Crimes involving Grindr

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/006892/K

 Version Date: 10/10/2024

Please could you provide me with the number of crimes reported that include the word "Grindr" (referring to the dating app only) AND whereby the victim of the alleged offence is under the age of 18.
 
Please provide this information broken down into categories - e.g., rape, sexual activity with a minor, blackmail, etc. - and for the following year only:
•           2024 (01/01/24 until present day) 

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Searches have resulted a nil return.

Data Processing:                                                  

Crimes recorded on crime information system - NICHE                                                          

Cancelled crimes excluded, Non notifiable crimes excluded                                                  

Qliksense Report: Crime and Outcomes                                                

Filtered by crimed date: January 1st to October 7th 2024                                                       

All data exported and searched the MO and the Summary for *Grindr*                                                       

Cancelled crimes excluded, Non notifiable crimes excluded                                                  

Qliksense Report: MO Text Report                                                          

Filtered by crimed date: January 1st to October 7th 2024                                                       

MO Data: Grindr                                                      

Data exported and matched to raw data from Crime and Outcomes                                                 

Cancelled crimes excluded, Non notifiable crimes excluded                          

Qliksense Report: Occurrence - People Links (2 years)                                                          

Filtered by crimed date: January 1st to October 7th 2024                                                       

Victim: Yes                                                   

Age Range at Time: <18                                                    

Data exported and matched to raw data from Crime and Outcomes for relevance                                                

Data Limitations:                                                   

Data is reliant on the presence of the keyword within the offence.                                                    

Data is also limited to the accurate recording of the victim age/DOB.