Research & statistics

With the exponential increase in reports of online exploitation, research is vital to inform prevention and education.  

The ACCCE works in partnership with many organisations to commission and provide input into research efforts to help combat online child sexual exploitation. 

To better understand the online child sexual exploitation space, the ACCCE commissioned market research into the current awareness, perceptions and attitudes of online child sexual exploitation in Australia. Released in early 2020, the research highlights that education and prevention plays a critical role to counter the ever-increasing number of child exploitation reports received each year. 

In the 2021-22 financial year, the ACCCE Child Protection Triage Unit received more than 36,000 reports of child sexual exploitation. Each report contains images and videos of children being sexually assaulted or exploited for the sexual gratification of child sex offenders. The AFP charged a total of 221 offenders with 1746 child exploitation related offences in the 2021-22 financial year.

ACCCE 2021-22 Highlights

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ACCCE Research Report

With the prevalence of children and young people accessing the internet, online safety is becoming an increasing concern around the world. To better understand this trend, the ACCCE commissioned market research into the current awareness, perceptions and attitudes of online child sexual exploitation in Australia.

University of Queensland Student Research

The ACCCE is proud to partner with the University of Queensland Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice Honours program. Each year, two Honours students from this program work with the ACCCE to release and showcase research into online child abuse material offenders.

ACCCE Research Working Group

The Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) Research Working Group was established in April 2019 to inform and influence child exploitation research undertaken in Australia.