Yubo App (FOI Ref: 707A/25)
Request
1) How many incidents reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo*?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2020 to 30th of April 2025
2) How many incidents reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and people under the age of 18?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2020 to 30th of April 2025
3) How many incidents reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and sexual and/or grooming crimes?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2020 to 30th of April 2025
4) How many incidents reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and sexual and/or grooming crimes committed by someone over the age of 18?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2020 to 30th of April 2025
We clarified with you on 3rd April 2025 and you responded on 13th April 2025.
Your amended request now reads:
1) How many recorded crimes reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo*?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2025 to 30th of April 2025 (to current date)
2) How many recorded crimes reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and people under the age of 18?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2025 to 30th of April 2025 (to current date)
3) How many recorded crimes reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and sexual and/or grooming crimes?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2025 to 30th of April 2025 (to current date)
4) How many recorded crimes reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and sexual and/or grooming crimes committed by someone over the age of 18?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2025 to 30th of April 2025 (to current date)
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
1) How many recorded crimes reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo*?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2025 to 30th of 24 April 2025
|
Year |
Number |
|
2020 |
13 |
|
2021 |
14 |
|
2022 |
30 |
|
2023 |
17 |
|
2024 |
19 |
|
2025 |
6 |
|
Total |
99 |
2) How many recorded crimes reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and people under the age of 18?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2025 to 30th of 24 April 2025
Suspect/defendant under 18 years
Crimes relating to Yubo (Keyword search)
|
Year |
Number |
|
2020 |
2 |
|
2021 |
4 |
|
2022 |
1 |
|
2023 |
1 |
|
2025 |
1 |
|
Total |
9 |
Victim under 18 years
Crimes relating to Yubo (keyword search)
|
Year |
Number |
|
2020 |
5 |
|
2021 |
7 |
|
2022 |
7 |
|
2023 |
4 |
|
2024 |
1 |
|
2025 |
1 |
|
Total |
25 |
The totals will not equate to those in question 1 as the suspect information is not always present.
3) How many recorded crimes reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and sexual and/or grooming crimes?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2025 to 30th of 24 April 2025
|
Offence Group / Title |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Sexual / Grooming |
6 |
8 |
13 |
7 |
|
11 |
3 |
48 |
|
Attempted rape of a female aged 16 or over |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Cause child u16 to watch sexual act - offender 18+ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Causing a female to engage in sexual activity without consent - no penetration |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Causing or inciting sexual activity with a female child aged 13 -15, offender 18 or over - no penetration |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Disclose or threats to disclose private sexual photographs/film with intent to cause distress |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Distribute indecent photo of child |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Engage in controlling/coercive behaviour in an intimate / family relationship. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Engage in sexual communication with a child under 16 - offender 18 or over |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Possessing prohibited images of children |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rape of a female aged 16 or over |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
0 |
6 |
|
Rape of female child aged 13-15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Send communication/article conveying indecent/grossly offensive message |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Send indecent or grossly offensive communication to cause distress or anxiety |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - no penetration |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Share photograph or film of person in intimate state without consent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Sharing intimate photograph or film to cause alarm, distress or humiliation, or for sexual gratification |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
Take or to make or to distribute indecent photographs or pseudo- photographs, of children |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
|
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Threaten to share intimate photograph or film |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Other |
7 |
6 |
17 |
10 |
|
8 |
3 |
51 |
|
BLACKMAIL |
1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
14 |
|
Breach of non-molestation order |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Breach SHPO / interim SHPO / SOPO / interim SOPO / Foreign travel order or fail to comply with a requirement under Sec 103D (4) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Harassment |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
12 |
|
Harassment - Pursue course of conduct in breach of Sec 1 (1) which amounts to stalking |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Harassment - Putting people in fear of violence |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
Harassment - Stalking involving fear of violence |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Harassment - Stalking involving serious alarm/distress |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Kidnapping - Kidnapping |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Pursue course of conduct in breach of s1(1) which amounts to stalking |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Send communication threatening death or serious harm |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Send communication/article conveying a threatening message |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Send false communication with intent to cause harm |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Threats to destroy or damage property |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Threats to kill |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Triable-either-way offences under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
13 |
14 |
30 |
17 |
|
19 |
6 |
99 |
4) How many recorded crimes reported to you in the below timeframes involved the social media app Yubo and sexual and/or grooming crimes committed by someone over the age of 18?
- 1st January 2020 to 31st of December 2020
- 1st January 2021 to 31st of December 2021
- 1st January 2022 to 31st of December 2022
- 1st January 2023 to 31st of December 2023
- 1st January 2024 to 31st of December 2024
- 1st January 2025 to 30th of April 2025 (to current date)
Sexual and/or grooming crimes, with Suspect/Defendant under 18 years
Recorded Crime relating to 'Yubo'
|
Offence Group / Title |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Sexual / Grooming |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
|
Distribute indecent photo of child |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Possessing prohibited images of children |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sharing intimate photograph or film to cause alarm, distress or humiliation, or for sexual gratification |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Take or to make or to distribute indecent photographs or pseudo- photographs, of children |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Other |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Threats to kill |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Triable-either-way offences under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Sexual and/or grooming crimes, with Victim under 18 years
Recorded Crime relating to 'Yubo'
|
Offence Group / Title |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Sexual / Grooming |
3 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
|
Causing or inciting sexual activity with a female child aged 13 -15, offender 18 or over - no penetration |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rape of a female aged 16 or over |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Send indecent or grossly offensive communication to cause distress or anxiety |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - no penetration |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sharing intimate photograph or film to cause alarm, distress or humiliation, or for sexual gratification |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Take or to make or to distribute indecent photographs or pseudo- photographs, of children |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Rape of female child aged 13-15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Send communication/article conveying indecent/grossly offensive message |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Cause child u16 to watch sexual act - offender 18+ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Engage in sexual communication with a child under 16 - offender 18 or over |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Other |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
Blackmail |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Harassment |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Harassment - Putting people in fear of violence |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Threats to destroy or damage property |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Threats to kill |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Kidnapping - Kidnapping |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
5 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
25 |
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