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Police-reported incidents of online child sexual exploitation and abuse, by year, Canada, 2014 to 2020

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rate per 100,000 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Online sexual offences against children¹Online sexual offences against children¹ Online child pornographyOnline child pornography Total²Total²
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Includes sexual violations against children and other sexual offences where a victim was identified as being a person younger than 18.
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Total online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Defined as police-reported cybercrime incidents involving Criminal Code child-specific sexual offences, including child pornography, and other Criminal Code sexual offences where a victim was identified as being a person younger than 18.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).

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Police-reported incidents of online child sexual exploitation and abuse, by year, Canada, 2014 to 2020, rate per 100,000
  Online sexual offences against children¹ Online child pornography Total²
2014 18 32 50
2015 17 42 59
2016 21 66 87
2017 23 59 81
2018 23 52 76
2019 27 75 102
2020 30 101 131
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Includes sexual violations against children and other sexual offences where a victim was identified as being a person younger than 18.
2.
Total online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Defined as police-reported cybercrime incidents involving Criminal Code child-specific sexual offences, including child pornography, and other Criminal Code sexual offences where a victim was identified as being a person younger than 18.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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