Crimes involving Grindr

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/002311/O

 Version Date: 09/09/2024

The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Please could you provide me with the number of crimes reported that include the word "Grindr" (referring to the dating app only) AND whereby the victim of the alleged offence is under the age of 18.
 
Please provide this information broken down into categories - e.g., rape, sexual activity with a minor, blackmail, etc. - and for the following year only:
•           2024 (01/01/24 until present day) 

Searches were completed on Niche using a free text search against the word ‘Grindr’ within the occurrence entry log and occurrence summary. A victim filter was used to search for any victims equal to or less than 18 years of age.

 

Occurrence Reported Year	Main Crime Group
2024	Sexual Offences
2024	Not Stated
2024	Violence Against the Person