Cyber Bullying under 18s 2018-2022
Date of request: 16 September 2022
Reference: 926-22
Request
Please can you tell me how many cases of cyber bullying in young people (under 18) were reported in your area during 2018 2019 and 2022?
Can I also have the breakdown of these reports across the various boroughs and counties
Response
There is no specific offence of ‘cyber bullying’, therefore, in order to provide you with some useful information, I have provided stalking and harassment offences that have a cyber tag attached. Please find this information below:
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Sum: | |||
| Stalking and Harassment | 8L | Harassment | 20 | 99 | 116 | 128 | 146 | 509 |
| Stalking and Harassment | 8M | Racially or religiously aggravated harassment | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | |
| Stalking and Harassment | 8Q | Stalking | 6 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 85 | |
| Stalking and Harassment | 8R | Malicious Communications | 159 | 483 | 606 | 575 | 436 | 2259 |
| Sum: | 179 | 591 | 748 | 735 | 612 | 2865 | ||
| Location | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Sum: | ||
| Bath & North East Somerset | 15 | 40 | 66 | 48 | 46 | 215 | ||
| Bristol | 50 | 165 | 187 | 216 | 161 | 779 | ||
| North Somerset | 25 | 94 | 108 | 95 | 77 | 399 | ||
| Somerset | 69 | 204 | 280 | 284 | 234 | 1071 | ||
| South Gloucestershire | 20 | 89 | 107 | 92 | 94 | 402 | ||
| Sum: | 179 | 592 | 748 | 735 | 612 | 2866 | ||