Sextortion: Data & Trends
One of the fastest-growing crimes targeting children online.
75K+
IC3 Complaints (2025)
Source: FBI IC3
100/day
Financial Sextortion Reports
Source: NCMEC
1.4M
Online Enticement Reports (2025)
Source: NCMEC
+156%
Enticement Increase from 2024
Source: NCMEC
FBI IC3 Sextortion Complaints
Source: FBI IC3 Annual Reports
Reported Financial Losses
$21,100,000
Losses (2023)
Source: FBI IC3
$33,500,000
Losses (2024)
Source: FBI IC3
These figures reflect only what victims report โ actual losses are likely far higher.
Who Are the Victims?
92% boys
IWF data shows the vast majority of sextortion targets are boys
Ages 14โ17 most affected
But younger children are increasingly targeted โ 33% of CSAM is self-generated by 14โ17 year olds
1 in 3 boys ages 9โ12
Report online sexual interactions (Thorn 2024 Youth Perspectives Report)
Platforms Used for Grooming
Key Findings
- โธFBI Jacksonville reported 60% increase in sextortion in first 7 months of 2025 vs all of 2024
- โธThe Com โ a loose online community with thousands of members involved in sextortion of minors, CSAM production, swatting, and cybercrime
- โธFBI Jacksonville reported a 60% increase in sextortion in the first 7 months of 2025 vs all of 2024
- โธNCMEC receives approximately 100 financial sextortion reports per day
Sources: FBI IC3 Annual Reports ยท NCMEC โ missingkids.org ยท Thorn 2024 Youth Perspectives Report ยท IWF 2025 Annual Report