According to its latest strategic overview report, the organisation received 6,291 reports of exploitation and abuse in 2009/10.
This is 880 more than the previous year, with the biggest increases coming from reports relating to online abuse and grooming from social networking moderators, website managers and mobile phone firms.
These latest figures come as Ceop faces an uncertain future as the government is proposing to merge it into a new National Crime Agency that will replace the Serious and Organised Crime Agency.
Among the most critical of the move is Ceop's chief executive Jim Gamble, who announced his resignation over the plans last month. He fears that Ceop's ability to effectively safeguard children will be diluted as part of a larger organisation.
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