| The actual rate of maltreatment is thought to be much higher due to underreporting. |
| The underreporting of such violence is detrimental to the improvement of the situation of actual and potential victims. |
| She explained that the improved methods of data collection had provided more credible statistics than previously, when there was a greater incidence of underreporting. |
| On the other hand, surveys in some countries show such high rates of admitted use that underreporting levels must be very low. |
| Victimisation surveys are less subject to underreporting than official crime statistics. |
| With approximately 50 per cent of birth deliveries occurring at home, underreporting is high. |
