{
 "name": "Safety Spotters Family Online Safety Figures",
 "version": "2026-11-03",
 "cite_as": "Safety Spotters, \"Safety Spotters Family Online Safety Figures\", reviewed 2026-11-03. https://safetyspotters.com/figures",
 "reuse": "Quote freely in articles, lessons and policies. Credit Safety Spotters and link to the row used: https://safetyspotters.com/figures",
 "rows": [
  {
   "id": "ncmec-enticement-2023",
   "topic": "Sextortion and online enticement",
   "figure": "186,800+",
   "statement": "Reports of online enticement, the category that includes sextortion, received by the US CyberTipline in 2023: more than 186,800.",
   "quote": "In 2023, the CyberTipline received more than 186,800 reports of online enticement, the category that includes sextortion.",
   "source": "National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), Sextortion",
   "url": "https://www.missingkids.org/theissues/sextortion",
   "file": "ncmec-sextortion",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#ncmec-enticement-2023"
  },
  {
   "id": "ncmec-enticement-growth",
   "topic": "Sextortion and online enticement",
   "figure": "300%+",
   "statement": "Growth in online enticement reports to the CyberTipline between 2021 and 2023: more than 300%.",
   "quote": "Between 2021 and 2023, the number of online enticement reports increased by more than 300%.",
   "source": "NCMEC, Sextortion",
   "url": "https://www.missingkids.org/theissues/sextortion",
   "file": "ncmec-sextortion",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#ncmec-enticement-growth"
  },
  {
   "id": "ncmec-enticement-2024",
   "topic": "Sextortion and online enticement",
   "figure": "456,000+",
   "statement": "Online enticement reports received by NCMEC in 2024 up to 5 October: more than 456,000.",
   "quote": "In 2024, through October 5, NCMEC has received more than 456,000 reports of online enticement.",
   "source": "NCMEC, Sextortion",
   "url": "https://www.missingkids.org/theissues/sextortion",
   "file": "ncmec-sextortion",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#ncmec-enticement-2024"
  },
  {
   "id": "sextortion-cases-2023",
   "topic": "Sextortion and online enticement",
   "figure": "26,718",
   "statement": "Global financially motivated sextortion cases reported to NCMEC in 2023: 26,718, up from 10,731 in 2022.",
   "quote": "the number of global sextortion cases reported to the US National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) more than doubled in 2023, rising to 26,718 compared to 10,731 the year before.",
   "source": "National Crime Agency (UK), NCA issues urgent warning about sextortion",
   "url": "https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-issues-urgent-warning-about-sextortion",
   "file": "nca-sextortion",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#sextortion-cases-2023"
  },
  {
   "id": "sextortion-uk-male-2023",
   "topic": "Sextortion and online enticement",
   "figure": "91%",
   "statement": "Share of victims in UK sextortion cases dealt with by the Internet Watch Foundation in 2023 who were male: 91%.",
   "quote": "Ninety one per cent of victims in UK sextortion cases dealt with by the Internet Watch Foundation in 2023 were male.",
   "source": "National Crime Agency (UK), citing the Internet Watch Foundation",
   "url": "https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-issues-urgent-warning-about-sextortion",
   "file": "nca-sextortion",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#sextortion-uk-male-2023"
  },
  {
   "id": "phone-bans-2023",
   "topic": "Phones in schools",
   "figure": "30%",
   "statement": "Education systems worldwide with smartphone bans in school in their laws or policies at the end of 2023: 60, or 30%.",
   "quote": "By the end of 2023, 60 education systems (or 30%) had bans on smartphone use in schools in their laws or policies.",
   "source": "UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report, To ban or not to ban?",
   "url": "https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/smartphones-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning",
   "file": "unesco-phones-2023",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#phone-bans-2023"
  },
  {
   "id": "phone-bans-2024",
   "topic": "Phones in schools",
   "figure": "40%",
   "statement": "Education systems with smartphone bans in school at the end of 2024: 79, or 40%, after 19 more were added during 2024.",
   "quote": "By the end of 2024 ... 19 more education systems were banning the use of smartphones in school, bringing the total to 79 (or 40%).",
   "source": "UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report, To ban or not to ban?",
   "url": "https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/smartphones-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning",
   "file": "unesco-phones-2023",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#phone-bans-2024"
  },
  {
   "id": "dfe-phones-statutory",
   "topic": "Phones in schools",
   "figure": "1 September 2026",
   "statement": "England's guidance on prohibiting mobile phones in schools became statutory on 29 June 2026; schools should follow it from 1 September 2026.",
   "quote": "This guidance on 'Mobile phones in schools' became statutory on 29 June 2026. Schools should begin following it from 1 September 2026.",
   "source": "Department for Education (England), Mobile phones in schools",
   "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-phones-in-schools",
   "file": "dfe-phones-2024",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#dfe-phones-statutory"
  },
  {
   "id": "who-screen-under-2",
   "topic": "Screen time",
   "figure": "Under 2: none",
   "statement": "WHO guidance: sedentary screen time is not recommended for babies under 1 or for 1-year-olds. For 2-year-olds it should be no more than 1 hour a day, and less is better.",
   "quote": "For 1-year-olds, sedentary screen time (such as watching TV or videos, playing computer games) is not recommended. For those aged 2 years, sedentary screen time should be no more than 1 hour; less is better.",
   "source": "World Health Organization, guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5",
   "url": "https://www.who.int/news/item/24-04-2019-to-grow-up-healthy-children-need-to-sit-less-and-play-more",
   "file": "who-screen-2019",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#who-screen-under-2"
  },
  {
   "id": "who-screen-3-4",
   "topic": "Screen time",
   "figure": "1 hour",
   "statement": "WHO guidance for children aged 3 to 4: sedentary screen time should be no more than 1 hour a day, and less is better.",
   "quote": "Children 3-4 years of age should ... Sedentary screen time should be no more than 1 hour; less is better.",
   "source": "World Health Organization, guidelines for children under 5",
   "url": "https://www.who.int/news/item/24-04-2019-to-grow-up-healthy-children-need-to-sit-less-and-play-more",
   "file": "who-screen-2019",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#who-screen-3-4"
  },
  {
   "id": "pew-chatgpt-schoolwork",
   "topic": "AI and school",
   "figure": "26%",
   "statement": "US teens aged 13 to 17 who say they have used ChatGPT for schoolwork: 26%, up from 13% in 2023.",
   "quote": "The share of teens who say they use ChatGPT for their schoolwork has risen to 26% ... That's up from 13% in 2023.",
   "source": "Pew Research Center, About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork",
   "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/15/about-a-quarter-of-us-teens-have-used-chatgpt-for-schoolwork-double-the-share-in-2023/",
   "file": "pew-teens-chatgpt-2025",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#pew-chatgpt-schoolwork"
  },
  {
   "id": "pew-chatgpt-by-grade",
   "topic": "AI and school",
   "figure": "31%",
   "statement": "US students in grades 11 and 12 who say they use ChatGPT for schoolwork: 31%, against 20% in grades 7 and 8.",
   "quote": "Teens in 11th and 12th grade (31%) are more likely than seventh and eighth graders (20%) to say they use ChatGPT for their schoolwork.",
   "source": "Pew Research Center",
   "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/15/about-a-quarter-of-us-teens-have-used-chatgpt-for-schoolwork-double-the-share-in-2023/",
   "file": "pew-teens-chatgpt-2025",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#pew-chatgpt-by-grade"
  },
  {
   "id": "ai-companions-teens",
   "topic": "AI chatbots and companions",
   "figure": "nearly 3 in 4",
   "statement": "US teens who have used AI companions: nearly three in four, and half use them regularly.",
   "quote": "nearly three in four teens have used AI companions, and half use them regularly.",
   "source": "Common Sense Media, Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions",
   "url": "https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/talk-trust-and-trade-offs-how-and-why-teens-use-ai-companions",
   "file": "commonsense-companions-2025",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#ai-companions-teens"
  },
  {
   "id": "deepfake-encounters",
   "topic": "Deepfakes",
   "figure": "almost half",
   "statement": "Children aged 8 to 15, and people aged 16 and over, who believed they had come across a deepfake at least once in the last six months: almost half of each group.",
   "quote": "almost half of child respondents aged 8-15 and teenagers and adults aged 16+ believed they had encountered a deepfake at least once in the last six months",
   "source": "Ofcom, Deepfake Defences: Mitigating the Harms of Deceptive Deepfakes",
   "url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/deepfake-defences",
   "file": "ofcom-deepfake-defences",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#deepfake-encounters"
  },
  {
   "id": "ncsc-7726",
   "topic": "Scam texts",
   "figure": "93.3k URLs",
   "statement": "UK scam text reports forwarded to 7726 have led to scams being removed across 93.3k web addresses, as of September 2026.",
   "quote": "scams removed across 93.3k URLs as of September 2026 as part of the 7726 service.",
   "source": "National Cyber Security Centre (UK), Report a scam text message",
   "url": "https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/phishing-scams/report-scam-text-message",
   "file": "ncsc-scam-texts",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#ncsc-7726"
  },
  {
   "id": "ico-childrens-code",
   "topic": "Privacy and data",
   "figure": "15",
   "statement": "Standards that online services likely to be used by children in the UK must meet under the ICO's Children's code: 15.",
   "quote": "The Children's code details fifteen standards that providers of online services ...",
   "source": "Information Commissioner's Office (UK), Children's code guidance",
   "url": "https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/childrens-information/childrens-code-guidance-and-resources/",
   "file": "ico-childrens-code",
   "checked": "2026-11-03",
   "link_to_row": "https://safetyspotters.com/figures#ico-childrens-code"
  }
 ]
}