Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents in São Paulo
São Paulo: Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents was 5,339 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents in São Paulo, 2012–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
São Paulo recorded 5,339 for number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 31.6% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in São Paulo peaked at 5,339 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,598, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents in São Paulo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4,024 | — |
| 2013 | 4,264 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 3,733 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 2,823 | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 2,598 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 3,332 | +28.3% |
| 2018 | 3,084 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 3,541 | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 3,555 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4,058 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 5,339 | +31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,425 | 2,598 | 4,264 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4,317 | 3,555 | 5,339 | 3 |
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More health data for São Paulo
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 15.81 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 20.65 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 6.94 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 92.3 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.05 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 13.5 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 92.35 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 11.4 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 78.4 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 124 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in São Paulo?
- Number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in São Paulo was 5,339 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents recorded in São Paulo?
- The highest recorded value was 5,339 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents recorded in São Paulo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,598 in 2016.
- How does São Paulo rank for number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents?
- São Paulo ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2022.
- Is number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents rising or falling in São Paulo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this São Paulo data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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