Facts and figures:
Prevalence, recording, prosecutions and convictions (19, 20, 21, 22)
Prevalence of rape (including attempts) for year-end 2022
150,000 rapes
70,330 rapes recorded by police (up 26%)
2,537 rapes prosecuted by CPS
1,733 rape prosecutions resulting in conviction
Prevalence of sexual offences (including attempts) for year-end 2022 (19)
1,073,000 sexual offences
124,353 sexual offences recorded by police (up 35%)
9,175 sexual offences prosecuted by CPS
7,676 sexual offences resulting in conviction
Since 2016-17, the number of prosecutions for rape has dropped year on year reaching an all-time low of just 1,557 for year ending March 2021. The increase to 2,537 rape prosecutions in 2021-22 is still well below the high of 5190 rape prosecutions in 2016-17.