Chart 1
Retention of police-reported online child sexual exploitation and abuse incidents in the criminal justice system, 2014 to 2020
1.
Police-reported incidents that have been cleared (where an accused had been identified in relation to the incident).
2.
Cleared police-reported incidents where charges against an accused were laid or recommended by police.
3.
Police-reported incidents where charges were laid or recommended and the incident was successfully linked to a court case.
Note(s):
Online child sexual exploitation and abuse is defined as police-reported cybercrime incidents involving Criminal Code child-specific sexual offences, including child pornography and other Criminal Code sexual offences where a victim was identified as being a person younger than 18.
Chart description
This is a bar clustered chart.
| Total online child sexual exploitation and abuse | Online sexual offences against children | Online child pornography | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total police-reported incidents | 40,059 | 10,808 | 29,251 |
| Cleared incidents¹ | 9,425 | 4,850 | 4,575 |
| Incidents cleared by charge² | 6,523 | 3,573 | 2,950 |
| Incidents that went to court³ | 3,680 | 2,102 | 1,578 |
1.
Police-reported incidents that have been cleared (where an accused had been identified in relation to the incident).
2.
Cleared police-reported incidents where charges against an accused were laid or recommended by police.
3.
Police-reported incidents where charges were laid or recommended and the incident was successfully linked to a court case.
Note(s):
Online child sexual exploitation and abuse is defined as police-reported cybercrime incidents involving Criminal Code child-specific sexual offences, including child pornography and other Criminal Code sexual offences where a victim was identified as being a person younger than 18.
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