Regional conviction rates for rape by police
forces in England and Wales 2004
The figures shows the proportion of rapes reported to the police which
resulted in a conviction.
|
Police force
|
Conviction rate %
|
| |
|
|
England &
Wales
|
5.29
|
| |
|
|
Avon and
Somerset
|
4.76
|
|
Bedfordshire
|
8.33
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
1.75
|
|
Cheshire
|
6.44
|
|
Cleveland
|
7.75
|
|
Cumbria
|
12.79
|
|
Derbyshire
|
7.55
|
|
Devon and
Cornwall
|
4.01
|
|
Dorset
|
3.66
|
|
Durham
|
9.18
|
|
Dyfed Powys
|
4.55
|
|
Essex
|
3.49
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
0.86
|
|
Greater
Manchester
|
3.98
|
|
Gwent
|
6.48
|
|
Hampshire
|
2.98
|
|
Hertfordshire
|
6.95
|
|
Humberside
|
2.85
|
|
Kent
|
3.55
|
|
Lancashire
|
7.45
|
|
Leicestershire
|
3.85
|
|
Lincolnshire
|
3.06
|
|
Merseyside
|
5.58
|
|
Metropolitan Police
|
4.88
|
|
Norfolk
|
5.13
|
|
North Wales
|
4.71
|
|
North Yorkshire
|
9.74
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
13.79
|
|
Northumbria
|
6.35
|
|
Nottinghamshire
|
4.91
|
|
South Wales
|
12.18
|
|
South Yorkshire
|
10.74
|
|
Staffordshire
|
5.33
|
|
Suffolk
|
1.60
|
|
Surrey
|
3.65
|
|
Sussex
|
3.35
|
|
Thames Valley
|
3.97
|
|
Warwickshire
|
3.41
|
|
West Mercia
|
6.20
|
|
West Midlands
|
6.19
|
|
West Yorkshire
|
8.7
|
|
Wiltshire
|
6.0
|
(Source:
Fawcett Society 2006)
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