FOI release

AI intimate images

Case reference FOI2025/01154

Received 23 July 2025

Published 19 August 2025

Request

Please can you provide me with the total number of offences recorded by police, broken down by month, since January 2024, of the following offences below. I'm specifically interested in those offences below relating to artificial intelligence usage, so I would like a breakdown to only include those offences which mention "AI", "artificial intelligence" or "deep fake" or "deepfake" in the crime MO notes - NB: if the force already has its own AI flag, please use that instead of the keyword search. For each month since and including January 2023, up to the latest month available, could I have the AI-related offences (as classified using the above search terms): 1. Under Section 66b The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (the offence of sharing or threatening to share an intimate photograph or film of, or appearing to be of, someone - colloquially known as 'revenge pornography' - see college of policing guidance here: https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/sharing-photographs-of-people-intimate-state) 2. Under Section 66 E-F The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (the offence of creating purported intimate image of adult or Requesting the creation of purported intimate image of adult - basically the creation of revenge pornography) 3. Under Section 1a Protection of Children Act 1978 (creating sexually explicit images / pseudo images of a child) 4. Under Section 1b Protection of Children Act 1978 (to distribute or show such indecent photographs) 5. Under Section 1c Protection of Children Act 1978 (to possess such indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs) I would be grateful if you could provide the information requested in a spreadsheet readable format (e.g. an attached xlsx or csv file), rather than a pdf file. For an example of the format of the response I am looking for please see the table below (I've put in dummy data): Offence Jan 2024 Feb 2024 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Section 66b The Sexual Offences Act 2003 1 2 4 1 2 6 Section 66 E-F The Sexual Offences Act 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 Section 1a Protection of Children Act 1978 12 5 6 8 24 35 Section 1b Protection of Children Act 1978 12 5 6 8 24 35 Section 1c Protection of Children Act 1978 12 5 6 8 24 35 If you could identify any way my request could be refined in order to fit within cost limits (or other exemptions if you think any apply) it would be great if you could let me know under section 16 of the act!

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