Rapes in 2021
Freedom of Information Act request number: 2022-015
Version date: 15/02/2022
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information:
1. How many rapes were recorded by your police force in 2021?
816
2. How many stranger rapes were recorded by your police force in 2021?
25
3. How many historic / non-recent rape cases were recorded in 2021?
289
4. How many historic / non-recent rape cases were recorded in 2017?
192
5. What percentage of rape cases are not put forward to the CPS?
This percentage is not recorded but below are the outcomes for all the offences from Q1
|
Outcome Type |
Count |
|
Charged |
5 |
|
Alternate offence charged |
4 |
|
Offender has died |
1 |
|
Police – Formal action not in public interest |
1 |
|
Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
3 |
|
Named suspect but victim / key witness deceased or too ill |
5 |
|
Victim declines / unable to support action to identify offender |
160 |
|
CPS – Named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
2 |
|
Police – Named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
89 |
|
Victim declines / withdraws support – Named suspect identified |
246 |
|
Investigation complete. No suspect identified |
26 |
|
Other body / agency has investigation primacy |
40 |
|
Police – Named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
2 |
|
Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
2 |
|
Under investigation |
230 |
|
Total |
816 |
6. What percentage of all criminal cases are not put forward to the CPS?
This percentage is not recorded but below are the outcomes for all offences in 2021
|
Outcome Type |
Count |
|
Charged |
1831 |
|
Summonsed / postal requisition |
1007 |
|
Alternate offence charged |
264 |
|
Alternate offence summonsed / postal requisition |
100 |
|
Youth caution |
47 |
|
Youth conditional caution |
72 |
|
Alternate offence youth caution |
2 |
|
Alternate offence youth conditional caution |
6 |
|
Adult caution |
8 |
|
Adult conditional caution |
633 |
|
Alternate offence adult caution |
2 |
|
Alternate offence adult conditional caution |
63 |
|
TIC (taken into consideration) |
63 |
|
Offender has died |
18 |
|
Penalty notice for disorder |
1 |
|
Cannabis warning |
3 |
|
Community resolution |
630 |
|
Youth restorative disposal |
122 |
|
CPS - Prosecution not in public interest |
44 |
|
Police - Formal action not in public interest |
433 |
|
Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
63 |
|
Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
119 |
|
Named suspect but victim / key witness deceased or too ill |
35 |
|
Victim declines / unable to support action to identify offender |
4520 |
|
CPS - Named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
460 |
|
Police - Named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
4847 |
|
Victim declines / withdraws support - Named suspect identified |
11373 |
|
Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
204 |
|
Investigation complete no suspect identified |
17601 |
|
Other body / agency has investigation primacy |
1666 |
|
Police - Named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
897 |
|
Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
47 |
|
Cancelled/transferred |
34 |
|
Under investigation |
3133 |
|
Total |
50348 |
7. What percentage of crimes reported to your force are sexual offences?
4.4%
8. What is the average number of rape cases per workload of each detective assigned to such cases?
Information not held – An average has not been calculated and recorded
9. What was the average length of time from charge to court for rape cases in 2021?
Information not held – An average has not been calculated and recorded