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SOCIAL MEDIA
50% of children 10 to 12 years old and 33% of children 7 to 9 years old use social media apps. 25% (or 1 in 4) of children say they have experienced something upsetting whilst using social media.
KNIFE CRIME
In the year ending March 2022, there were around 45,000 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales. This was 9% higher than in 2020/21 and 34% higher than in 2010/11.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Drugwise figures estimate that up to half of all theft in the UK is drug-related, and could have a market value of close to £2-2.5bn each year. Last year there were 2,917 deaths related to poisoning by drug misuse. A 17% increase on 2017, and 46% higher than ten years ago in 2008.
SEXUAL ASSAULT
According to recent studies, only around 30% of sexual assault cases are actually reported to authorities. 1 in 4 women have been raped or sexually assaulted as an adult. 1 in 6 children have been sexually abused. 1 in 20 men have been raped or sexually assaulted as an adult
CYBERBULLYING
Around one in five children aged 10 to 15 years in England and Wales (19%) experienced at least one type of online bullying behaviour in the year ending March 2020, equivalent to 764,000 children. One in four (26%) did not report their experiences to anyone.
CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
Police-recorded crime data reveals the number of child sexual exploitation crimes has increased by 10% within the last year. During 2021/22 in England and Wales there were 17,486 crimes logged by police where children had been sexually exploited – an average of 48 offences a day.