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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Nearly 70% of rape victims drop out of investigations in England and Wales

The shadow justice minister, Ellie Reeves
The shadow justice minister, Ellie Reeves, says legal delays leave victims ‘powerless and traumatised’. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA

Nearly 70% of rape survivors dropped out of the justice system in the fourth quarter of last year, according to official government data.

Amid court delays, low police conviction rates and fears over the trauma of reliving the crime in court, 69.2% of those subjected to a serious sexual assault withdrew from investigations.

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