A charity boss has warned that rape has been 'effectively decriminalised' as fewer than a dozen people were convicted in West Mercia last year, while more than 1,000 new offences were recorded by police.
A charity boss has warned that rape has been "effectively decriminalised" as fewer than a dozen people were convicted in West Mercia last year, while more than 1,000 new offences were recorded by police.Figures have revealed the number of rape investigations that result in prosecution
Rape Crisis said the courts are a step in the right direction to arrest"appalling prosecution rates" but that more information is needed on how they will work. In Dyfed-Powys, 13 rape cases were heard in court in 2021, with one conviction – down from two in 2019.Across England and Wales, there were 895 rape convictions – compared to 67,125 new cases.
But Jayne Butler, chief executive of Rape Crisis, said not enough is known about how the specialist courts will work and insisted a"proper consultation with specialist sexual violence support services" is needed. Some 20 per cent of cases were dropped due to evidential difficulties, despite the support of the victim and the suspect being identified, while a further 66 per cent were dropped because the victim did not support further action.Across England and Wales, just two per cent of 42,203 concluded investigations led to a prosecution.
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