You asked
How many arrests have been made by police forces in England and Wales since April 2014 following information and evidence gathered and provided to police by civilian ‘paedophile hunter’ groups?
How many people have been convicted in England and Wales since April 2014 following information and evidence gathered and provided to police by civilian ‘paedophile hunter’ groups?
What top five police forces (in chronological order) have the highest arrest rate in England and Wales since April 2014 following information and evidence gathered and provided to police by civilian ‘paedophile hunter’ groups?
What top five areas (in chronological order) have the highest conviction rate in England and Wales since April 2014 following information and evidence gathered and provided to police by civilian ‘paedophile hunter’ groups?
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
Unfortunately, we do not hold the information you have requested.
We publish statistics taken from the Crime Survey for England and Wales and crimes recorded by the police.
The Home Office publish arrest statistics within their annual Police powers and procedures England and Wales statistics releases. However, this publication does not contain data on arrests made following evidence from ‘paedophile hunter’ groups. You may wish to contact the Home Office directly to see if they can help you further. They can be contacted at the following email address: CrimeandPoliceStats@homeoffice.gov.uk
Statistics relating to convictions or sentencing are published by The Ministry of Justice. They publish these statistics on a quarterly basis in their report Criminal Court Statistics. However, this publication does not contain data on ‘paedophile hunter’ groups. The Ministry of Justice may be better placed to deal with your enquiry and can be contacted at statistics.enquiries@justice.gsi.gov.uk.