Most violent or sexual offences went unsolved in crime hotspots in England and Wales last year
Exclusive: About 89% of such crimes closed without a suspect being caught or charged in the year to June 2024
Victims are being “let down time and time again” by police, a minister has said, as almost every violent or sexual offence went unsolved in hundreds of crime hotspots last year.
Nearly 1.9m violent or sexual crimes in England and Wales were closed without a suspect being caught or charged in the year to June 2024 – about 89% of all offences given an outcome, official figures show.
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