R ape has long had the lowest charging rate of all crimes. To a degree this is inevitable. The crime is defined by the absence of consent, which can be tricky to establish. The accused and complainant tend to be the only witnesses. Reporting sexual crimes is often delayed, meaning no physical evidence. And in most cases the victim knows their attacker, making investigations exceptionally intrusive and upsetting—which is why more than half of those whose rapes have been recorded by the police withdraw from an investigation.
R APE长期以来所有犯罪的充电率最低。在某种程度上，这是不可避免的。该犯罪是由缺乏同意来定义的，这可能是棘手的。被告和申诉人往往是唯一的证人。报告性犯罪通常会延迟，这意味着没有物理证据。在大多数情况下，受害人知道他们的攻击者，对调查进行了异常侵入性和令人沮丧的调查，这就是为什么由警察撤离调查记录的强奸案的一半以上的原因。
