BBCNEWS Talking Movies June 4, 2024 01:32:00
Outcome of those crimes? well, back in 2015, just short of 600,000 of them ended up with somebody being charged, around 15.5%. but as the number of crimes reported rose, the number of people being charged fell. in the year tojune, it was less than 300,000, around 5.4%. for theft and sexual offences, including rape, it is even lower. the home secretary has demanded that police forces improve their charge rates. it's not clear why it's happening. one explanation might be the police cuts that started in 2010 and continued on until 2018, but police numbers have been rising since then, while the nu...