Chart 2
Persons accused in police-reported online child sexual exploitation and abuse incidents, by type of offence and age group, Canada, 2014 to 2020

Less than 18 18 to 24 25 to 44 45 and older 0 20 40 60 80 100 % Luring a childLuring a child Non-consensual distribution of intimate imagesNon-consensual distribution of intimate images Invitation to sexual touchingInvitation to sexual touching Other sexual offences against childrenOther sexual offences against children Child pornography - possessing or accessingChild pornography - possessing or accessing Child pornography - making or distributingChild pornography - making or distributing
Note(s):
Children under 12 years of age cannot be prosecuted for criminal activities and, as such, are excluded. Also excludes accused persons where the gender was unknown. The category "other sexual offences against children" is a catch-all category that encompasses all sexual violations against children (excluding child pornography) which were facilitated by or involved the use of technology.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).

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This is a bar clustered chart.

Persons accused in police-reported online child sexual exploitation and abuse incidents, by type of offence and age group, Canada, 2014 to 2020, %
  Luring a child Non-consensual distribution of intimate images Invitation to sexual touching Other sexual offences against children Child pornography - possessing or accessing Child pornography - making or distributing
Less than 18 22 90 10 20 32 31
18 to 24 26 9 30 11 14 14
25 to 44 38 1 47 42 32 33
45 and older 12 0 12 27 22 22
Note(s):
Children under 12 years of age cannot be prosecuted for criminal activities and, as such, are excluded. Also excludes accused persons where the gender was unknown. The category "other sexual offences against children" is a catch-all category that encompasses all sexual violations against children (excluding child pornography) which were facilitated by or involved the use of technology.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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