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Sexual assaults

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/26/004139/W

 

Version Date: 26/01/2026

 

The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:

 

Clarification: To not exceed the search time limit, I would like to make a new request, which narrows the scope of my current request. I would like to make a new request seeking information for all suspects, omitting the breakdown showing registered sex offenders.

1) Please provide statistics for sexual assaults in Dorset between the years 2015-2025. Please state the total number of sexual assaults for each year.

Year

Count of Occurrence Number
 

2015

301

  

2016

572

  

2017

636

  

2018

845

  

2019

820

  

2020

702

  

2021

953

  

2022

1063

  

2023

917

  

2024

888

  

2025

763

  

Grand Total

8460

  

 

 

1a) And for each year, please give a breakdown of the nationalities of sex offenders, stating the exact number of offenders for each individual nationality.
1b) Including those sex offenders where nationality is unknown.

Nationality

Year

Grand Total

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

UK

118

202

231

236

227

205

281

278

254

253

166

2451

England

22

67

72

63

62

52

87

98

68

72

55

718

Poland

1

7

7

7

9

3

7

10

3

3

9

66

India

 

2

4

4

2

1

7

7

8

11

7

53

Romania

 

7

4

7

7

4

2

6

1

3

 

41

Wales

3

1

5

4

 

2

3

5

1

6

 

30

Portugal

4

 

2

6

3

3

 

2

4

4

2

30

Scotland

 

4

4

4

 

 

3

3

3

2

2

25

Bangladesh

3

1

 

1

5

 

2

4

4

2

1

23

Iran, Islamic republic of

1

1

2

1

 

 

1

2

5

6

2

21

UK; England

 

 

4

1

1

3

5

2

 

2

2

20

Other

 

 

7

 

3

2

1

2

 

4

1

20

Zimbabwe

1

 

3

 

2

 

4

2

1

1

5

19

Saudi Arabia

 

1

 

3

3

1

 

1

2

2

4

17

Turkey

 

2

 

4

1

2

2

 

1

3

1

16

Nigeria

 

2

 

1

1

2

3

1

1

2

2

15

Afghanistan

 

2

1

 

1

2

2

1

1

2

3

15

Iraq

 

1

 

2

1

1

 

3

3

1

1

13

Italy

1

1

1

 

2

4

1

 

1

1

1

13

Lithuania

1

2

 

 

2

1

2

3

 

1

1

13

Syrian Arab Republic

1

1

1

1

 

1

 

 

 

3

2

10

Sri Lanka

 

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

 

3

1

10

Ireland

1

1

1

1

2

 

 

1

2

 

1

10

Philippines

 

1

 

 

2

 

1

 

1

2

2

9

Spain

2

 

 

 

 

3

2

1

 

 

1

9

UK; Bangladesh

 

 

1

2

1

1

 

 

 

3

 

8

Albania

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

2

1

1

 

8

England; Other

 

 

1

1

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Kenya

1

 

2

 

 

 

1

3

 

1

 

8

Brazil

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

3

 

1

1

7

South Africa

 

1

 

1

1

 

4

 

 

 

 

7

Hungary

 

 

 

 

 

2

4

 

 

 

 

6

UK; Other

 

 

2

1

1

 

1

 

 

 

1

6

Libya, State of

1

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

2

 

6

Venezuela

 

 

1

1

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

5

Eritrea

 

 

 

 

1

1

2

 

 

 

1

5

Kuwait

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

3

 

 

5

Germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

1

1

 

5

Bulgaria

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

1

1

5

Sweden

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

 

4

Pakistan

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

1

 

4

Ukraine

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

1

 

1

4

Gambia

 

 

 

1

 

1

1

 

1

 

 

4

Belgium

1

 

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

4

Jamaica

 

 

 

 

1

 

3

 

 

 

 

4

Ghana

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

1

 

 

 

4

Latvia

 

 

1

 

1

1

 

 

1

 

 

4

Northern Ireland

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

4

Thailand

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

3

Viet Nam

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

1

3

UK; United States of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

Morocco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

1

3

Sudan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

3

Ethiopia

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

3

UK;Iran, Islamic republic of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

3

France

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

3

Russian Federation

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

3

Poland; United States of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

Algeria

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

2

Nepal

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

Angola

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Czech Republic

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

UK; South Africa

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Colombia; Spain

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

2

Uganda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

2

Moldova, Republic of

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

UK; Lebanon

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

Korea, Republic of Sweden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

2

UK; Portugal

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

2

Dominican Republic Spain

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

United States of America

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

China

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

Greece

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

Egypt

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

UK; Italy

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Zimbabwe

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Romania

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Korea, Republic of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

Channel Islands

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Liberia

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Nigeria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Christmas Island

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

UK; Sri Lanka

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

Slovakia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

Portugal; South Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Solomon Islands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

UK; Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

Somalia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

UK; Kuwait

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

England; Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Peru

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

Guernsey

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Serbia and Montenegro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Guinea

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Mauritius

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

El Salvador

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Zambia

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

New Zealand

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Georgia

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

England; Philippines

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

Equatorial Guinea; Spain

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Kenya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Tanzania, United Republic of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Estonia

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Norway

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Palestinian Territory, occupied

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

Congo, The D.R. of

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Malawi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

Oman

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Scotland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Indonesia

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Fiji

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Algeria

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Syrian Arab Republic

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Australia

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

Indonesia; Portugal

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Denmark

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Botswana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

Ireland; Other

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

UK; Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

Israel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

UK; Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Dominican Republic

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

Côte d'Ivoire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

UK; Estonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

Switzerland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

(blank)

14

48

27

43

49

33

77

66

85

84

85

611

Grand Total

184

367

392

416

411

345

528

536

476

494

375

4524

 


2) A Freedom of Information request to Dorset Police revealed that 78 reports of sexual offences were made on a hospital site since 2020. Please provide all the statistics on the nationalities of the sex offenders, including the number of offenders from each individual nationality.

The table below is a breakdown of the 30 named suspects for FOI request 25/3779 – sexual offences on hospital sites 2020 to 2025.

Nationality

Year

Grand Total

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

UK

2

2

3

1

5

1

14

England

1

2

1

 

 

1

5

Ethiopia

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

Nigeria

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

Philippines

 

 

 

1

 

1

2

India

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Ireland

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

Russian Federation

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

Sri Lanka

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Not recorded

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

Grand Total

5

8

4

4

6

3

30