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’