FOI 491/25 Revenge Porn
Date: 20/05/25
Enquiry Reference: 491-25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
Please can the information be broken down for each year between January 2020 - April 2025:
1) How many cases have been recorded by your force between January 2020 and April 2025 for the following offences:
disclosing, threatening to disclose, private sexual photographs and films with or without intent to cause distress
- Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film Voyeurism
Counts include all crimes validated in the years requested up to the end of April 2025. 008/71 - Revenge Porn - Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress was replaced by 088/15 - Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film from February 2024. 175/08 - Share photograph or film of person in intimate state WITHOUT CONSENT , new crime (crime code) from 2024.
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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008/71 - Revenge Porn - Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress. |
88 |
77 |
133 |
99 |
8 |
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088/15 - Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film |
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87 |
40 |
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175/08 - Share photograph or film of person in intimate state WITHOUT CONSENT |
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37 |
15 |
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088/10 - Voyeurism |
20 |
26 |
18 |
22 |
19 |
10 |
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088/12 - Voyeurism additional offences (upskirting) |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2) Can you provide any further information about these cases and include the outcome of each case in 1)?
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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008/71 - Revenge Porn - Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress. |
88 |
77 |
133 |
99 |
7 |
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1: Charged |
4 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
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1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
5 |
1 |
3 |
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1A: Alternate offence charged |
1 |
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1 |
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1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition |
2 |
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3: Adult caution |
1 |
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1 |
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10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
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2 |
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14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
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15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
20 |
16 |
23 |
24 |
3 |
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16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
31 |
31 |
72 |
44 |
3 |
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18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
10 |
9 |
12 |
18 |
1 |
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21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
3 |
3 |
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22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
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1 |
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088/15 - Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film |
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84 |
36 |
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1: Charged |
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6 |
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1A: Alternate offence charged |
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1 |
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12: Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
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1 |
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14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
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6 |
2 |
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15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
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1 |
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15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
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20 |
8 |
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16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
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40 |
19 |
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18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
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8 |
3 |
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20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
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1 |
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21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
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1 |
2 |
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22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
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1 |
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175/08 - Share photograph or film of person in intimate state WITHOUT CONSENT |
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36 |
14 |
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1: Charged |
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3 |
1 |
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14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
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5 |
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15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
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7 |
2 |
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16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
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12 |
7 |
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18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
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6 |
2 |
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20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
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1 |
1 |
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21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
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1 |
1 |
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22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
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1 |
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088/10 - Voyeurism |
20 |
26 |
17 |
20 |
16 |
5 |
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1: Charged |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
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1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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1A: Alternate offence charged |
1 |
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11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
1 |
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12: Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
2 |
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14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
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15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
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16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
5 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
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18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
1 |
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21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
1 |
1 |
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22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
2 |
1 |
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088/12 - Voyeurism additional offences (upskirting) |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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1: 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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15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
1 |
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3 |
1 |
1 |
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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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1 |
1 |
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20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
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1 |
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3) The number of cases involving threats to share intimate photographs or films in which alleged victims were unwilling or unable to contribute to police efforts to prosecute the alleged offender, between January 2020 and April 2025.
Can you include the outcome and/or reason why the alleged victim did not continue with police efforts to prosecute the alleged offender.
Outcome 14 and 16 include the victim declining or unable to offer support but we do not know the reason.
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2024 |
2025 |
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088/15 - Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film |
46 |
21 |
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14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
6 |
2 |
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16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
40 |
19 |
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175/08 - Share photograph or film of person in intimate state WITHOUT CONSENT |
17 |
7 |
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14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
5 |
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16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
12 |
7 |
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4) The number of convictions and outcomes made each year between 2020 - 2025 for the following offences:
disclosing, threatening to disclose, private sexual photographs and films with or without intent to cause distress
Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film Voyeurism
- 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.
5) The number of convictions involving threats to share intimate photographs or films by repeat offenders.
Can you include the outcome for each conviction
- 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.
6) The number of reports of threats to share photographs or films which show, or appear to show, someone in an intimate state - This would be a breach of Section 188(4) of the Online Safety Act 2023
Can you include the outcome of each report
- The number of crimes of 175/08 - Share photograph or film of person in intimate state WITHOUT CONSENT and outcomes have been asked in questions 1 and 2.
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker