25 April 2022
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published crime statistics covering the three- month period from 1 October to 31 December 2021
Lexis®Library update: Among the results, the data indicates there has been a 23.7% increase in pre-charge rape referrals from the police, a 4.6% increase in the volume of suspects being charged for rape, a 10.2% increase in the volume of rape prosecutions, a 14.7% increase in the volume of convictions for rape and a 2.9 percentage point increase in the rape conviction rate.
The data is accessible here.
Source: CPS publishes latest statistics on all crime types showing steady increase in rape convictions
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