FOI 25/25 Sexual Offences
Enquiry Reference: FOI 25-25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
I would like to know for the following years:
2019 - 2025 (as far as possible)
And the following crime numbers:
|
Crime Description |
Crime Code |
|
Causing sexual activity without consent |
22A |
|
Indecent Assault On A Female |
20 |
|
Other miscellaneous sexual offences |
88C |
|
Rape of a Female - Multiple Undefined Offenders |
19J |
|
Rape of a female child under 13 |
19E |
|
Rape of a female child under 16 |
19D |
|
Rape of a Male - Multiple Undefined Offenders |
19K |
|
Rape of a male child under 13 |
19H |
|
Rape of a male child under 16 |
19G |
|
Sexual activity involving a child under 13 |
21 |
|
Sexual activity etc with a person with a mental disorder |
70 |
|
Sexual activity involving child under 16 |
22B |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 and over |
20A |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 |
20B |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 and over |
17A |
|
Sexual assault on a male child under 13 |
17B |
- the number of arrests, charges and reports where both the suspect and the victim are below the age of 18 at the time of the (alleged) crime AND
- for crimes involving children under the age of 16 or 13, please include reports, arrests and charges where the suspect was below the age of 18 at the time of the crime.
If possible, please can you also provide the age and gender of the suspect and victim.
Having made enquiries within the Force below is all the information we hold.
The table below contains the volume of crimes (of the crime types requested) which were validated per calendar year where both the victim and suspect were aged under 18 at the time of the offence.
The crimes are those validated in the time regardless of when the offence occurred, this includes non-recent crimes. The data is for those that have a valid Date of birth recorded for both the suspect and victim. Victims are those with an aggrieved indicator and suspects have a suspect indicator.
|
CRIMES |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
17A - Sexual Assault on a Male aged 13 and over |
6 |
6 |
11 |
20 |
19 |
23 |
|
17B - Sexual Assault on a Male Child under 13 |
21 |
29 |
20 |
30 |
35 |
26 |
|
19D - Rape of a Female Child under 16 |
37 |
45 |
50 |
79 |
80 |
56 |
|
19E - Rape of a Female Child under 13 |
22 |
11 |
27 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
|
19G - Rape of a Male Child under 16 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
19H - Rape of a Male Child under 13 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
11 |
18 |
10 |
|
19J - Rape of a Female - Multiple Undefined Offenders |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
20A - Sexual Assault on Female aged 13 and over |
45 |
53 |
83 |
125 |
120 |
79 |
|
20B - Sexual Assault on Female Child under 13 |
38 |
34 |
46 |
65 |
56 |
55 |
|
21 - Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13 |
32 |
29 |
50 |
73 |
58 |
42 |
|
22A - Causing Sexual Activity without Consent |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
3 |
|
22B - Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16 |
72 |
44 |
65 |
52 |
71 |
66 |
|
88C - Other Miscellaneous Sexual Offences |
|
|
|
|
1 |
18 |
As above but those with a suspect arrested indicator.
|
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
17A - Sexual Assault on a Male aged 13 and over |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
17B - Sexual Assault on a Male Child under 13 |
1 |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
19D - Rape of a Female Child under 16 |
11 |
15 |
13 |
21 |
28 |
20 |
|
19E - Rape of a Female Child under 13 |
1 |
|
2 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
|
19G - Rape of a Male Child under 16 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
19H - Rape of a Male Child under 13 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
20A - Sexual Assault on Female aged 13 and over |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
11 |
|
20B - Sexual Assault on Female Child under 13 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
|
21 - Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13 |
3 |
|
2 |
|
6 |
2 |
|
22B - Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
88C - Other Miscellaneous Sexual Offences |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
And with a suspect charged indicator.
|
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
17A - Sexual Assault on a Male aged 13 and over |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
17B - Sexual Assault on a Male Child under 13 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
19D - Rape of a Female Child under 16 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
19E - Rape of a Female Child under 13 |
1 |
|
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
19G - Rape of a Male Child under 16 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
19H - Rape of a Male Child under 13 |
|
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
20A - Sexual Assault on Female aged 13 and over |
|
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
20B - Sexual Assault on Female Child under 13 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
21 - Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
22B - Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
- for crimes involving children under the age of 16 or 13, please include reports, arrests and charges where the suspect was below the age of 18 at the time of the crime.
The below table includes the volume of crimes validated in the calendar year and by the age group of the victim. Age is recorded if a valid DOB for both suspect and victim and is the age of the victim at the time of the offence. Some again are non-recent crimes.
|
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
13 - 17 |
154 |
153 |
207 |
283 |
303 |
254 |
|
Under 13 |
134 |
109 |
167 |
208 |
188 |
156 |
Same as above but age group of victim when the crime has an indicator for suspect arrested.
|
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
13 - 17 |
18 |
22 |
24 |
35 |
42 |
41 |
|
Under 13 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
23 |
22 |
And again, but with a suspect charged indicator.
|
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
13 - 17 |
|
4 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
|
Under 13 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
|
If possible, please can you also provide the age and gender of the suspect and victim.
Victim age and gender of crimes recorded.
|
|
Female |
Male |
Unknown |
(blank) |
|
13 - 17 |
1147 |
188 |
1 |
18 |
|
Under 13 |
595 |
347 |
|
20 |
Suspect age and gender on crimes recorded.
|
|
Female |
Male |
Blank |
Unknown |
|
13 - 17 |
180 |
1495 |
28 |
|
|
Under 13 |
100 |
495 |
17 |
1 |
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker