Rape
Almost half of rape cases end without a conviction
According to the Crown Prosecution Service, there were 4,643 prosecutions for rape in the UK in 2015-16, up from 3,819 in 2009-10. 42.1 percent of all convictions in 2015-16 were unsuccessful. Click here for a regional breakdown of all cases and conviction rates across the UK.
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This chart shows conviction rates of rape prosecutions in the UK from 2009 to 2016.
Conviction rates at courts in England and Wales from 2019/20 to 2024/25
Number of convictions for rape in France in 2016, by perpetrator gender
Number of police recorded rape offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2025/26 (in 1,000s)
Number of convictions for rape in France from 2007 to 2023
Proportion of perpetrators of sexual violence whose cases were dismissed by the public prosecutor's office in France in 2021, by type
Number of rape and attempted rape crimes recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2025/26
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