Sexual Abuse in Minors
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003263/A
Version Date: 11/06/2025
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Searches were completed on Niche for the crimes requested. In relation to question 8, searches were completed for occurrences with one or more of the following criteria:
- SC Hate Crime field containing the word ‘gender’
- NICL Qualifier field containing the word ‘misogyny’
- Finalisation Class field containing the word ‘misogyny’
I am asking for the information to be given to me specifically for the below periods.
April 01 2024 - March 31st 2025
April 01 2023 - March 31st 2024
April 01 2022 - March 31st 2023
April 01 2021 - March 31st 2022
April 2020 - March 31st 2021.
Under the FOI act, I am looking for the following information
1) The total number of rapes reported to your force where the victim has been aged 18 or under
|
Financial Year |
Count |
|
20/21 |
156 |
|
21/22 |
219 |
|
22/23 |
252 |
|
23/24 |
199 |
|
24/25 |
183 |
|
Total |
1009 |
2) The total number of rapes reported to your force, where the perpetrator has been aged 18 or under
|
Financial Year |
Count |
|
20/21 |
51 |
|
21/22 |
75 |
|
22/23 |
99 |
|
23/24 |
80 |
|
24/25 |
70 |
|
Total |
375 |
3) The total number of sexual assaults reported to your force where the victim has been aged 18 or under (if possible please provide information on victim gender)
|
Financial Year |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
20/21 |
235 |
29 |
264 |
|
21/22 |
418 |
55 |
473 |
|
22/23 |
373 |
77 |
450 |
|
23/24 |
323 |
76 |
399 |
|
24/25 |
287 |
73 |
360 |
|
Total |
1636 |
310 |
1946 |
4) The total number of sexual assaults reported to your force where the perpetrator has been aged 18 or under (if possible please provide information on perpetrator gender)
|
Financial Year |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
20/21 |
2 |
43 |
45 |
|
21/22 |
14 |
116 |
130 |
|
22/23 |
13 |
99 |
112 |
|
23/24 |
12 |
78 |
90 |
|
24/25 |
9 |
63 |
72 |
|
Total |
50 |
399 |
449 |
5) The total number of stalking reports reported to your force where the victim has been aged 18 or under (if possible please provide information on victim gender)
|
Financial Year |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
20/21 |
37 |
9 |
46 |
|
21/22 |
54 |
14 |
68 |
|
22/23 |
69 |
19 |
88 |
|
23/24 |
71 |
16 |
87 |
|
24/25 |
54 |
30 |
84 |
|
Total |
285 |
88 |
373 |
6) The total number of stalking reports reported to your force where the perpetrator has been aged 18 or under (if possible please provide information on perpetrator gender)
|
Financial Year |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
20/21 |
17 |
4 |
21 |
|
21/22 |
17 |
6 |
23 |
|
22/23 |
25 |
13 |
38 |
|
23/24 |
34 |
16 |
50 |
|
24/25 |
26 |
19 |
45 |
|
Total |
119 |
58 |
177 |
7) The total number of violent crimes reported to your force, where the victim has been female perpetrator has been male and aged 18 and under
|
Financial Year |
Count |
|
20/21 |
367 |
|
21/22 |
414 |
|
22/23 |
431 |
|
23/24 |
382 |
|
24/25 |
333 |
|
Total |
1927 |
8)The total number of misogny crimes, or hate crimes against women (or those who identify as women) where the male perpetrator is aged 18 or under
|
Financial Year |
Count |
|
22/23 |
1 |
|
Total |
1 |