Number of crimes involving child abuse images soars by 66% in five years – Daily Mail

Number of crimes involving child abuse images soars by 66% in five years, with Snapchat being one of the most common methods to distribute the illegal images Offences involving indecent images of children at a record high, says NSPCC Numbers of offences surged by 66 per cent according to the children’s charityBy David Barrett Home Affairs Editor Published: 20:44 EST, 21 February 2023 | Updated: 02:32 EST, 22 February 2023 The number of crimes involving child abuse images reported to police has soared by two thirds in just five years, data shows.Children’s charity the NSPCC said there were 30,925 recorded offences of the sharing or possession of indecent images of children in 2021-22 – a record high.Just five years earlier the figure was 18,574, meaning numbers have surged by 66 per cent.The charity, which obtained the UK-wide police data under freedom of information laws, said the 2021-22 figure included nearly 10,000 cases in which social media or a gaming site was used to distribute the illegal images.Of those, Snapchat was recorded 4,293 times, Facebook 1,361, Instagram 1,363 and WhatsApp 547, it said.There were 10,000 cases in which social media or a gaming site was used to distribute the illegal images, with Snapchat
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