Regional Rape Conviction Rates 2006

The Fawcett Society obtained figures from government which reveal huge deficiencies in police responses to rape in many parts of the UK: 

• In some areas women who report rape are almost five times less likely to achieve a conviction than in others.
• In Leicestershire, less than one in thirty five women who report rape secure a conviction. In Cleveland, one in seven reported rapes are convicted. 
• The conviction rate has got worse in 18 out of 43 police areas since 2004.
• In many areas, convictions rates have dropped dramatically, falling by over 60% in Bedfordshire. 

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