Indecent Exposure Incidents 2017-2021
Date of request: 13 March 2021
Reference: 309/21
Request
- Please provide data on how many incidents of indecent exposure were reported to police in each of the years 2017 – 2021.
- Please provide data on how many of these arrested in an arrest and/or charge.
- Please also supply data on the sex of perpetrators/victims
Response
Please find below a breakdown of occurrences recorded under the Home Office code 088/9. The figures given for 2021 were correct as of the date of your request.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| Total Recorded | 241 | 211 | 335 | 296 | 37 |
| Arrests | 22 | 33 | 25 | 46 | 4 |
| Charges | 21 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 1 |
Please find below a breakdown of the gender recorded for both the victims and offenders. This figure will differ to the number of occurrences provided above as an offence may have had more than one victim and/or offender recorded against it.
| Victim Gender | |||||
| Male | 41 | 33 | 47 | 67 | 5 |
| Female | 168 | 174 | 197 | 209 | 27 |
| Unknown | 8 | 12 | 51 | 13 | 2 |
| Not recorded | 25 | 19 | 40 | 7 | 3 |
| Offender Gender | |||||
| Male | 84 | 82 | 109 | 135 | 15 |
| Female | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Not recorded | 155 | 125 | 219 | 152 | 21 |