3029/2026/WEB 'Beyond the data: unmasking CSAM trends, perpetrators, and global threats'

The aim of this webinar is to provide law enforcement officials with an analysis and insights of emerging trends in child sexual abuse material (CSAM). By examining key reports—including the PdC (Point de Contact) Transparency Report, INHOPE’s Annual Global Report, and original research on CSAM perpetrators—participants will gain a multi-level perspective on the evolving threat landscape.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Assess national-level reporting trends from the PdC Transparency Report, including shifts in content types, distribution methods, and victim demographics;
• Compare these findings with INHOPE’s global data, identifying regional variations, emerging platforms, and cross-border challenges;
• Apply insights from exclusive perpetrator research to understand the behaviours, motivations, and tactics driving the increase in CSAM offences;
• Develop informed strategies for prevention, investigation, and international collaboration based on data-driven evidence.

EMPACT training activity

Combatting new forms of organised crime requires more cooperation between police and gendarmes, customs officers, border guards, judges, and prosecutors. EU institutions, agencies and Member States work together to tackle organised and serious international crime through a permanent and key instrument: the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT).

CEPOL plays a crucial role in the EMPACT mechanism through the provision of specialised training and the identification of training needs within each common security threat. Every year, CEPOL provides a comprehensive training package for each common EU crime priority consisting of onsite, online and exchange training activities.

Check more of CEPOL's EMPACT training activities here.