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Dumfries and Galloway rape case increase down to historic offences, says police chief
20.12.2022 - 11:49 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The high number of rape cases recorded in Dumfries and Galloway this year are mainly historic offences, the region’s police chief has revealed.
Police chief superintendent Carol McGuire insists that improvements in the reporting process and police service mean that more victims have come forward about incidents that happened years ago in some cases.
“One case is too many,” she told councillors on the council’s police, fire and rescue sub-committee.
A police performance report recently showed that 47 rape cases were reported between April and September this year – up from 34 over the same period in 2021.
The detection rate has also increased from 41.2 per cent to 63.8 per cent.
Chief Superintendent McGuire attended the meeting to provide more background information about the latest crime stats.
Council co-leader Linda Dorward asked her: “There has been an increase in recorded rape and analysis shows that a majority, 29, relate to female victims aged 16 and over.
“In the comparison with 2017/18 to today, it’s gone from 17 to 47.
“Would you be able to give an overview of causative increase? I think that might be due to better reporting in some ways and easier access but I’d like to hear your perspective on that.”
Chief Supt McGuire said: “Two thirds of the reports this year are what we would call historic offences.
“I’m confident that’s down to the improved service that we provide, improved reporting mechanisms, and we’ve obviously got dedicated officers that deal with this type of enquiry. And we do try to promote our work as best as we can.
“The majority of this is historic, which is positive, but, obviously, with any of these, one case is too many. We’ll continue to do preventative and enforcement work.”
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