FOI 0122-2026/27- Blackmail Crimes
Request:
Q1. For the financial years 2013/14 to the latest year available, a breakdown of the number of recorded victims of blackmail offences in that year by age.
I would accept a breakdown by age groups if individual ages are not available, and if it is necessary to suppress small numbers of victims in some categories due to risk of identification please do so.
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Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of blackmail crimes recorded between 01 April 2023 and 31 March 2026, broken down by financial years and victim age group*.
|
|
Age Groups |
|||||||
|
Financial Years |
18 - 34 |
35 - 49 |
50 - 64 |
Not Recorded |
11-17 |
Over 65 |
Under 11 |
Total |
|
2013/2014 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
|
2014/2015 |
19 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
|
2015/2016 |
34 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
70 |
|
2016/2017 |
36 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
70 |
|
2017/2018 |
34 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
69 |
|
2018/2019 |
69 |
29 |
30 |
3 |
19 |
9 |
0 |
159 |
|
2019/2020 |
51 |
18 |
11 |
1 |
18 |
6 |
0 |
105 |
|
2020/2021 |
94 |
22 |
12 |
3 |
24 |
3 |
0 |
158 |
|
2021/2022 |
174 |
53 |
25 |
0 |
42 |
2 |
0 |
296 |
|
2022/2023 |
223 |
49 |
19 |
4 |
83 |
11 |
0 |
389 |
|
2023/2024 |
296 |
55 |
30 |
4 |
84 |
12 |
0 |
481 |
|
2024/2025 |
218 |
65 |
36 |
4 |
67 |
18 |
0 |
408 |
|
2025/2026 |
179 |
48 |
37 |
3 |
111 |
11 |
1 |
390 |
|
2026/2027 |
36 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
72 |
|
Total |
1469 |
402 |
229 |
29 |
496 |
85 |
2 |
2712 |
*Home Office standard age groups
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.