FOI 399586
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 399586
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 2nd April 2025 and clarified on13th April 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
1) How many incidents reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo*?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2020 to 30th of April 2025
2) How many incidents reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and people under the age of 18?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2020 to 30th of April 2025
3) How many incidents reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and sexual and/or grooming crimes?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2020 to 30th of April 2025
4) How many incidents reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and sexual and/or grooming crimes committed by someone over the age of 18?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2020 to 30th of April 2025
Please see below a table representing how I want to receive the information:
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Date |
Question 1 |
Question 2 |
Question 3 |
Question 4 |
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Incidents involving Yubo |
Incidents involving Yubo and under 18s |
Incidents involving Yubo and Sexual and/or grooming crimes |
Incidents involving Yubo and Sexual and/or grooming crimes committed by someone over the age of 18 |
|
1/1/2020 to 31/12/2020 |
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1/1/2021 to 31/12/2021 |
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1/1/2022 to 31/12/2022 |
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1/1/2023 to 31/12/2023 |
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1/1/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
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1/1/2025 to 31/12/2025 |
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Clarification:
Part 2 refers to victims under the age of 18.
Reply
West Mercia Police hold the requested information:
|
Date |
Question 1 |
Question 2 |
Question 3 |
Question 4 |
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Incidents involving Yubo |
Incidents involving Yubo and under 18s |
Incidents involving Yubo and Sexual and/or grooming crimes |
Incidents involving Yubo and Sexual and/or grooming crimes committed by someone over the age of 18 |
|
1/1/2020 to 31/12/2020 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
1/1/2021 to 31/12/2021 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
1/1/2022 to 31/12/2022 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1/1/2023 to 31/12/2023 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
1/1/2024 to 31/12/2024 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1/1/2025 to 31/03/2025 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Caveat: The data provided for questions 2 and 4 are a count of offences and not a count of individuals.