Scotland, which saw extortion crimes reach 2,008 offences in 2022/23, compared with just 441 in 2019/20. In Northern Ireland, there were 937 blackmail offences, compared with 266 in 2019/20.
There were 31,423 blackmail offences reported by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23. Between 2002/03 and 2013/14 the number of blackmail offences fluctuated from a low of 1,201 in 2007/08 and a high of 2,481. From 2014/15 onwards, however, the number of offences has increased dramatically, reaching a peak in the most reporting year. This rise in blackmail has also occurred in Number of blackmail offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 20, 2023). Number of blackmail offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303565/blackmail-in-england-and-wales-uk-y-on-y/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of blackmail offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303565/blackmail-in-england-and-wales-uk-y-on-y/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of blackmail offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303565/blackmail-in-england-and-wales-uk-y-on-y/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Blackmail Offences Recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303565/blackmail-in-england-and-wales-uk-y-on-y/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of blackmail offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303565/blackmail-in-england-and-wales-uk-y-on-y/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Number of blackmail offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303565/blackmail-in-england-and-wales-uk-y-on-y/