Only one in 15 crimes end up going to court as figure slumps to a record low, ...

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The number of crimes that end up in court has slumped to a record low of just one in 15, figures revealed yesterday.

Official data showed the proportion of recorded crimes which led to a charge or summons fell to just 6.5 per cent.

Meanwhile, the number of rapes reported to police in England and Wales soared 10 per cent year-on-year to record levels of more than 61,000 in the 12 months to June. But the number of those reports which led to a suspect being taken to court fell to an all-time low.

It was the first time the percentage of overall crimes to have led to a charge has dipped below 7 per cent. By comparison, levels stood at more than 15

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