Communication offences charged broken down by ethnicity in 2024

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.25.048154

I note you seek access to the following information:

If you could, then, just provide the number of accused charged with communications offences, broken down by ethnicity, recorded between 1 January to 31 December 2024, then that'd be great.

To assist your search, I am happy for you to use the offence category 'Malicious Communications', which includes the following offence titles:

- Attempted - Disclose or threats to disclose private sexual photographs/film with intent to cause distress.
- Attempted - Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress.
- Attempted - Send false communication with intent to cause harm.
- Attempted - Sending letters etc. with intent to cause distress or anxiety.
- Disclose or threats to disclose private sexual photographs/film with intent to cause distress.
- Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress.
- Send communication threatening death or serious harm.
- Send false communication with intent to cause harm.
- Send indecent or grossly offensive communication to cause distress or anxiety.

For clarity, I am seeking only those offences that resulted in a charge.
I understand from prior correspondence that the Met cannot provide conviction data as this is not recorded in police systems.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.