A new report by Statistics Canada has pointed out that at the same time that cases involving child sex abuse and child pornography are rising, fewer such cases are being solved.
Fifteen percent of child pornography incidents were cleared, leaving over 8 out of 10 incidents (85 percent) not cleared.
Of online child sexual predation and abuse incidents where a victim was identified, 56 percent were not cleared, which meant that “police were not able to identify an accused person in relation to the incident,” according to the report.
From 2014 to 2020, the rates of abuse increased from 50 incidents per 100,000 children and youth to 131 incidents per 100,000.
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