Child protection and child’s best interests
Procedures for assessing the danger to a child's best interests, by Land

Procedure for assessing the danger to a child's best interests in accordance with Section 8a (1) of the Social Code, Book VIII, in 2023, by Land and outcome
LänderNumber of procedures
totalof which showing ...
child endangerment with ...no child endangerment ...
acute dangerlatent dangerbut a need for help/
support

and no (further)

need for help

Baden-Württemberg20,0593,2892,8106,6317,329
Bayern20,2952,6212,2027,2858,187
Berlin20,4514,2814,6814,7516,738
Brandenburg7,6961,6401,1842,2912,581
Bremen2,7014582008741,169
Hamburg4,7421,2035771,7421,220
Hessen17,7703,2362,9624,5607,012
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern5,2561,1045692,1191,464
Niedersachsen18,3702,1332,1286,4117,698
Nordrhein-Westfalen55,8337,7426,09819,73522,258
Rheinland-Pfalz9,8751,7241,7202,8633,568
Saarland3,2982984199811,600
Sachsen7,6681,5281,5122,3192,309
Sachsen-Anhalt6,1611,1437612,4861,771
Schleswig-Holstein6,7631,0627792,0272,895
Thüringen4,7578248051,9051,223
Deutschland211,69534,28629,40768,98079,022

As at 06 September 2024