Reported Sexual Offences since 2018 Legislation (FOI)Reported Sexual Offences since 2018 Legislation (FOI)
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21 October 2024.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
A
How many rapes and sexual offences have been reported since the introduction of the 2018 Sexual Offences legislation?
B
Of these reports, how many have not been able to be investigated or not led to an investigation, prosecution or court because the incidents happened pre-2018 and therefore there is no crime to charge the alleged person with?
C
How many rapes and sexual offences are reported per year, and, of these, how many make it to court, and then how many see a successful conviction?
D
Of the rapes and sexual offences reported per year, what is our false reporting rate? Please provide numerical answer as I want to know if it tallies with the UK false reporting rate of 2 to 9%. How does this compare to false reporting rates for other crimes in Jersey?
E
What is the main reason for rape and sexual offence investigations being closed in Jersey?
F
What is the reporting rate for rape and sexual offences by age bracket?
Response
A
States of Jersey Police can confirm that there have been 1,747 reports of rapes or other sexual offences since the Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2018 was introduced on 23 November 2018.
B
None.
C
*Figures correct to 30 September 2024
Year
| Number of reported rapes and other sexual offences
| The number of court cases / Parish Hall Enquiries | Successful Convictions
|
| 2018 | 25 | 9 | 6 |
| 2019 | 317 | 38 | 26 |
2020
| 190 | 21 | 14 |
| 2021 | 333 | 39 | 26 |
| 2022 | 309 | 42 | 23 |
| 2023 | 346 | 46 | 13 |
| 2024 | 227 | 17 | 3 |
| Total | *1,747 | *212 | *111
|
D
The false reporting rate for sexual offences in Jersey for this period is shown below. The comparative false reporting rate for all other offences is not supplied as the time taken to review each report would exceed the time allowed for a response. Article 16 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 is therefore applied.
2018-2024
| Jersey false reporting number - sexual offences | Jersey false reporting rate sexual offences (%) to 1 decimal place |
| Total | 15
| 1.4
|
E
The various reasons for rape and sexual offence investigations being closed in Jersey are as follows:
- Investigation not in the public interest – Police decision
- No suspect
- Offender has died
- Prosecution not in public interest – Law Officer decision
- Prosecution not in public interest – Police decision
- Prosecution prevented – suspect below age of criminal responsibility
- Suspect known, complaint, insufficient evidence to prosecute
- Suspect known – Injured party or witness dead or sick
- Suspect known, no complaint, insufficient evidence to prosecute
- Suspect known, no complaint, offence admitted
- Suspect too ill to prosecute (mental/physical)
- Suspect unknown, crime confirmed – injured party declines/unable to assist police
F
The age ranges of victims reporting sexual offences, where known, are shown below. The types of offences where victims ages may not be given include crimes where there may not be one specific victim, such as in cases of indecent exposure, or in cases such as those involving illegal images of children.
| Age range | Number of reports |
| Under 18 | 676
|
| 18-24 | 223
|
| 25-34 | 183
|
| 35-44 | 149
|
| 45-54 | 102
|
| 55-64 | 43
|
| 65+ | 10
|
| Not given | 361
|
| Total | 1,747
|
Article applied
Article 16 - A scheduled public authority may refuse to supply information if cost excessive
(1) A scheduled public authority that has been requested to supply information may refuse to supply the information if it estimates that the cost of doing so would exceed an amount determined in the manner prescribed by Regulations.
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