Kaohsiung City ranks first among the six major cities in child abuse deaths; Social Affairs Bureau proposes two improvements

Kaohsiung City Councillor Guo Jianmeng was concerned about child abuse during questioning on the 22nd. He pointed out that in Kaohsiung City, there were 38.57 abused children per 10,000 people in the past five years, which was not only the highest among the six major cities, but also higher than the national average. In 2024, 30 children died from abuse at home in the country, of which 12 were in Kaohsiung, accounting for as much as 40%. The Soc…