Undercover Officers Hunting Online Child Abusers Make 1,665 Arrests in a Year

Published on February 9, 2024

Specialist undercover officers hunting child abusers online made more than 1,600 arrests in one year, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has revealed. Investigators from the NPCC’s Undercover Online Network used covert methods to hunt offenders, resulting in 1,665 arrests and the safeguarding of 1,397 children across England and Wales between October 2022 and September 2023. Offences ranged from abusers sharing or viewing indecent images of children online; encouraging children to send indecent images; and grooming children and arranging to meet them in person for the purpose of sexually abusing them. The NPCC’s lead for Undercover Online, Assistant Chief Constable Alastair Simpson, said in a statement: “The fight against child sexual abuse will never stop and these arrests highlight the focus and priority that not only police, but all of society must place on tackling these awful crimes....

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