Indecent exposure
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/009083/W
Version Date: 02/12/2025
1a) How many reports of indecent exposure did Devon and Cornwall Police force receive in 2020?
1b) How many reports of indecent exposure did Devon and Cornwall Police record as crimes in 2020?
1c) What was the outcome of each of these reports (Home Office Outcome)
2a) How many reports of indecent exposure did Devon and Cornwall Police force receive in 2021?
2b) How many reports of indecent exposure did Devon and Cornwall Police record as crimes in 2021?
2c) What was the outcome of each of these reports (Home Office Outcome)
3a) How many reports of indecent exposure did Devon and Cornwall Police force receive in 2022?
3b) How many reports of indecent exposure did Devon and Cornwall Police record as crimes in 2022?
3c) What was the outcome of each of these reports (Home Office Outcome)1a) How many reports of indecent exposure did Devon and Cornwall Police force receive in 2022?
4a) How many reports of indecent exposure did Devon and Cornwall Police record as crimes in 2023?
4b) How many reports of indecent exposure did Devon and Cornwall Police record as crimes in 2023?
4c) What was the outcome of each of these reports (Home Office Outcome)
5a) How many reports of indecent exposure did Devon and Cornwall Police record as crimes in 2024?
5b) How many reports of indecent exposure did Devon and Cornwall Police record as crimes in 2024?
5c) What was the outcome of each of these reports (Home Office Outcome)
6a) How many reports of indecent exposure have Devon and Cornwall Police recorded as crimes so far in 2025?
6b) How many reports of indecent exposure have Devon and Cornwall Police recorded as crimes so far in 2024?
6c) What has been the outcome of each of these reports (Home Office Outcome)
The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Data Processing:
Crimes recorded on crime information system – NICHE
Cancelled crimes included, Non notifiable crimes excluded, Restricted crimes excluded
Qliksense Report: Crime and Outcomes
Filtered by date: April 1st 2020 to November 6th 2025
Offence description: Public Nuisance - indecent exposure (recordable) and Exposure - SOA 2003 (recordable)
Data Limitations:
Data is unavailable prior to April 1st 2020.
The returned data is as follows:
Between April 1st 2020 and November 6th 2025, there were 1,499 reports of indecent exposure. The following table breaks this down by year:
|
Year |
2020* |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025** |
Total |
|
Total |
143 |
221 |
234 |
254 |
312 |
335 |
1499 |
*2020 data consists of April 1st to December 31st
**2025 data consists of January 1st to November 6th
Of the 1499 reports of indecent exposure, 1,362 resulted in a crime. The following table breaks this down by year:
|
Month |
2020* |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025** |
Total |
|
Total |
128 |
196 |
214 |
233 |
291 |
300 |
1362 |
The following breaks this down by crime outcome. Please note that the year is for the crime year, not outcome year.
|
Crime Outcome |
2020* |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025** |
Total |
|
Action Against Suspect Not in Public Interest |
7 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
8 |
48 |
|
Action taken by another body/agency |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Adult Caution |
5 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
31 |
|
Below Age of Criminal Responsibility |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
Charged/Summonsed |
16 |
17 |
21 |
23 |
21 |
13 |
111 |
|
Community Resolution |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
|
Diversionary, educational or intervention activity |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
|
Evidential Difficulties - Victim Declines |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
33 |
|
Investigation Complete: No Suspect - Case Closed |
53 |
84 |
79 |
68 |
88 |
105 |
477 |
|
Investigation Ongoing |
0 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
51 |
81 |
|
Not in the Public Interest - CPS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Not in the Public Interest - Police |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
Pending CSU Outcome |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Suspect Identified - Evidential Difficulties |
32 |
49 |
74 |
61 |
77 |
66 |
359 |
|
Suspect too Ill |
2 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
23 |
|
Victim no Support |
8 |
24 |
14 |
31 |
42 |
26 |
145 |
|
Victim too Ill or Dead |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Youth Caution |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
128 |
196 |
214 |
233 |
291 |
300 |
1362 |