Rapes
Freedom of Information Act request number: 22/3161
Version date: 15/02/2022
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information:
Data source:
Force crime recording system - UNIFI
Data Processing:
Qlikview Crime Lists report
Reported date 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021 and 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2017
Offence group -
Rape
No crime/cancelled crime included, restricted crime excluded
Qlikview Crime Lists report
Reported date 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021 and 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2017
All Offence groups excluding non-notifiable
No crime/cancelled crime included, restricted crime excluded
Qlikview Workloads report
Reported date 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021 and 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2017
Offence group -
Rape
Q1. How many rapes were reported to your police force in 2021? (Or the most recent 12 month figures you have)
2037
Q2. How many stranger rapes were reported to your police force in 2021? (Or the most recent 12 month figures you have)
There is no flag on Force systems to identify stranger rape – The only way to answer this would be to individually review all 2037 cases
Q3. How many historic / non-recent rape cases were recorded in 2021? (Or the most recent 12 month figures you have)
Q4. How many historic / non-recent rape cases were recorded in 2017?
Historic cases are shown as those offences after more than a year
This is calculated as the difference between the reported date and the latest date in the range given for when the crime occurred
|
Time to report |
2017 |
2021 |
|
365 days and above |
563 |
609 |
Q5. 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 |
All rape |
|
Adult - diversionary, educational or intervention activity has been undertaken |
13 |
|
Crime investigated as far as reasonably possible. No suspect identified |
82 |
|
DVPN - with no other formal outcome |
8 |
|
Further investigation against a named suspect is not in the public interest - police decision |
5 |
|
Named suspect identified: evidential difficulties - victim not supporting action |
453 |
|
Named suspect identified: victim supports action - evidential difficulties |
260 |
|
Named suspect is below the age of criminal responsibility |
5 |
|
Named suspect too ill (mentally or physically) to prosecute |
11 |
|
Postal requisitioned |
4 |
|
The offender has died (all offences) |
2 |
|
Under investigation |
880 |
|
Victim declines/unable to support police investigation. No suspect |
77 |
|
Victim is aware that further action will be undertaken by another body/ agency |
5 |
|
Victim/key witness is dead or too ill to give evidence - named suspect |
5 |
|
Youth - diversionary, educational or intervention activity has been undertaken |
1 |
|
Additional verifiable information determined no notifiable offence |
63 |
|
Committed outside the jurisdiction of the force |
60 |
|
Constitutes part of a crime already recorded |
79 |
|
Recorded as a crime in error |
24 |
|
Total |
2037 |
Q6. 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 |
All crime |
|
Adult - diversionary, educational or intervention activity has been undertaken |
6 |
|
Adult simple caution |
1046 |
|
Adult simple caution after pathfinder |
55 |
|
Cannabis warning |
1 |
|
Charged |
4166 |
|
Community resolution |
2007 |
|
Crime investigated as far as reasonably possible. No suspect identified |
21572 |
|
DVPN - with no other formal outcome |
323 |
|
Formal action against the offender not in public interest (police) |
271 |
|
Further investigation against a named suspect is not in the public interest - police decision |
2914 |
|
Named suspect identified: evidential difficulties – victim not supporting action |
14846 |
|
Named suspect identified: victim supports action – evidential difficulties |
15310 |
|
Named suspect is below the age of criminal responsibility |
119 |
|
Named suspect too ill (mentally or physically) to prosecute |
373 |
|
Pathfinder - deferred caution |
171 |
|
Pathfinder - deferred charge |
93 |
|
Postal requisitioned |
1483 |
|
Postal requisitioned after pathfinder |
2 |
|
Prosecution not in the public interest (CPS) (all offences) |
69 |
|
Prosecution time limit expired: suspect identified |
376 |
|
Taken into consideration |
46 |
|
The offender has died (all offences) |
28 |
|
Under investigation |
29994 |
|
Victim declines/unable to support police investigation. No suspect |
1062 |
|
Victim is aware that further action will be undertaken by another body/ agency |
681 |
|
Victim/key witness is dead or too ill to give evidence - named suspect |
55 |
|
Youth - diversionary, educational or intervention activity has been undertaken |
164 |
|
Youth conditional caution |
133 |
|
Youth simple caution |
64 |
|
Additional verifiable information determined no notifiable offence |
1439 |
|
Committed outside the jurisdiction of the force |
555 |
|
Constitutes part of a crime already recorded |
2408 |
|
Incident disposal not a crime/crimes recorded separately |
10 |
|
No crime - other reason |
1 |
|
Offender acted self-defence, ABH/Ass. No injury only. DDM/FCR decision |
4 |
|
Recorded as a crime in error |
1135 |
|
Total |
102982 |
Q7. What percentage of crimes reported to your force are sexual offences?
5%
Q8. 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
Q9. What was the average length of time from charge to court for rape cases in 2021? (Or the most recent 12 month figures you have)
Information not held – An average has not been calculated and recorded