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This is a classic example of why the SNP or the Scottish Government would never employ me but I do not see why, in this struggle against the odds, we should refuse to consider any evidence as to why we’re different enough to be a nation, self-governing. You can be sure if the results were different, the Unionist media would report ‘Child Abuse Capital of Europe‘ or similar.
The Guardian today has:
Police arresting 1,000 paedophile suspects a month across UK – National Crime Agency says rise in child sexual abuse being driven by technology and online forums
There is no breakdown of the data for the 4 UK nations.
Is there any evidence of different rates of paedophile activity in the four UK nations?
Yes, there is evidence indicating different rates of child sexual abuse (often used as a proxy for paedophile activity) across the four UK nations, primarily from official recorded offence data and child protection statistics. These differences are based on police-recorded sexual offences against children and numbers of children on protection plans/registers due to sexual abuse concerns. However, direct comparisons can be challenging due to variations in data collection, definitions, reporting practices, and population sizes across nations. Prevalence estimates (e.g., from surveys) are typically UK-wide or focused on England and Wales, without granular breakdowns.Recorded Sexual Offences Against ChildrenData from official sources shows varying rates of police-recorded sexual offences against children under 16 (or under 18 in Northern Ireland). These figures reflect reported and recorded incidents, which may underrepresent the true scale due to under-reporting but provide a basis for comparison.Using 2023/24 data from the NSPCC statistics briefing (covering offences against children under 16, except Northern Ireland under 18):
| Nation | Recorded Offences | Rate per 10,000 Children | Proportion of All Sexual Offences |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56,674 | 53.2 | 32% |
| Wales | 3,523 | 64.2 | 37% |
| Scotland | 3,570 | 39.9 | 25% |
| Northern Ireland | 2,242 | 51.3 | 55% |
Wales has the highest rate, followed by England and Northern Ireland, with Scotland showing the lowest. These rates account for child population differences and suggest regional variations in detection, reporting, or incidence.
Sources:
- Police-Recorded Sexual Offences Against Children (England and Wales combined, with some nation splits)
- Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA Centre): “Child sexual abuse in 2023/24: Trends in official data” (published March 2025, updated June 2025). This provides detailed breakdowns, e.g., 101,199 child sexual abuse offences recorded in England and Wales (95,286 in England; 5,824 in Wales), including offence types like rape, sexual assault, grooming, and images.
Link: https://www.csacentre.org.uk/app/uploads/2025/03/Child-sexual-abuse-in-2023-24-Trends-in-official-data.pdf - Home Office crime statistics (underlying data for the above, updated October 2024).
- NSPCC Learning: “Child sexual abuse: statistics briefing” (updated January 2025). Includes UK-wide overviews and nation-specific proportions, e.g., over a third of sexual offences against children, with rates per 10,000 children (Wales highest at 64.2; Scotland lowest at 39.9 for under-16s in earlier aligned data).
Link: https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/statistics-briefings/child-sexual-abuse - Scotland-Specific Police Data
- Scottish Government: “Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2023-24” (published June 2024). Shows 14,484 sexual crimes recorded, with at least 37% relating to victims under 18. Indecent images of children at 747–748 in recent years.
Link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2023-24/pages/6 - Northern Ireland-Specific Data
- Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) statistics (via NSPCC and official reports). 55% of recorded sexual offences involve victims under 18 in 2023/24; indecent images at record levels (859 in 2023/24).
- NSPCC briefing and FOI data on images of child sexual abuse.
- Children on Child Protection Plans/Registers Due to Sexual Abuse Concerns
- NSPCC Statistics Briefing (2025 update): UK total ~2,367 children (4.1% of all plans/registers), broken down as:
Link: Included in the NSPCC briefing above. - Department for Education (England), Scottish Government, Welsh Government, and Department of Health NI (underlying data for 2023/24).
- CSA Centre report (as above) notes lows in England (2,160 on plans for sexual abuse, down to 3.5% of plans).
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