FOI 12187 & 12188

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NOs:  West Mercia Police 12187 and Warwickshire Police 12188

I write in connection with your requests for information which were received on 15^th July 2019.  Please find below the responses to your requests for West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police information:

Q1.  The number of crimes where official logs included the words Tinder, Grindr, Match.com and eharmony  in 2014 – 2019 (figures for each year respectively please). 

 

Q2. The number of sexual offences where official logs included the words Tinder, Grindr, Match.com and eharmony  in 2014 – 2019 (figures for each year respectively please).

 

Q3.  The number of crimes where official logs included the words Tinder, Grindr, Match.com and eharmony in which the victim was under the age of 18 between 2014 – 2019.

 

Q4.  The number of crimes where official logs included the words Tinder, Grindr, Match.com and eharmony in which the victim was under the age of 16 between 2014 – 2019.

 

Q6. The age of the youngest victim for the above offences between in 2014-2019.

 

REPLY:

 

West Mercia Police 12187 Response:

Q1.                                                                                                                   

2014  - 2                                                                                                                        

2015 – 4                                                                                                           

2016 – 16                                                                                                           

2017 – 16                                                                                                             

2018 – 24                                                                                                                 

2019 -  17

 

Q2.

2014 – 0                                                                                                                 

2015 – 2                                                                                                           

2016 -  4                                                                                                                    

2017 -  2                                                                                                           

2018 -  4                                                                                                                      

2019  - 6

 

Q3.  - 9

 

Q4. -  2

 

Q5. – 14 years old

 

Warwickshire Police 12188 Response:

Q1.

2014 – 0                                                                                                           

2015 -  0                                                                                                            

2016 – 1                                                                                                                 

2017 -  3                                                                                                           

2018 -  4                                                                                                            

2019 -  5

 

Q2.

2014 – 0                                                                                                           

2015 -  0                                                                                                             

2016 – 0                                                                                                                

2017 -  2                                                                                                           

2018 -  0                                                                                                           

2019 -  0

 

Q3. Nil return

 

Q4. Nil return

 

Q5. 18 years old