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Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/002377/G
Version Date: 01/10/2024
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Data was downloaded from Niche using Home Office codes 086/02 and 086/10.
a) The total number of recorded offences of indecent images (still or moving) of children and prohibited images of children for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
205
b) The number of recorded offences which related to pseudo images of children.
All offences mentioned in question A include the word ‘pseudo’ in the offence category.
c) The total number of recorded offences where an Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated child abuse image was detected.
Nil return.
d) For each offence for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 please break it down by the platform used to commit the offence where known using the following key word search: Snapchat, Facebook/Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, X/Twitter, Kik, TikTok, YouTube, Discord, Skype, Facetime, Roblox, Oculus, VR, Metaverse, Only Fans, Signal, iCloud, iMessage, Dropbox, Mega, Patreon, other social media or messaging site, other cloud storage site and online gaming.
Social Media Platform |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
086/02 |
129 |
67 |
196 |
Amazon account uploaded images to the internet |
- |
1 |
1 |
Discord |
3 |
4 |
7 |
Dropbox |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
10 |
1 |
11 |
Google account uploaded images to internet |
- |
1 |
1 |
Grindr |
1 |
- |
1 |
Images uploaded to internet using Microsoft BingImage |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
11 |
2 |
13 |
Kik |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Microsoft account uploaded images to internet |
- |
2 |
2 |
Not specifically stated but 8 indecent images of children were downloaded |
1 |
- |
1 |
Not stated |
13 |
15 |
28 |
Omegle |
1 |
- |
1 |
Skype |
1 |
- |
1 |
Snapchat |
67 |
30 |
97 |
Snapchat and Instagram |
1 |
- |
1 |
Snapchat and Tiktok |
1 |
- |
1 |
TikTok |
3 |
- |
3 |
Twitch |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
3 |
- |
3 |
Videos taken of victim whilst changing in a cubicle |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
4 |
6 |
10 |
Wizz |
- |
1 |
1 |
Xbox and Instagram |
- |
1 |
1 |
YouTube |
2 |
2 |
4 |
086/10 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
- |
1 |
Not stated |
1 |
- |
1 |
Snapchat |
5 |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
- |
1 |
Total |
137 |
68 |
205 |