The figures state that 1,423 people were convicted last year for committing online or text abuse in comparison with just 498 cases in 2007, the Daily Mirror reported on Sunday.
The report added that a total of 201 people — just one in seven — were sent to prison in 2012.
The worst region for trolling in Britain is the South East with 251 convictions. The least convictions are in the North East, with 89.
The case of online trolls came to light in Britain when 14-year-old Leicestershire girl Hannah Smith took her own life in early August after being bullied on social networking site ask.fm for months.
The tragic death of the teenager added fuel to calls in Britain for action to prevent abuse on social media.
More than 10,000 people signed an online petition calling on the UK government to act after the teenage girl’s death.
“Cyber bullying has been an ever increasing problem within the UK for a considerable amount of time with one of the biggest offenders becoming Ask.fm, a site popular amongst young people where posts can be made with confidence anonymously which has led to bullying, mental health problems and suicides as well as grooming,” it stated.
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