FOI 978/25 Deepfake Incidents
Dear Sir/Madam
Enquiry Reference: 978 - 24
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
Can you please share with me data contained in reported incidents (eg in STORM's database) which contain the words 'deepfake' and 'porn'/'pornography' from 09/10/2022 to 09/10/2024. If unavailable, can you search the words 'intimate image abuse' or 'revenge porn'.
- Please can you share with me how many reports of these words together were made. Can you break down these results as reports per month.
Please see below the data for crimes validated as this is the only way we can give outcomes and demographics of victims. The data covers 1st October 2022 – 1st October 2024 as this is more comparable than mid-way through the month which would give skewed results for the month.
The analyst searched all MOs for the words deepfake and porn and also intimate and image or revenge and porn.
The only results were for revenge porn which are in the table below.
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2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
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Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Mar |
Apr |
Jul |
Sep |
Nov |
Dec |
Jun |
Aug |
Sep |
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Revenge porn |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
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Grand Total |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
- Please can you share information on the nature of each incident and the outcome (eg advice given or what charges were pressed).
The below table contains the crime types of the above offences which contain ‘revenge porn’ in the MO comments.
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2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
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Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Mar |
Apr |
Jul |
Sep |
Nov |
Dec |
Jun |
Aug |
Sep |
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22B - Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16 |
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1 |
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1 |
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35 - Blackmail |
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1 |
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1 |
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58B - Criminal Damage to a Building other than a Dwelling |
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1 |
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1 |
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79 - Perverting The Course Of Justice |
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1 |
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1 |
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86 - Obscene Publications, etc. and Protected Sexual Material |
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1 |
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1 |
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88C - Other Miscellaneous Sexual Offences |
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1 |
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1 |
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8L - Harassment |
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1 |
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1 |
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8Q - Stalking |
1 |
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2 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
7 |
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8R - Malicious Communications |
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1 |
1 |
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2 |
1 |
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5 |
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Grand Total |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
And the outcomes of the crimes, some are still being investigated.
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2022 |
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2024 |
Grand Total |
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Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Mar |
Apr |
Jul |
Sep |
Nov |
Dec |
Jun |
Aug |
Sep |
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1: Charged |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
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1 |
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1 |
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1A: Alternate offence charged |
1 |
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1 |
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14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
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1 |
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1 |
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15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
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1 |
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1 |
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15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
5 |
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16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
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1 |
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1 |
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18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
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2 |
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1 |
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22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
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New |
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1 |
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1 |
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Grand Total |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
- Please can you also share the gender and the ages of those who reported and those convicted.
The below table contains the ages and gender of the victims recorded. Two crimes had the state as victim, that’s why the victims total is lower than the crime total. We can not give the gender and age of those convicted because It is the duty of Cleveland Police to identify and apprehend suspects, decisions regarding prosecutions are the responsibility of the Crown Prosecution Service and Convictions is that of HM Courts Service therefore Conviction data is held by HM Courts
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Age |
Female |
Male |
Grand Total |
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16 |
1 |
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1 |
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18 |
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1 |
1 |
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19 |
2 |
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2 |
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20 |
1 |
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1 |
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21 |
1 |
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1 |
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24 |
2 |
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2 |
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33 |
1 |
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1 |
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36 |
1 |
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1 |
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37 |
2 |
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2 |
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38 |
1 |
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1 |
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40 |
2 |
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2 |
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41 |
1 |
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1 |
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42 |
1 |
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1 |
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Grand Total |
16 |
1 |
17 |
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker