It is important to note that in 2012/2013, 53 percent of all young people contacting Childline were girls, 17 percent were boys and 30 percent were of unknown gender.
These figures refer to young people contacting Childline where the main concern identified was physical abuse. There may have been additional reasons for contacting.
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Number of UK people contacting Childline regarding physical abuse, by gender
This statistic shows the number of young people contacting Childline about physical abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) from *** to ****, by gender. In total, * young people contacted Childline with the main concern of physical abuse.
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ChildLine. (January 8, 2014). Number of young people contacting Childline about physical abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/290968/contacting-childline-re-physical-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-gender/
ChildLine. "Number of young people contacting Childline about physical abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, by gender." Chart. January 8, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/290968/contacting-childline-re-physical-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-gender/
ChildLine. (2014). Number of young people contacting Childline about physical abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/290968/contacting-childline-re-physical-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-gender/
ChildLine. "Number of Young People Contacting Childline about Physical Abuse in The United Kingdom (Uk) from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Jan 2014, /statistics/290968/contacting-childline-re-physical-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-gender/
ChildLine, Number of young people contacting Childline about physical abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/290968/contacting-childline-re-physical-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-gender/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Number of young people contacting Childline about physical abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, by gender [Graph], ChildLine, January 8, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/290968/contacting-childline-re-physical-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-gender/
