Abuse claims against 3566 institutions

BREAKDOWN OF CHILD SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS:

* The royal commission has received allegations against 3566 institutions

* Of 16,361 allegations received, 11,988 came within the commission's terms of reference

* 3612 relate to government institutions

* 7049 allegations relate to faith-based institutions

FAITH BASED

Catholic Church - 4418

Anglican institutions - 871

Uniting Church institutions - 411

Presbyterian institutions - 123

Methodist institutions - 69

Salvation Army - 519

Jehovah's Witness institutions - 137

Jewish institutions - 80

Baptist institutions - 59

Seventh Day Adventist - 56

Australian Christian Churches - 50

Lutheran institutions - 32

Brethren institutions - 30

Mormon institutions - 18

Coptic Orthodox institutions - 4

Greek Orthodox institutions - 2

* 727 matters have been reported to police for investigation with a view to the possible prosecution of an offender.

NOTE: Information sourced from an address delivered by royal commission chairman Justice Peter McClellan to a Council of Churches conference in Sydney on Thursday.