Revenge porn

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/2128 

Version Date: 11/07/2024

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

We searched the Niche database for all occurrences with the HO Stats Code of 008/71

REQUEST 1
Please provide data on how many 'revenge porn' crimes that were recorded in the calendar year 2023 (to December)

Note: by 'revenge porn’, we mean sharing or threatening to share private sexual photographs or films without the consent of the person depicted and with intent to cause them distress, which was a criminal offence under section 33 of the 2015 Criminal Justice and Courts Act

70 offences recorded in 2023

REQUEST 2
Please supply data on how many of the ‘revenge porn’ crimes recorded by the police in the calendar years 2023 (to December) resulted in:
outcome type 1 (charged/summonsed)
outcome type 14 (Evidential difficulties: suspect not identified; victim does not support further action)
 outcome type 15 (Evidential difficulties: suspect identified; victim supports action)
outcome type 16 (Evidential difficulties: suspect identified; victim does not support further action)

Outcomes	Count
5: Offender has died	1
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender	3
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties	16
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified	33
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified	11
20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy	1
Total	65

5 offences are still under investigation