According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2022, 63 percent of online abuse victims reported that the abuse came from strangers, whilst almost a third of victims said that the harassment came from friends or acquaintances. Additionally, 18 percent of victims said that partners or ex-partners were the perpetrators.
Perpetrators of online abuse according to victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022
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Victims' Commissioner. (June 1, 2022). Perpetrators of online abuse according to victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319854/uk-perpetrator-of-online-harassment/
Victims' Commissioner. "Perpetrators of online abuse according to victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022." Chart. June 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319854/uk-perpetrator-of-online-harassment/
Victims' Commissioner. (2022). Perpetrators of online abuse according to victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319854/uk-perpetrator-of-online-harassment/
Victims' Commissioner. "Perpetrators of Online Abuse According to Victims in The United Kingdom as of February 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319854/uk-perpetrator-of-online-harassment/
Victims' Commissioner, Perpetrators of online abuse according to victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319854/uk-perpetrator-of-online-harassment/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Perpetrators of online abuse according to victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022 [Graph], Victims' Commissioner, June 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319854/uk-perpetrator-of-online-harassment/
