Sexual Violence Reports
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/007763/F
Version Date: 17/03/2025
- I would like to know how many reports were made of sexual violence (includes rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, indecent exposure and sexual exploitation) in schools.
2. For this data I would like a breakdown of how many cases were reported where the perpetrator was logged as a minor.
For each of these requests I would like a breakdown of the figures by the years 2014,2015,2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
If the number of years requested is too large, please just complete for the years 2019-2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Data Source
Crimes recorded on crime information system – NICHE
Crimes recorded on crime information system – UNIFI
Data Processing:
Qlikview Crime Lists Specific Years
Filtered by Offence Groups: Rape and Other Sexual Offences
Filtered by reported date: 01/01/2014 - 14/11/2022
Filtered on Venue Combined: EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT: SCHOOL & SCHOOL
No crimes/Cancelled Crimes included
QlikSense report Crime and Outcomes filtered on
Include No Crimes: Yes
Notifiable Crime Only: Yes
Reported Date: 15/11/2022 - 31/12/2024
Offence Group: Rape and Other Sexual Offences
MO Location:
Education - School
Education - School - Bathroom
Education - School - Canteen
Education - School - Car park level
Education - School - Changing room
Education - School - Childrens play area
Education - School - Classroom
Education - School - Dining room
Education - School - Driveway
Education - School - Forecourt
Education - School - Game machine
Education - School - Garden
Education - School - Hallway
Education - School - Office
Education - School - Other
Education - School - Outbuilding
Education - School - Shed
Education - School - Staff room
Education - School - Toilet
Education - School - Whole building
Education - School - Yard
Data extracted to excel
To determine whether the perpetrator was logged as a minor
Qliksense Occurrence People Links (All) Report
No Dates selected
Brought down all offenders and suspects with an age range at time of <18
Matched in this data to schools venue data
Caveats/Limitations
No crimes/Cancelled Crimes excluded.
There could be more than one suspect/offender linked to a crime. We have only counted crimes where at least one of the suspects/offenders was aged under 18.
Data
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The number of rapes and other sexual offences at schools, reported to Devon and Cornwall police between 01/01/2019 - 14/11/2022* by Home Office Group Description and calendar year |
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|
Home Office Group Description |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022* |
Total |
|
Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
|
Causing Sexual Activity without Consent |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Exposure and Voyeurism |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
31 |
|
Indecent Assault on a Female |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rape of a Female aged 16 and over |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
Rape of a Female Child under 13 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
|
Rape of a Female Child under 16 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
23 |
|
Rape of a Male aged 16 and over |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Rape of a Male Child under 13 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
37 |
|
Rape of a Male Child under 16 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
28 |
|
Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
18 |
12 |
14 |
10 |
8 |
90 |
|
Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
25 |
19 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
5 |
95 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Female aged 13 and over |
18 |
35 |
19 |
29 |
26 |
14 |
13 |
32 |
45 |
231 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Female Child under 13 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
8 |
16 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
97 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Male aged 13 and over |
14 |
11 |
13 |
25 |
14 |
14 |
5 |
15 |
13 |
124 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Male Child under 13 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
62 |
|
Sexual Grooming |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
65 |
73 |
71 |
136 |
115 |
96 |
88 |
120 |
112 |
876 |
|
The number of rapes and other sexual offences at schools, reported to Devon and Cornwall police between 01/01/2019 - 14/11/2022* where at least one perpetrator (offender or suspect) was logged as a minor (under 18 at the time) by Home Office Group Description and calendar year |
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|
Home Office Group Description |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022* |
Total |
|
Causing Sexual Activity without Consent |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Exposure and Voyeurism |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
16 |
|
Indecent Assault on a Female |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rape of a Female aged 16 and over |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rape of a Female Child under 13 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
Rape of a Female Child under 16 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
|
Rape of a Male aged 16 and over |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rape of a Male Child under 13 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
|
Rape of a Male Child under 16 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
54 |
|
Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
50 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Female aged 13 and over |
11 |
23 |
12 |
22 |
16 |
8 |
11 |
19 |
33 |
155 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Female Child under 13 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
62 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Male aged 13 and over |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
44 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Male Child under 13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
|
Sexual Grooming |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
26 |
39 |
35 |
68 |
59 |
41 |
43 |
62 |
70 |
443 |
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The number of rapes and other sexual offences at schools, reported to Devon and Cornwall police between 15/11/2022* - 31/12/2024 by Home Office Group Description and calendar year |
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|
Home Office Group Description |
2022* |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Causing Sexual Activity without Consent |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Exposure and Voyeurism |
0 |
5 |
16 |
21 |
|
Other Miscellaneous Sexual Offences |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
|
Rape of a Female aged 16 and over |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rape of a Female Child under 13 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
|
Rape of a Female Child under 16 |
1 |
12 |
7 |
20 |
|
Rape of a Male Child under 13 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
|
Rape of a Male Child under 16 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
|
Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
17 |
|
Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16 |
2 |
16 |
10 |
28 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Female aged 13 and over |
8 |
29 |
37 |
74 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Female Child under 13 |
2 |
23 |
23 |
48 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Male aged 13 and over |
3 |
13 |
17 |
33 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Male Child under 13 |
0 |
19 |
13 |
32 |
|
Sexual Grooming |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
Total |
21 |
138 |
156 |
315 |
|
The number of rapes and other sexual offences at schools, reported to Devon and Cornwall police between 15/11/2022* - 31/12/2024where at least one perpetrator (offender or suspect) was logged as a minor (under 18 at the time) by Home Office Group Description and calendar year |
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|
Home Office Group Desc |
2022* |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Exposure and Voyeurism |
0 |
2 |
14 |
16 |
|
Other Miscellaneous Sexual Offences |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
Rape of a Female Child under 13 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Rape of a Female Child under 16 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
|
Rape of a Male Child under 13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Rape of a Male Child under 16 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
|
Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
19 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Female aged 13 and over |
8 |
24 |
27 |
59 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Female Child under 13 |
1 |
14 |
14 |
29 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Male aged 13 and over |
3 |
8 |
13 |
24 |
|
Sexual Assault on a Male Child under 13 |
0 |
18 |
5 |
23 |
|
Sexual Grooming |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Total |
17 |
87 |
100 |
204 |