To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of crime committed online.
Answered on
28 February 2022
By volume, most crime is now wholly or partially online, a trend further accelerated by the pandemic.
The Online Safety Bill, Fraud Action Plan and National Economic Crime Centre are among the key elements of the fight against it.
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Home Office
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