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'Asian Grooming Gangs Abuse British Girls', reads the newspaper headline.

In recent years, there have been a number of high-profile 'Grooming Gang' cases. Groups of predominantly Asian, British-Pakistani, 'Muslim' men have exploited girls and young women for sex in towns and cities including Rotherham, Rochdale, Oxford, Telford, Newcastle, Bristol and more.

The table below presents estimated figures based on extrapolated data from recent, official UK Prison Data (July 2018) on prisoner numbers, and An Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales 2013 report.

Prisoners

Prison population in England and Wales (as of July 2018)

83,430 prisoners ₍₁₎

UK Population by RELIGION
TOP 3 RELIGIONS COMPRISE 89% OF ENGLAND & WALES POPULATION

1 Christian

33.2M people
59% of UK Population ₆

2 Athiest/Agnostic

14.1M
25% of UK Population

3 Muslim

2.7M
5% of UK Population

Prisoners by RELIGION
TOP 3 RELIGIONS COMPRISE 94% OF PRISON POPULATION

1 Christian

40,046 prisoners
48% of 83,430

2 Athiest/Agnostic

25,863
31% of 83,430

3 Muslim

12,514
15% of 83,430

Prisoners by TYPE OF OFFENCE
TOP 5 OFFENCES COMMITTED BY 80% OF PRISON POPULATION

1 Violence against the person (VATP)

20,858 prisoners
25% of 83,430 ₍₅₎

2 Sexual offences

14,183 prisoners
17% of 83,430

Police Recorded Offence Data Sexual offence figures below are based on Police recorded offence data, and not prisoner numbers.
Rape of a Female	27.5% of all Sexual offences 14,767 of 53,665 ₇
Rape of a Male	2.4% 1,274 of 53,665
Sexual Assault on a Female	36.9% 19,780 of 53,665
Sexual Assault on a Male	4.2% 2,273 of 53,665
Sexual Activity with Minors	10.8% 5,778 of 53,665
Other sexual offences	18.2% 9,793 of 53,665

3 Drug offences

12,932
15.5%

4 Theft offences

10,846
13%

5 Robbery

8,343
10%

? Terrorism

228 ₍₂₎
0.27%

Prisoners by RELIGION and SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH MINORS
TOP 3 RELIGIONS

1 Christians

735 prisoners (or 1.84%)
10.8% of 48% of 14,183
735/40,046

2 Athiest/Agnostic

475 prisoners (or 1.84%)
10.8% of 31% of 14,183
475/25,863

3 Muslims

230 prisoners (or 1.84%)
10.8% of 15% of 14,183
230/ 12,514

Prisoners by ETHNICITY

1 White (British, Irish, Other White) ₍₄₎

40,881 prisoners
49% of 83,430

2 Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Other Asian)

38,378
46% of 83,430

3 Black (Black Caribbean, Black African, Other Black)

4,172
5% of 83,430

Prisoners by NATIONALITY

1 British Nationals

74,253 prisoners
89% of 83,430

2 Foreign Nationals

9,177
11% of 83,430

Summary

Sexual offences account for 17% of total prison population . The 'Sexual Activity with Minors' offence accounts for 1.84% of total prison population.
735 CHRISTIAN Prisoners were held for 'Sexual Activity with Minors' offence, at a cost of £17M (£22,933x735)₃ per annum to the UK economy, of which 654 (89%) were British Nationals.
475 ATHIEST/AGNOSTIC Prisoners were held for 'Sexual Activity with Minors' offence.
230 MUSLIM Prisoners were held for 'Sexual Activity with Minors' offence.
Census 2011 figures show CHRISTIANS at 59% of population were 48% of total prison population.
Census 2011 figures show MUSLIMS,at 5% of population were 15% of prison population.

NOTES
₍₁₎ UK Prison Population Statistics - Parliament UK (23 July 2018). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Source: http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN04334/SN04334.pdf

₍₂₎ There are 228 people currently in prison for terror-related offences – 82 per cent Islamist, 13 per cent far-right and 6 per cent "other". Independent 23 September 2018
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/terrorists-uk-prisons-released-anjem-choudary-islamist-extremism-slip-through-net-muslim-gangs-a8549376.html

₍₃₎ Cost of imprisonment in UK at £22,933 per prisoner per year.

₍₄₎ Where all suspects (group/solo offenders) and type of sexual offence (Type 1 and Type 2) were considered.
Source: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jdibrief/crime/child-sex-exploitation

₍₅₎ The percentages are approximated and based on pictorial charts. p.8
Source: http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN04334/SN04334.pdf

₍₆₎ Religion in England and Wales 2011. Office for National Statistics. 11 December 2012
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_Kingdom

₍₇₎ An Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales 2013. p.21. Table 3.1
All sexual offence data is based on Police recorded sexual offence groups, 2011/2012, with total sexual offences for 2011/2012 at 53,665
Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214970/sexual-offending-overview-jan-2013.pdf

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Are Christian, Athiest or Muslims more likely to be imprisoned for Sexual crimes against Children in

'Asian Grooming Gangs Abuse British Girls', reads the newspaper headline.

UK Population by RELIGION
TOP 3 RELIGIONS COMPRISE 89% OF ENGLAND & WALES POPULATION

Prisoners by RELIGION
TOP 3 RELIGIONS COMPRISE 94% OF PRISON POPULATION

Prisoners by TYPE OF OFFENCE
TOP 5 OFFENCES COMMITTED BY 80% OF PRISON POPULATION

Police Recorded Offence Data