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Although this isn’t specific to sexual offences, the data for arrests across England & Wales (to March 2023) shows:
White people accounted for the majority (456,393 of ~669,000) arrests overall, including many types of crime.
The rate of arrest per 1,000 people was lower for white people (~9.4) than for some other ethnic groups such as Black (~20.4).
Ethnicity Facts and Figures
⚠️This data isn’t just sexual offences — it’s all arrests. It shows that white people make up most arrests simply because white people are the largest group in the population.
📊 2. Child Sexual Abuse Defendants Where Ethnicity Is Recorded
There is some MoJ/CSA Centre data on defendants in child sexual abuse cases (where ethnicity is recorded):
In 2023/24, for defendants proceeded against for child sexual abuse:
~90% were recorded as white (including white British and other white backgrounds).
Smaller proportions were Asian (~5%), Black (~2%), and mixed/other (~2%).
These are proportions of only cases where ethnicity was known. Many defendants had ethnicity not recorded or unknown.
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📊 3. Grooming-Gang-Type Offences (Partial Data)
Police analytics (e.g., the Hydrant Programme) looking at group-based child sexual exploitation offences with self-reported ethnicity when known have shown patterns such as:
In 2023, among suspects with known ethnicity, ~70% were white and ~7% were of Pakistani heritage.
In 2024 (partial data), ~63% were white and ~14% Pakistani.
But ethnicity was only recorded for roughly one-third of suspects, which limits how representative these figures are.
The Times
⚠️Incomplete recording of ethnicity (only ~34–39% known) means drawing firm conclusions is not possible from these figures alone.
The Times
📌 4. Key Problems With Ethnicity Data on Sexual Offenders
📍 Not routinely collected or published by ethnicity in a complete form by ONS or MoJ.
Office for National Statistics
📍 High proportions of unknown ethnicity in police and court records.
The Times
📍 Official bodies warn against drawing broad conclusions because incomplete data can misrepresent the true breakdown.
The Times
This means there is no comprehensive, official statistic that says “X% of all
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