Overview
- The Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry said the total rose by 293 from the previous year, while the number of victims fell by 113 to 4,528.
- Family-perpetrated cases totaled 2,503, with 2,518 victims, and three people died due to abuse by relatives.
- By type of harm (multiple responses), physical abuse accounted for 66.1%, psychological abuse 31.9%, and economic abuse 16.5%.
- The national survey is conducted annually under the Act on Prevention of Abuse of Persons with Disabilities and excludes cases in psychiatric hospitals.
- Osaka Prefecture reported 2,024 consultations related to caregiver abuse with 299 cases determined, 481 consultations tied to facility staff with 106 cases determined, and 69 employer-related consultations across 48 workplaces.