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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 411618
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 29th May 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
Please disclose, since January 1 2023, the use of out-of-court disposals for the following offences.
* Possessing indecent images (any category)
* Making indecent images (any category)
* Distributing indecent images (any category)
For each of those three categories, please breakdown each offence by the method of disposal.
For example, how many were issues a caution, how many issues with a Community Resolution Order, and how many received NFA.
Reply
Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your request.
West Mercia Police hold the requested information.
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Full Primary Offence Title shown by outcome of investigation |
Calendar Year |
1st Jan to 30th Apr 2025 |
Grand Total |
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|
2023 |
2024 |
|||
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Attempted - Possession of an indecent or pseudo indecent photo of a child |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action. |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Attempted - Possession of extreme pornographic image - a person performing an act of intercourse or oral sex with an animal (whether dead or alive) (bestiality) |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Attempted - Take or to make or to distribute indecent photographs or pseudo- photographs, of children |
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Indecent matter publicly displayed |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Possessing obscene material for gain |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Ongoing Investigation |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Possessing prohibited images of children |
12 |
12 |
3 |
27 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Type 9 - Prosecution Not In the Public Interest (CPS) |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
4 |
1 |
|
5 |
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Type 21 - Further investigation resulting from crime report which could provide evidence sufficient to support formal action against the suspect is not in the public interest - police decision. |
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action. |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Ongoing Investigation |
2 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
|
Possession of an indecent or pseudo indecent photo of a child |
98 |
63 |
23 |
184 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
16 |
8 |
|
24 |
|
Type 3 - Caution Adult |
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
Type 5 - Offender has died |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
Type 9 - Prosecution Not In the Public Interest (CPS) |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Type 11 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Below The Age Of Criminal Responsibility |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
26 |
18 |
|
44 |
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
19 |
4 |
1 |
24 |
|
Type 1A - Charged/Summons - alternate offence. Offender has been charged under the alternate offence rule. |
4 |
|
|
4 |
|
Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Type 21 - Further investigation resulting from crime report which could provide evidence sufficient to support formal action against the suspect is not in the public interest - police decision. |
9 |
2 |
|
11 |
|
Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action. |
3 |
5 |
|
8 |
|
Ongoing Investigation |
14 |
24 |
21 |
59 |
|
Possession of extreme pornographic image - a person performing an act of intercourse or oral sex with an animal (whether dead or alive) (bestiality) |
11 |
29 |
4 |
44 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
1 |
10 |
|
11 |
|
Type 9 - Prosecution Not In the Public Interest (CPS) |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Type 10 - Formal Action Against Offender is not in the Public Interest (Police) |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Type 12 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Too Ill (Physical Or Mental Health) To Prosecute, or confirmed died either before crime reported or before enough evidence to charge |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
4 |
11 |
3 |
18 |
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Type 21 - Further investigation resulting from crime report which could provide evidence sufficient to support formal action against the suspect is not in the public interest - police decision. |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Ongoing Investigation |
1 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
|
Possession of extreme pornographic images - an act which involves sexual interference with a human corpse (necrophilia) |
3 |
2 |
|
5 |
|
Type 3 - Caution Adult |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Ongoing Investigation |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Possession of extreme pornographic images - an act which results, or is likely to result, in serious injury to a person's anus, breasts or genitals |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Ongoing Investigation |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Possession of extreme pornographic images - an act which threatens a person's life |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Ongoing Investigation |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Take or to make or to distribute indecent photographs or pseudo- photographs, of children |
868 |
701 |
267 |
1836 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
81 |
42 |
6 |
129 |
|
Type 1A - Charged/Summons - alternate offence. Offender has been charged under the alternate offence rule. |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Type 2 - Caution Youth |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Adult Caution - conditional |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Type 3 - Caution Adult |
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
Type 8 - Community resolution (Crime) |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Type 9 - Prosecution Not In the Public Interest (CPS) |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Type 10 - Formal Action Against Offender is not in the Public Interest (Police) |
1 |
7 |
1 |
9 |
|
Type 11 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Below The Age Of Criminal Responsibility |
19 |
14 |
4 |
37 |
|
Type 12 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Too Ill (Physical Or Mental Health) To Prosecute, or confirmed died either before crime reported or before enough evidence to charge |
6 |
3 |
|
9 |
|
Type 14 - Evidential Difficulties Victim Based- Suspect Not Identified: Crime Confirmed But The Victim Either Declines Or Unable To Support Further Police Investigation To Identify The Offender |
3 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
340 |
211 |
41 |
592 |
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
33 |
45 |
20 |
98 |
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
80 |
98 |
32 |
210 |
|
Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken |
6 |
11 |
1 |
18 |
|
Type 21 - Further investigation resulting from crime report which could provide evidence sufficient to support formal action against the suspect is not in the public interest - police decision. |
256 |
136 |
33 |
425 |
|
Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action. |
12 |
46 |
26 |
84 |
|
Ongoing Investigation |
25 |
78 |
97 |
200 |
|
Grand Total |
997 |
815 |
301 |
2113 |