Revenge porn

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/6680

Version Date: 09/07/2024

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Data Source

Crimes recorded on crime information system - NICHE

Data Processing:

Qliksense Crime and Outcomes Report

Reported date 01/04/2018 - 12/03/2024

Offence description:

8/71 Disclose/ Threaten to disclose sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress

8/71 Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress

‘No Crimes' included

REQUEST 1
Please provide data on how many 'revenge porn' crimes that were recorded in the calendar year 2023 (to December)

Note: by 'revenge porn’, we mean sharing or threatening to share private sexual photographs or films without the consent of the person depicted and with intent to cause them distress, which was a criminal offence under section 33 of the 2015 Criminal Justice and Courts Act

REQUEST 2
Please supply data on how many of the ‘revenge porn’ crimes recorded by the police in the calendar years 2023 (to December) resulted in:
outcome type 1 (charged/summonsed)
outcome type 14 (Evidential difficulties: suspect not identified; victim does not support further action)
 outcome type 15 (Evidential difficulties: suspect identified; victim supports action)
outcome type 16 (Evidential difficulties: suspect identified; victim does not support further action)