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Most rapes unpunished

01 May 1993

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A Home Office study has revealed that only one in four reported rape cases result in a conviction, while as many as 90% of rapes go unreported. The research, carried out in 1985, showed that almost half of complainants dropped out before court proceedings began, and a quarter of cases did not go to trial because of lack of supporting evidence or inability to find the perpetrator. Of those reaching court, about a quarter resulted in acquittal and another quarter in conviction for a lesser offence. Since the study was performed, further research from the University of North London suggests that the conviction rate has fallen even further. Rape: from recording to conviction. Home Office Research and Planning Unit paper 71 April 1993. (Guardian 19.4.93.)

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