Facts and Stats of Sextortion

International data

Sextortion is the fastest growing crime against youth today*–

The FBI and Homeland Security Investigations received over 13,000 reports of online financial sextortion of minors from Oct 2021-March 2023. Approximately 12,600 victims, primarily boys, lead to at least 20 suicides (FBI, 2024).
31% of 13-17 year old’s agree it’s normal for kids their age to share nudes with others (Thorn, 2022).
38% of minors blame the victim for the sextortion act (Thorn, 2023).
11% of sextortion reports revealed victims did not send sexual imagery of themselves, but were threatened with images that were fake or inauthentic (Thorn, 2024).
More than 1 in 5 minors report having had some type of online sexual interaction with someone they believe to be an adult. These interactions include being solicited for nudes, being sent explicit messages, or being sent explicit images by someone else (Thorn, 2024).
Over 90% of financial sextortion reports submitted to NCEMC involved teenage males.