Online and Offline Stalking Victimisation in the Crime Survey for England and Wales: Its Predictors and Victim/Survivors’ Views on Criminalisation

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Analysis reveals rising cyberstalking rates in England and Wales, suggesting differing views on criminality among victims.

Cyberstalking is increasing in prevalence faster than offline stalking, indicating a shift in victimisation patterns.
Despite less prevalence, cyberstalking affects perceptions of criminality differently, with victims viewing it as less severe.
Weighted and multinomial logistic regression were applied to analyse the national Crime Survey for England and Wales data.
These findings highlight the need for a greater understanding of digital behaviours in relation to criminalisation.

Janickyj et al. (2025) studied this question.

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