FOI 64/25 Grindr Crimes
Enquiry Reference: 64- 25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information about Grindr the dating app in relation to crime. Please may you provide me with:
- The volume of crimes recorded and validated in the last five years which included ‘Grindr’ in the MO comments. 2019/20, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25
Answer
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2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
Grand Total |
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Crimes |
5 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
22 |
Please note: we have used the date the crime was validated
- What was the crime type for those recorded in 2019/20, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25*
Answer
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Crime Type |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
Grand Total |
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17A - Sexual Assualt on a Male aged 13 and over |
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1 |
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1 |
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19G - Rape of a Male Child under 16 |
1 |
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1 |
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22B - Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16 |
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1 |
1 |
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34B - Robbery of Personal Property |
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1 |
1 |
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35 - Blackmail |
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1 |
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2 |
1 |
4 |
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66 - Other Offences against the State and Public Order |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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1 |
5 |
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86 - Obscene Publications, etc. and Protected Sexual Material |
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1 |
1 |
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2 |
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88A - Sexual Grooming |
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1 |
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1 |
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8L - Harassment |
2 |
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2 |
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8M - Racially or Religiously Aggravated Harassment |
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1 |
1 |
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8R - Malicious Communucations |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
3 |
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Grand Total |
5 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
22 |
- What was the outcome of the crimes recorded in 2019/20, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25*
*If crime type and outcome for five years would go beyond the costs of compliance please carry on with as many years as possible within the cost of compliance starting from 2024/25 backwards.
Please provide the information in the form of a PDF.
Answer
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Outcome |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
Grand Total |
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1: Charged |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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1 |
7 |
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker