Revenge Porn Offence - 008/71 by Victim Age Group & Outcomes - 2015 to 2021
Keywords
Revenge, Porn, Offences, Victim, Age, Outcomes, Disclosure, Private, Sexual, Photographs, Films, Intent, Distress, Outcome, Charge, Summons, Evidential, Suspect, Identified, Support, Action.
Publication Number
PUB 1437
FOI Reference Number
16775
Request Title
Revenge Porn Offence - 008/71 by Victim Age Group & Outcomes - 2015 to 2021
Date Range
2015 to 2021
Information Requested
Please can you provide the following information for the calendar years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021:
• The number of “revenge porn” crimes – 008/71, disclosure of private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress – logged by the force in each year
- Of these, how many fell into the following victim age groups: under 18, 18 to 25, 26 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 and over
- How many had a type 1 outcome (“Charge / Summons”)
- How many had a type 14 outcome (“Evidential difficulties: suspect not identified; victim does not support further action”)
- How many had a type 15 outcome (Evidential difficulties: suspect identified; victim supports action”)
- How many had a type 16 outcome (“Evidential difficulties: suspect identified; victim does not support further action”)
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure with Section 40 and Section 44 Exemptions
Information Correct as at
03 March 2022
Date of Disclosure
14 March 2022
Related Documents/Links
FOI 16775 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request. Under Section 1(1)(b) the below and attached have been provided in relation to your request:
Caveats:
The data is correct as at 03 March 2022.
Date Range: 2015 to 2021. The 2015 data is from April to December as Legacy systems are no longer available.
Data: The results are based on all reports with a victim linked.
|
Offences |
2015 (Apr to Dec) |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
008/71 |
38 |
83 |
86 |
116 |
150 |
169 |
276 |
|
Victim Age |
2015 (Apr to Dec) |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Under 18 |
9 |
8 |
16 |
14 |
25 |
18 |
30 |
|
18-25 |
18 |
38 |
39 |
54 |
53 |
67 |
104 |
|
26-29 |
8 |
7 |
14 |
17 |
21 |
20 |
46 |
|
30-39 |
2 |
16 |
12 |
15 |
32 |
45 |
53 |
|
40-49 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
29 |
|
50 and over |
|
3 |
|
4 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
|
Not Recorded |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Victim Outcomes |
2015 (Apr to Dec) |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
8 |
13 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
Type 14 - Evidential Difficulties Victim Based- Suspect Not Identified: Crime Confirmed But The Victim Either Declines Or Unable To Support Further Police Investigation To Identify The Offender |
6 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
20 |
30 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
9 |
18 |
14 |
28 |
33 |
41 |
63 |
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
9 |
26 |
35 |
43 |
66 |
69 |
91 |
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