In 2022/23 there were 937 blackmail crimes recorded by the police in Northern Ireland, compared with 652 in the previous year. This type of crime has increased substantially in recent years, with just 39 offences reported in 2002/03.
Number of police recorded blackmail crime offences in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2022/23
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Police Service of Northern Ireland. (May 16, 2023). Number of police recorded blackmail crime offences in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404086/northern-ireland-blackmail-crime/
Police Service of Northern Ireland. "Number of police recorded blackmail crime offences in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2022/23." Chart. May 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404086/northern-ireland-blackmail-crime/
Police Service of Northern Ireland. (2023). Number of police recorded blackmail crime offences in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404086/northern-ireland-blackmail-crime/
Police Service of Northern Ireland. "Number of Police Recorded Blackmail Crime Offences in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404086/northern-ireland-blackmail-crime/
Police Service of Northern Ireland, Number of police recorded blackmail crime offences in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404086/northern-ireland-blackmail-crime/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Number of police recorded blackmail crime offences in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2022/23 [Graph], Police Service of Northern Ireland, May 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404086/northern-ireland-blackmail-crime/