Module 8: Statistics

Summary

Here you find some statistics that represent the world of online grooming.

288% increase between 2010-2019 on reports to police of child abuse material
1 in 5 youth aged 10-17 have received sexual solicitation/ were approached online
90% of young people aged 8-16 have seen online pornography
Since starting in 1997, Cybertipline has had over 65 million reports of child sexual abuse online. This is just what is on the open web, not what is circulating widely on the Dark web
Just under 22,000 reports have been sent to law enforcement
Over 565 arrests have been executed by law enforcement that had connection with Cybertip.ca
In 2019, Cybertipline received 16.1 million reports
in 2019, 69.9 million files included child exploitative materials
Just under 37,000 reports came from Canada alone

50% of those who are targets of online sexual exploitation are between 12-15
71% of females and 68% of males reported feeling depressed after being sexually exploited online
81% of males and 83% of females reported have conflict with a parent
35% of females and 39% of males experienced social withdrawal
Disciplinary problems at home showed up in 45% of females and 58% of males. At school, it showed up in 30% of females and 45% in males.
Sexual victimization occurred for 56% of females and 55% of males.

A study on 39 different publications worldwide on sexting found:

At least 1 in 4 teens are receiving sexually explicit material (emails, images, etc)
1 in 7 are sending sext messages
1 in 8 (about 12%) teens are forwarding a sext without consent
1 in 12 teens have their sexts forwarded to others without their consent