How common is online harm and abuse?
We don't know exactly how many children in the UK experience online harm and abuse. Online harm and abuse can take different many different forms, not all of which come to the attention of authorities.
However, there are a number of different sources of information, including data from services which work with children and research into children's and adults' self-reported experiences, which help build up a picture of the scale of online harm and abuse.
This briefing looks at the available data and statistics about online abuse and harm to help professionals, and the organisations they work for, make evidence-based decisions.
