Cybercrime The Police Information Technology and Cyber Unit (PITCU) of Belize Police Department (BPD) manages the investigations of cyber-related crimes, as well as those felonies thatinvolve electronic evidence. The PITCU has investigated cases of phishing, credit card and ATM fraud, as well as other crimes that involve electronic evidence, including drug trafficking. The PITCU have also reported that they have received reports of cyberbullying, revenge porn and identity theft. In terms of some international collaboration to counter cybercriminal activities, the PITCU holds a partnership with the Internet Watch Foundation in order to report cases of child pornography’®. Below is a summary of cybercrimes recorded over the last five years. Table 2 ‘% per annum CyberCrimes 2013 to 2018 Crimes committed Crimes targeting technology, etc.* through technology** Year Incidents Incidents 2013 521 80 601 2014 663 116 779 29.62% 2015 713 166 879 12.84% 2016 818 145 963 9.56% 2017 773 118 891 -7.48% 2018 768 136 904 1.46% Growth Total # Incidents * For example cellphones, computers, note books, theft, damage, virus etc. ** For example, social engineering, phishing, texts, emails, etc. Figure 4 = Growth of Cybercrime - 5 year period CyberCrimes 2013 to 2018 2020 2015 Pa 2010 2005 ~~ - ~ = = = @ 1995 1990 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 National Cybersecurity Strategy - Towards A Secure Cyberspace 2020-2023 2019