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<p>The number of prosecutions in England and Wales for (1) ‘Engaging in coercive/
controlling behaviour in an intimate/ family relationship’, (2) stalking, (3) forced
marriage, (4) female genital mutilation, and (5) ‘Disclose private sexual photographs
and films with intent to cause distress’ (revenge pornography) since 2015 can be found
in the attached table.</p><p>Data for 2018 will be published in May 2019.</p><p><strong>Table:
Number of prosecutions for offences in England and Wales, year ending December 2015
to year ending December 2017<sup>(1)</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engaging
in coercive/ controlling behaviour in an intimate/ family relationship<sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stalking</p></td><td><p>1084</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>1206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forced
marriage</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female
genital mutilation</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disclose
private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PQ
HL14396</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:
MoJ Court Proceedings database</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) The figures presented relate to defendants for whom these
offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant
has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest
penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the
offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most
severe</p><p>(2) Engaging in coercive/ controlling behaviour in an intimate/ family
relationship was made a specific offence in the Crime Act 2015. New offences take
time to feed into the courts, explaining why prosecution data begins in 2016</p><p>
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