A TOTAL of 1,910 cases of child abuse and neglect were recorded in Selangor from March 2020 to 2021, the state Social Welfare Department said.

Selangor younger generation development, sports and human capital development committee chairman Mohd Khairuddin Othman told the state assembly today that from the total, physical abuse made up 686 cases, followed by sexual abuse (606), neglect (555) and emotional abuse (63).

“Child abuse and neglect are among social ills that spiked due to the Covid-19 epidemic, including the crime index as well as family and mental health problems,” he said when replying to a question by Mazwan Johar (Sungai Ramal-PH) on social ills that occurred during the outbreak.

Apart from that, Khairuddin said there were 17,992 crime cases involving violence and property during the pandemic period from 2020 to 2021.

He said based on statistics from Selangor police, 4,633 cases of violent crimes were recorded, with robberies forming the bulk at 1,798 cases. – Bernama, March 21, 2022.