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Revenge Porn - 743/20

Date Responded 21 May 2020

Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')

As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.

You asked:

  1. Please could you reveal how many crime reports of "revenge porn" or "image based sexual abuse" or "intimate image abuse" (distributing private sexual image of someone without their consent and with the intention of causing them distress) have been made since the 23rd March 2020. Please could you break down the numbers by weekly periods, if possible.
  2. Please could you reveal how many people have been charged with the offence of "Revenge Porn" since the 23rd March 2020. Please break down this figure to show how many people received cautions.
  3. Please could you break down the victims of "revenge porn" since the 23rd March 2020 by gender and into the following age groups 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+.
  4. Please could you provide how many crime reports of "revenge porn" or "image based sexual abuse" or "intimate image abuse" (distributing private sexual image of someone without their consent and with the intention of causing them distress) have been made in the same complete period as you are able provide for (1) for the years 2019, 2018 and 2017. Please could you break down the victims of "revenge porn" during these periods by gender and into the following age groups 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+.
  5. Please could you provide how many crime reports of "revenge porn" or "image based sexual abuse" or "intimate image abuse" (distributing private sexual image of someone without their consent and with the intention of causing them distress) have been made in the last 5 years, broken down by year.

 

In Response:

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Corporate Development Department of Northumbria Police.  I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.

I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.

All data relates to HO code 008/71 - Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress.

You asked 'how many people have been charged with the offence of "Revenge Porn" since the 23rd March 2020. Please break down this figure to show how many people received cautions.'  If the person was charged, it is unlikely that they would go on to be cautioned as this is a lesser penalty than a charge.

All data within this FOI relate to HO code 008/71 - 'Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress.'

  1. Date range between 23 March 2020 and 17 May 2020

 

2020

Count

Week number 13

2

Week number 15

4

Week number 16

6

Week number 17

4

Week number 18

4

Week number 19

6

Week number 20

5

Total

31

 

2.None of the people charged with the offence of 'Revenge Porn' received cautions.  This does not mean that other means of disposal were not given out.

3.

 

Age group

  

2020

10 to 19

20 to 29

30 to 39

50 to 59

Total

Week number 13

          

Female

1

1

    

2

Week number 15

          

Female

1

1

    

2

Male

1

1

    

2

Week number 16

          

Female

1

4

    

5

Male

      

1

1

Week number 17

          

Female

  

2

1

  

3

Male

    

1

  

1

Week number 18

          

Female

  

2

2

  

4

Week number 19

          

Female

1

4

    

5

Male

    

1

  

1

Week number 20

          

Female

1

3

1

  

5

Total

6

18

6

1

31

 

4. Date range between 23 March 2019 and 17 May 2019

2019

Count

Week number 12

1

Week number 13

3

Week number 14

3

Week number 15

3

Week number 16

4

Week number 17

2

Week number 18

4

Week number 19

2

Week number 20

2

Total

24

 

2019

10 to 19

20 to 29

30 to 39

40 to 49

50 to 59

Total

Week number 12

            

Female

  

1

      

1

Week number 13

            

Female

1

  

1

1

  

3

Week number 14

            

Female

1

1

      

2

Male

    

1

    

1

Week number 15

            

Female

  

2

  

1

  

3

Week number 16

            

Female

  

3

      

3

Male

1

        

1

Week number 17

            

Female

1

1

      

2

Week number 18

            

Female

  

1

1

  

1

3

Male

  

1

      

1

Week number 19

            

Female

  

1

      

1

Male

  

1

      

1

Week number 20

            

Female

1

  

1

    

2

Total

5

12

4

2

1

24

 

      Date range between 23 March 2018 and 17 May 2018

 

2018

Count

Week number 13

6

Week number 14

3

Week number 15

4

Week number 16

2

Week number 17

3

Week number 18

4

Week number 19

1

Week number 20

1

Total

24

 

2018

10 to 19

20 to 29

30 to 39

40 to 49

50 to 59

Total

Week number 13

 

        

 

Female

1

4

      

5

Male

 

  

1

    

1

Week number 14

 

        

 

Female

1

1

      

2

Male

 

1

      

1

Week number 15

 

        

 

Female

2

1

      

3

Male

 

    

1

  

1

Week number 16

 

        

 

Male

 

1

1

    

2

Week number 17

 

        

 

Female

1

1

      

2

Male

 

1

      

1

Week number 18

 

        

 

Female

 

2

1

  

1

4

Week number 19

 

        

 

Female

 

  

1

    

1

Week number 20

 

        

 

Female

 

1

 

 

 

1

Total

5

13

4

1

1

24

 

      Date range between 23 March 2017 and 17 May 2017

2017

Count

Week number 13

1

Week number 14

4

Week number 15

1

Week number 16

2

Week number 17

2

Week number 18

3

Week number 20

2

Total

15

 

2017

10 to 19

20 to 29

30 to 39

40 to 49

50 to 59

Total

Week number 13

 

        

 

Female

 

  

1

    

1

Week number 14

 

        

 

Female

 

  

2

    

2

Male

 

  

1

  

1

2

Week number 15

 

        

 

Female

1

        

1

Week number 16

 

        

 

Female

 

1

      

1

Male

 

    

1

  

1

Week number 17

 

        

 

Female

1

1

      

2

Week number 18

 

        

 

Female

 

  

1

1

  

2

Male

 

  

1

    

1

Week number 20

 

        

 

Female

2

 

 

 

 

2

Total

4

2

6

2

1

15

 

5. 

Fiscal Year

Count

2015/16

50

2016/17

97

2017/18

105

2018/19

121

2019/20

135

Total

508

 

 

 

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