FOI 1008-2024/25 Child Sex Offences
Request
Q1. We recently requested some data from you and it was either refused to us or not held. We requested this data from all 45 police forces in the UK. Some of them did send us data in the form of a table that has proven to be very useful.
Please would you be willing to complete the attached table of outcomes with reference to the following:
From 1/1/23 - 31/8/24
Any sexual offences reported involving children under the age of 16 (including the making, distributing and viewing of online content)
The table requires the No of crimes per outcome and the average number of days the crime was live.
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 following information to you.
Q1. Please see the table below showing the outcomes of sexual offences where the offender and/or victim was under the age of 16, in the period 1 January 2023 to 31 August 2024.
|
Outcome |
Number of Crimes |
|
Ongoing |
199 |
|
01-Charged/Summonsed |
95 |
|
02-Caution – youths |
3 |
|
05-Offender Died |
4 |
|
09-Not in public interest (CPS) |
1 |
|
10-Not in public interest (Police) |
3 |
|
11-Prosecution prevented – suspect under age |
44 |
|
12-Prosecution prevented – suspect ill |
20 |
|
13-Prosecution prevented – victim/key witness dead/ill |
1 |
|
14-Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified |
153 |
|
15-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim supports police action |
212 |
|
16-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action |
379 |
|
17-Prosecution time limit expired |
3 |
|
18-Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
183 |
|
20-Action by other agency |
57 |
|
21-No Investigation - Not in public interest (Police) |
85 |
|
22-Diversionary or referral pathway; no public interest |
16 |
|
Total |
1458 |
Please note that we are unable to provide the average number of days the crime was live as averages are not held.
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.