National csae crime rates
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The rate of children assessed as having been affected by CSA or CSE, along with both the police recorded crime rate and the police recorded recent crime rate for contact child sexual abuse.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children in need: A focus on sexual abuse and exploitation
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 10
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Police recorded crime rate for contact child sexual abuse
- Police recorded recent crime rate for contact child sexual abuse
- Rate of children identified with either sexual abuse or exploitation at assessment
- Time period
- 2016 to 2025
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | csae_rate | crime_rate | recent_crime_rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 3.512203 | 3.356352 | x |
| 2017 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 3.671191 | 3.853707 | 2.312224 |
| 2018 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 3.832912 | 4.677189 | 2.853085 |
| 2019 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 3.718981 | 4.992966 | 3.145569 |
| 2020 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 3.700399 | 4.779613 | 3.202341 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| crime_rate | Police recorded crime rate for contact child sexual abuse |
| csae_rate | Rate of children identified with either sexual abuse or exploitation at assessment |
| recent_crime_rate | Police recorded recent crime rate for contact child sexual abuse |
Footnotes
- The following Home Office offence codes were used in defining contact CSA: 17B: Sexual assault on a male child under 13, 19D: Rape of a female child under 16, 19E: Rape of a female child under 13, 19G: Rape of a male child under 16, 19H: Rape of a male child under 13, 20B: Sexual assault on a female child under 13, 21: Sexual activity involving a child under 13, 22B: Sexual activity involving a child under 16, 71: Abuse of children through sexual exploitation (formerly prostitution or pornography, 73: Abuse of position of trust of a sexual nature, 88A: Sexual grooming.
- Total crime rates include all crimes reported in that financial year. Recent crime rates include only crimes that were reported in that financial year, less than a year after they occurred.
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