Rejected petition D.V S.A and RAPE VICTIMS to be taken seriously by the police

Rejected on 27 March 2023

The police either talk victims out of statements, or disregard victims as crazy police need to get better training around D.V,S.A and rape Victims of coercion are being dismissed by police when they report the abuser. physical evidence of S.A and rape is being destroyed prior to it being examined

in the year ending March 2022, England and Wales
VIOLENCE AGAINST A PERSON : Charged/summonsed 5.2%
Evidential difficulties suspect identified; victim supports action 17.1%
Evidential difficulties victim does not support action 42.4%
Offences not yet assigned an outcome 2.6%
SEXUAL OFFENCES:
Charged/summonsed 2.9%
Evidential difficulties suspect identified; victim supports action 13.6%
Evidential difficulties victim does not support action 33.8%
Offences not yet assigned an outcome 30.1%
OF WHICH: RAPE
Charged/summonsed 1.3%
Evidential difficulties suspect identified; victim supports action 11.6%
Evidential difficulties victim does not support action 42.0%
Offences not yet assigned an outcome 36.5%
there were more than 9,000 reported rapes in 2022-23,

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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We understand that you're concerned about how the police handle certain cases, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. It's not clear if you want the Government to introduce new training requirements for the police, or do something else.

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We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Require all police officers to receive domestic abuse training: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/632610

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