FOI 8237/17: Online dating offences recorded in West Mercia between 01/01/2011 and 31/12/2016. Online dating referred to in the MO field Number of references Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Grand Total Total 11 10 19 25 39 56 160 Online dating referred to in the MO field with the requested breakdown. Records highlighted are recorded in both datasets. Number of references Short Offence Title Sex Age at Offence Site Cleared Up Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Grand Total 18 OR OVER ATTEMPT TO CAUSE / INCITE A GIRL 13 TO 15 TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY - NO PENETRATION Male 26 Badoo CHARGE 1 1 ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM Female Under 10 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 17 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 23 Plentyoffish.com CHARGE 1 1 25 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 26 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 27 No specific site Filed / under investigation 2 2 28 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 31 No specific site SUMMONS 1 1 32 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 36 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 39 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 42 No specific site CAUTION 1 1
46 No specific site CAUTION 1 1 47 Elicit encounters CHARGE 1 1 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 49 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 Male 24 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 25 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 ATTEMPT TO CAUSE GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM WITH INTENT TO DO GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM Male 43 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 BLACKMAIL Female Under 10 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 21 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 25 Tagged Filed / under investigation 1 1 26 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 51 MeetMe.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 Male 19 Chatous Filed / under investigation 1 1 Ok Cupid Filed / under investigation 1 1 29 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 36 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 40 Lovoo Filed / under investigation 1 1 44 Ashley Madison Filed / under investigation 1 1 47 Lovoo Filed / under investigation 1 1 54 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 55 Sugardaddy.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 BURGLARY DWELLING - THEFT/ATT THEFT - NO VIOLENCE Female 40 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 CAUSE A CHILD AGED 13 TO 15 TO WATCH / LOOK AT AN IMAGE OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY - OFFENDER 18 OR OVER Female 14 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1
CAUSE A COMPUTER TO PERFORM FUNCTION TO SECURE / ENABLE UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO A PROGRAM / DATA Male 29 Plentyoffish.com SUMMONS 1 1 CAUSE FEMALE TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITHOUT CONSENT- PENETRATION Female 20 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 CAUSE GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM WITH INTENT TO DO GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM Female 35 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 CAUSE/INCITE FEMALE CHILD <13 ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY- OFFENDER <18 NO PENETRATION Female 11 Lovoo Filed / under investigation 1 1 COMMON ASSAULT BY BEATING Female Under 10 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 28 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 32 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 33 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 37 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 38 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 43 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 2 50 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 Male 34 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 47 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 52 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1
COMMON ASSAULT-PUT IN FEAR OF IMMEDIATE VIOLENCE Female 60 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 CRIMINAL DAMAGE- OTHER PROPERTY #5000 & UNDER Female 30 No specific site CAUTION 1 1 DISTRIBUTE AN INDECENT PHOTOGRAPH/PSEUDO- PHOTOGRAPH OF A CHILD Female Under 10 Plentyoffish.com CHARGE 1 1 ENGAGE IN CONTROLLING / COERCIVE BEHAVIOUR IN AN INTIMATE / FAMILY RELATIONSHIP Female 41 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 FALSE IMPRISONMENT Female 29 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 FRAUD BY FALSE REPRESENTATION - OTHER FRAUD Female 22 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 39 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 40 BE2.co.uk Filed / under investigation 1 1 45 BE2.co.uk Filed / under investigation 1 1 50 BE2.co.uk Filed / under investigation 1 1 64 Smooch Filed / under investigation 1 1 74 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 Male 21 Gaydar Filed / under investigation 1 1 44 No specific site TIC 1 1 HARASSMENT - BREACH RESTRAINING ORDER Female 35 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 HARASSMENT OF ANOTHER Female 20 Badoo CHARGE 1 1 22 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 23 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 2 24 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1
25 Oasis Filed / under investigation 1 1 27 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 28 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 30 LuvFree Filed / under investigation 1 1 Match.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 33 Smooch Filed / under investigation 1 1 38 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 39 Fabswingers.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 No specific site CAUTION 1 1 40 Plentyoffish.com CHARGE 1 1 No specific site CAUTION 1 1 2 42 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 43 No specific site CAUTION 1 1 45 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 Filed / under investigation 1 1 47 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 2 2 48 No specific site CAUTION 1 1 50 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 Filed / under investigation 1 1 63 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 Male 14 MeetMe.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 33 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 36 Sugardaddy.com COMMUNITY RESOLUTION 1 1 46 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 50 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 55 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 PURSUE COURSE OF CONDUCT IN BREACH OF S.1 (1) WHICH AMOUNTS TO STALKING Female 24 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 27 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 37 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 RAPE OF FEMALE 16 OR OVER Female 19 Badoo CHARGE 1 1 20 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1
23 Plentyoffish.com CHARGE 1 1 24 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 26 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 27 Badoo Filed / under investigation 1 1 36 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 42 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 45 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 RAPE OF MALE 16 OR OVER Male 41 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 RAPE OF MALE AGE 13/14/15 YEARS Male 13 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 ROBBERY-PERSONAL PROPERTY Male 23 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 24 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 SEND ARTICLE OF AN INDECENT / OFFENSIVE NATURE Female 23 Mocco Space Filed / under investigation 1 1 25 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 35 Badoo Filed / under investigation 1 1 36 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 38 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 48 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 50 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 Male 28 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 47 Grindr Filed / under investigation 1 1 ARTICLE CONVEYING A THREATENING MESSAGE Female 25 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 ARTICLE CONVEYING FALSE INFORMATION Female 28 Free Sex contacts Filed / under investigation 1 1
Male 22 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 59 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 ARTICLE CONVEYING INDECENT / OFFENSIVE MESSAGE Female 19 Kick SUMMONS 1 1 26 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 29 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 38 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 45 Match.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 58 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 Male 51 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE Female 18 Tagged Filed / under investigation 1 1 27 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 39 Zook Filed / under investigation 1 1 47 Plentyoffish.com COMMUNITY RESOLUTION 1 1 No specific site CAUTION 1 1 58 Over 40's dating club Filed / under investigation 1 1 SEXUAL ASSAULT ON FEMALE AGED 13 OR OVER BY PENETRATION Female 47 The Telegraph Filed / under investigation 1 1 55 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 STALKING INVOLVING SERIOUS ALARM / DISTRESS Female 25 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 33 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 No specific site CAUTION 1 1 37 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 50 Oasis Filed / under investigation 1 1 51 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1
THEFT IN DWELLING OTHER THAN AN AUTOMATIC MACHINE OR METER Female 53 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 76 Two s Company Filed / under investigation 1 1 Male 30 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 60 Plentyoffish.com Filed / under investigation 1 1 THEFT NOT OTHERWISE CODED Female 45 No specific site CHARGE 1 1 THREATS TO KILL Female 36 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 41 No specific site Filed / under investigation 1 1 Grand Total 11 10 19 25 39 56 160 FOI 8237/17: Tinder/Grindr related offences recorded in West Mercia between 01/01/2011 and 31/12/2016. Tinder/Grindr referred to in the MO field Number of references Year Grand 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total Total 1 1 5 18 25 Tinder/Grindr referred to in the MO field with the requested breakdown. Records highlighted are recorded in both datasets. Number of references Year Grand Short Offence Title Sex Age at Offence Site Cleared Up 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM Female Under 10 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 24 Tinder CHARGE 1 1 ATTEMPTED RAPE OF FEMALE 16 OR OVER Female 21 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1
BLACKMAIL Male 54 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 DISTRIBUTE AN INDECENT PHOTOGRAPH/PSEUDO- PHOTOGRAPH OF A CHILD Female 14 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 HARASSMENT OF ANOTHER Male 30 Grindr Filed / under investigation 1 1 35 Grindr SUMMONS 1 1 38 Grindr Filed / under investigation 1 1 RAPE OF FEMALE 16 OR OVER Female 16 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 21 Tinder CHARGE 1 1 23 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 28 Tinder CHARGE 1 1 RAPE OF MALE 16 OR OVER Male 18 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 SEND ARTICLE OF AN INDECENT / OFFENSIVE NATURE Female 25 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 Male 24 Grindr Filed / under investigation 1 1 32 Grindr Filed / under investigation 1 1 47 Grindr Filed / under investigation 1 1 ARTICLE CONVEYING A THREATENING MESSAGE Female 18 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 Male 25 Grindr Filed / under investigation 1 1 36 Grindr CAUTION 1 1 ARTICLE CONVEYING FALSE INFORMATION Male 30 Grindr Filed / under investigation 1 1
ARTICLE CONVEYING INDECENT / OFFENSIVE MESSAGE Male 17 Grindr Filed / under investigation 1 1 SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE Female 17 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 STALKING INVOLVING FEAR OF VIOLENCE Male 31 Grindr Filed / under investigation 1 1 STALKING INVOLVING SERIOUS ALARM / DISTRESS Female 31 Tinder Filed / under investigation 1 1 Grand Total 1 1 5 18 25