Source: Co
England and Wales law enforcement has shifted from treating AI-assisted crimes as marginal edge cases to logging them as a distinct category. 163 incidents across 20 forces shows this is operational reality, not theoretical. The 16x jump from 10 cases in 2023 reflects both genuine proliferation of synthetic media attacks (deepfakes, nonconsensual nude generation) and institutional learning: cops now know what to look for and how to classify it, which typically precedes legislation and liability frameworks.