2022/25607 - Dating App Crime
REQUEST
I would like to request that a free text search (or equivalent) of your crime database is carried out. To help improve accuracy, I would be grateful if such a search could be narrowed to reports of the following offences:
(i) Rape (contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003)
(ii) Sexual Assault (contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003)
(iii) Assault by penetration (contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003)
(iv) Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent (contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003)
(v) Administering a substance with intent (contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003)
(vi) Harassment (contrary to the Protection from Harassment Act 1997)
(vii) Stalking (contrary to the Protection from Harassment Act 1997)
For the above specified offences, I would like to request the following free text searches (or equivalent) is carried out of your crime database for the following terms:
(i) "Tinder"
(ii) "Bumble"
(iii) "Hinge"
(iv) "Grindr"
(v) "Dating app"
Following a search in the parameters specified, please (i) identify the number of offence records containing the above phrases between January 1 2017 and November 1 2022 (ii) provide a breakdown of the different offences recorded that included the above search terms, (iii) provide a breakdown of the different offences recorded that included the above search terms by calendar year, (iv) provide an outcome for each investigation, broken down by offence and year.