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SOJP abuse referrals

SOJP abuse referrals

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by States of Jersey Police and published on 27 April 2026.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

​Request 819762059

How many children in Jersey have been referred to States of Jersey Police for harmful sexual behaviour including abuse of other children which can be referred to as peer-on-peer abuse. 

In the years: 

2019-2020 

2020-2021 

2021-2022 

2022-2023 

2023-2024 

2024-2025

Response

Please see the attached table, which outlines the number of recorded cases in which a child is suspected of having committed a sexual offence. These recorded cases include the possession and distribution of indecent images of children, as well as the making, possession, distribution, or display of prohibited images of a child. Offences of this nature account for 26% of the total cases recorded in the attached table.​

FOI 819762059 Table.pdf

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