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Story summary
- Online child sexual abuse in England and Wales increased by 26% in 2024, totaling 122,768 recorded offences.
- Acting Chief Constable Becky Riggs urged social media platforms to improve child protection measures and implement AI tools to prevent indecent content uploads.
- The NSPCC reported that only one in ten crimes are reported and called for a national study to address the issue.
- Riggs noted that Snapchat had the highest reporting rates, while TikTok and X showed less commitment to safeguarding.
- Group-based abuse accounted for 3.6% of offences, with many linked to grooming gangs.
