Hannes Heide· S&D

Confirmed

In 2024, more than 20 million suspicion reports of child abuse online were registered.

Omissions

• The speaker did not specify that these figures refer specifically to NCMEC's CyberTipline, which is the primary reporting mechanism in the United States. The figure represents reports received, not necessarily verified cases. There was also a 43% decrease from 36.2 million reports in 2023.

Sources

• PrimaryNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) - CyberTipline DataIn 2024, the CyberTipline received 20.5 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation
• SecondaryThorn Blog - What the 2024 NCMEC CyberTipline Report says about child safety20.5 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation were submitted to NCMEC in 2024—a 43% decrease from the 36.2 million reports in 2023
• SecondaryPOLITICO - NCMEC Figures of cases of CSAM 202420.5 million reports in 2024 based on data from January 2024 through December 2024