.82	33	19,207	8.15	30	31,777	13.29	25	20,142	8.46	16	21,804	9.28	17
Neglect ≥4	7546	3.45	17	15,795	6.70*	24	30,252	12.65*	24	20,493	8.60	16	20,291	8.64	16
Emotional maltreatment	1995	0.91	4	5076	2.15***	8	18,409	7.70***	14	8039	3.37*	6	10,566	4.50	8
Exposure to IPV	–	–	0	6607	2.80	10	24,564	10.27***	19	22,219	9.33	17	31,210	13.28	25
Overall risk	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	0	0	41,723	17.52	32	27,330	11.63	22
Total other investigations	24,471	11.18	55	46,685	19.81	72	105,002	43.94**	82	112,616	47.28	87	111,201	47.33	89
Total	44,850	20.48	100	64,622	27.42	100	128,051	53.56*	100	128,748	54.05	100	125,165	53.27	100

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