Indecent Child Images

  • Reference Number: 3168
  • Date released: 24 June 2011

Request

Please can you tell me the latest 12 month figures for arrests involving indecent images of children offences by your force and also for the previous 12 months.

Response

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

The number of arrests made in 2009/10 was: 86

The number of arrests made in 2010/11 was: 93

reasons included relate the production of, possession and distribution of indecent images of children.

These figures relate to both primary and secondary arrest reasons, therefore it is not a count of persons arrested, as a person may have two relevant arrest reasons on their record. i.e. Primarily arrested under a custody number for making indecent images and then arrested for a secondary offence of distributing them.

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