‘Shocking’ figures show 8% of muggings result in a charge, say Lib Dems

Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney asked the House of Commons library to carry out the research. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

Slightly more than 30,000 muggings in England and Wales did not even result in a suspect being identified by police last year, research released by the Liberal Democrats has shown.

Just 8% of all offences of robbery of personal property reported to the police last year saw someone being charged, the data from the House of Commons library research showed.