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Request:
Q1) The total number of recorded offences of indecent images (still or moving) of children and prohibited images of children for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Q2) The number of recorded offences which related to pseudo images of children.
Response:
Extent of Searches to Locate Information
Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police to locate relevant information.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.
Q1 & Q2. Please see the table below showing the total number of crimes related to ‘Take or make indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children’, ‘Possessing prohibited images of children’ and ‘Possession of an indecent or pseudo-photograph of a child’, recorded between 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, broken down by crime type.
Crime Type |
Count |
Take or make indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children and Possessing prohibited images of children |
502 |
Possession of an indecent or pseudo-photograph of a child |
36 |
Total |
538 |
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.