Male Victims of Sexual Assault & Rape 2019 to 2020
Keywords
Calendar, Year, Reports, Sexual, Assault, Rape, Male, Victim, Gender, Accused, Suspect, Criminal, Charges.
Publication Number
PUB 1253
FOI Reference Number
15611
Request Title
Male Victims of Sexual Assault & Rape
Date Range
2019 to 2020
Information Requested
I would like to request information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please could you provide the following information:
1) In 2019, how many reports of sexual assault and rape did you receive in which a male was the victim? If possible, please also provide the gender of the accused.
2) Of those, how many led to criminal charges?
3) In 2020, how many reports of sexual assault and rape did you receive in which a male was the victim? If possible, please also provide the gender of the accused.
4) Of those, how many led to criminal charges?
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure with Section 40(2) and Section 44(1) Exemptions
Information Correct as at
06 July 2021
Date of Disclosure
23 September 2021
Related Documents/Links
N/A
FOI 15611 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request, Essex Police can confirm in respect of Section 1(1)(b) the following data:
Caveats:
The data is correct as at 06 July 2021.
Outcome Types 1 and 1A were used to gather records where the Rape or Sexual Offences led to criminal charges being filed against the perpetrator.
Set of dates: 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2020.
Essex Police received a total of 634 reports of sexual assault and rape in which a male was the victim in the calendar year of 2019 and 633 reports of sexual assault and rape in which a male was the victim in the calendar year of 2020. This is shown in the table below.
|
Year |
Numbers |
|---|---|
|
2019 |
634 |
|
2020 |
633 |
|
Total |
1267 |
Of the above investigations, 48 investigations led to criminal charges. The yearly breakdown is as follows:
|
Year |
Numbers |
|---|---|
|
2019 |
33 |
|
2020 |
15 |
|
Total |
48 |
The breakdown of the suspects of sexual assault and rape offences by gender recorded in 2019 and 2020 is shown in the table below:
|
Year |
Gender |
Numbers |
|---|---|---|
|
2019 |
Female |
231 |
|
Male |
2985 |
|
|
Not Stated |
41 |
|
|
2020 |
Female |
233 |
|
Male |
2967 |
|
|
Not Stated |
37 |
|
|
Total |
6494 |
|
Essex Police will not provide any further breakdown or information as the exemptions under FOI Section 40(2) Personal Information and Section 44(1) information covered by Prohibitions on disclosure such as the Sexual Offences (amendment) act 1992 which provides anonymity to victims of sexual offences.
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