RASSO cases
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003943/R
Version Date: 01/12/2025
The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Data has been extracted from the Niche Crime Universe using RASSO queries containing the following offences:
- Other Serious Sexual
- Sexual Assault Female
- Sexual Assault Male
- Rape Male
- Rape Female
- Sexual Activity involving a child under 16
- Sexual Activity Child Under 13
Q1. How many RASSO cases have been reported from 2020-2025 (each category)
|
Sexual Offence Category |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Grand Total |
|
Other Serious Sexual |
16 |
33 |
25 |
17 |
149 |
183 |
423 |
|
Rape Female |
595 |
738 |
749 |
755 |
747 |
642 |
4226 |
|
Rape Male |
74 |
82 |
68 |
79 |
72 |
70 |
445 |
|
Sexual Activity Child Under 13 |
111 |
98 |
105 |
88 |
73 |
44 |
519 |
|
Sexual Activity involving a child under 16 |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
Sexual Assault Female |
586 |
814 |
896 |
748 |
730 |
653 |
4427 |
|
Sexual Assault Male |
116 |
139 |
167 |
169 |
158 |
114 |
863 |
|
Grand Total |
1498 |
1904 |
2010 |
1857 |
1931 |
1706 |
10906 |
Q2. What were the case outcomes for RASSO cases between 2020-2025 (each outcome type)
|
Latest Stats Class Status |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Grand Total |
|
1: Charged |
46 |
49 |
67 |
48 |
48 |
31 |
289 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
51 |
76 |
50 |
39 |
22 |
2 |
240 |
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
5 |
10 |
7 |
|
7 |
3 |
32 |
|
11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
14 |
19 |
11 |
10 |
16 |
17 |
87 |
|
12: Named suspect identified but is dead or too ill (physical or mental health) to prosecute |
5 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
11 |
14 |
65 |
|
13: Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill |
5 |
16 |
7 |
12 |
9 |
5 |
54 |
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
221 |
317 |
331 |
289 |
291 |
169 |
1618 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
50 |
48 |
58 |
52 |
50 |
11 |
269 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
318 |
372 |
351 |
373 |
319 |
177 |
1910 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
483 |
637 |
745 |
665 |
741 |
503 |
3774 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
121 |
122 |
172 |
157 |
134 |
107 |
813 |
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
|
1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition |
5 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
|
17 |
|
2: Youth caution |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
135 |
182 |
115 |
95 |
62 |
64 |
653 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
21 |
22 |
18 |
18 |
35 |
22 |
136 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, has been undertaken and there is no public interest to continue |
|
2 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
29 |
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
25 |
|
3A: Alternate offence adult conditional caution |
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
5: Offender has died |
3 |
7 |
15 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
41 |
|
8: Community resolution |
|
1 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
17 |
|
8: Youth restorative disposal |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
9: CPS - prosecution not in public interest |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
Cancelled/transferred |
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
New |
4 |
5 |
27 |
56 |
153 |
551 |
796 |
|
RTC - NFA |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
Grand Total |
1498 |
1904 |
2010 |
1857 |
1931 |
1706 |
10906 |