根据周二发表的一项研究，过去十年澳大利亚警方记录的针对儿童的性侵犯和家庭暴力案件急剧上升，且过去三到五年增幅最为显著。
Police-recorded sexual assault and family violence against children in Australia rose sharply over the past decade, with the steepest increases occurring in the last three to five years, according to a study published Tuesday.
悉尼大学的这项研究发表在《JAMA网络开放》期刊上，研究了2014年至2024年间全国范围内的性侵犯、家庭和家庭暴力、住院以及儿童保护案件数据。
The University of Sydney research, published in JAMA Network Open, examined national data on sexual assault, family and domestic violence, hospitalizations and child protection cases between 2014 and 2024.
10至17岁男孩的性侵犯率在十年内上升了60%，并在2021年后加速增长，年增幅达到15.7%。
Sexual assault rates among boys aged 10 to 17 rose by 60% over the decade, accelerating to 15.7% annually after 2021.
10至17岁女孩的性侵犯率在十年内上升了51%，而9岁及以下女孩的性侵犯率上升了32%。
Among girls aged 10 to 17, rates increased by 51% over the decade, while those among girls aged 9 and younger rose by 32%.
与家庭和家庭暴力相关的袭击案件也有所增加，特别是自2020年左右以来，多个年龄段的年增幅在8%至20%之间。
Family and domestic violence-related assaults also increased, with particularly sharp rises since around 2020, ranging from 8% to 20% annually across several age groups Grummitt said the data should be a wake-up call for governments and authorities to take greater action against domestic and sexual violence against children.
格鲁米特表示，这些数据应成为政府和当局加强对儿童进行家庭和性暴力防治行动的警钟。
"We are at a crisis point.
“我们正处于危机点。性侵犯和家庭及家庭暴力在过去十年中有所增加，但尤其令人担忧的是，过去三到五年的增幅最为陡峭，” 首席研究员露西·格鲁米特说道。
Sexual assault and family and domestic violence have increased over the decade, but what's particularly concerning is that the steepest increases were in the last three to five years," lead researcher Lucy Grummitt said.
研究人员指出，几个可能的促成因素包括收入不平等加剧、新冠疫情后的财政压力、网络性别规范的变化以及支持服务的缺口。
Researchers identified several possible contributing factors, including rising income inequality, financial pressures following the COVID-19 pandemic, changing online gender norms and gaps in support services.
研究人员还指出，疫情后的财政压力也是一个潜在因素，包括澳大利亚政府在2021年3月终止JobKeeper工资补贴计划等经济援助项目。
The researchers also pointed to financial stress following the pandemic, including the withdrawal of government economic assistance such as Australia's JobKeeper wage subsidy program in March 2021, as a potential contributing factor.