A file photo of cocal children looking on at Japan's westernmost inhabited Yonaguni Island in Yonaguni, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, October 26, 2021. Photo: Reuters
The number of child abuse cases detected by police rose 11.1 pct to 2,649, also hitting a record high.
Children referred to child consultation centers by police for suspected abuse cases numbered 122,378, down 0.3 pct.
A total of 52 children were killed in murder-suicide cases or murdered shortly after birth, an increase of 24.
The agency also said that the number of cases handled by police based on reports by child consultation centers totaled 1,047, topping 1,000 for the first time.
"Our coordination with child consultation centers has improved," an NPA official said.
The number of consultation cases involving domestic violence grew 7.1 pct to a record high of 94,937, up for the 21st straight year. Police took action in 69 cases in which offenders violated a restraining order, up by 20.
The NPA plans to address domestic violence quickly by cooperating with other organizations.
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