Revenge Porn - 743/20

Date Responded 21 May 2020

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You asked:

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.
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.
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+.
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+.
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.'

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.

	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

Fiscal Year	Count
2015/16	50
2016/17	97
2017/18	105
2018/19	121
2019/20	135
Total	508

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