FOI 0655-2023/24- Child Sexting Crimes

Request:

Q1. Please confirm in the last three years how many investigations relating to child sexting, involving alleged offenders aged 18 and under, were carried out by your Force

Q2. Please specify how many people were charged following these investigations, and the age (at time of offence) for those who were charged.

When I refer to sexting I am seeking to secure data on cases which relate to the distribution of an indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child.

The time period I am seeking data on is between 2019-2022.

I am only seeking data for cases relating to offenders aged 18 and under.

Response: 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

Q1. Please see the table below showing the total number of crimes of ‘Take or make indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children’ reported to North Yorkshire Police, for the period 2019 to 2022 with an offender aged 18 and under, broken down by calender year.

Year	Total
2019	5
2020	10
2021	8
2022	7
Total	30

Q2. Please see the table below showing the total number of crimes where a charge was made for ‘Take or make indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children’ reported to North Yorkshire Police, for the period 2019 to 2022 with an offender aged 18 and under, broken down by age.                   

	Age (yrs)
Year	13-15	16-17	18	Total
2019-2022	2	2	7	11

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.