What was the outcome?

‘No further action’ was taken in more than 50% of the 404 cases where respondents had reported. Just under 10% of the respondents had their case charged by the Crown Prosecution Service. Almost a quarter experienced ‘Other’ outcomes; examples listed below: 

• ‘Never got through to 101’ 
• ‘Still waiting for an update’ 
• ‘Still waiting for CPS’ 
• ‘No interest whatsoever from police even though we suffered a follow up assault by the same person and three of his friends subsequently. MP helped us to get the Police to listen and re consider’ 
• ‘Charged for a lower offence’ 
• ‘No one was caught’ 
• ‘Ongoing at the moment - awaiting forensics’ 
• ‘Never heard back despite CCTV evidence’ 
• ‘Unable to prosecute as lack of evidence’ 
• ‘Charged by CPS and dropped before court’
•  ‘Currently awaiting court proceedings’
• ‘Verbal warning from PCSO (twice due to reoffending)’
• ‘Nothing…the crime was not deemed serious enough or even a crime number’
• YOT referral’
•  ‘I rang 999 they did not turn up’ 
• ‘Was provided with catalytic converter marking kit’