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AIC research examines image-based sexual abuse in Australia

Link to: Characteristics of image-based sexual abuse recorded by police

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new report on image-based sexual abuse using 2022–23 data from the Australian Sexual Offence Statistical collection.

• The report describes the findings of an analysis of 771 individuals proceeded against by police for image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) offences in New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory in 2022–23.
• The analysis found that alleged offenders were most commonly male, aged in their mid-20s to early 30s and had IBSA offences involving female victims. 
• Alleged offenders were most commonly proceeded against for offences involving IBSA distributing offences (51%, n=391), followed by threatening offences (32%, n=249) and capturing offences (30%, n=228).