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28/10/2013
Increase In Rape Reports But Five Year Low For CPS Referrals
Despite a 30% increase in the number of rapes reported to police, the number of cases being sent to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is at a five year low.
Of the more than 17,000 reports of rape made in 2012/13, police sent 5,404 to the CPS . This compares to 6,597 cases referred in 2008/9 and 8,130 referrals in 2010/11.
The figures emerged in a written answer to a parliamentary question.
Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry said she was worried police officers were coming under pressure following budget cuts and might be "cutting corners" as a result.
It is understood that the rape victims' charities raised their own concerns that case that could be referred are being dropped.
(MH/CD)
Of the more than 17,000 reports of rape made in 2012/13, police sent 5,404 to the CPS . This compares to 6,597 cases referred in 2008/9 and 8,130 referrals in 2010/11.
The figures emerged in a written answer to a parliamentary question.
Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry said she was worried police officers were coming under pressure following budget cuts and might be "cutting corners" as a result.
It is understood that the rape victims' charities raised their own concerns that case that could be referred are being dropped.
(MH/CD)
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