1,000 days between rape offence and case completion in UK, data shows

Median delay was over two and a half years in first nine months of 2021, up more than a quarter on previous year

The typical delay between an offence of rape and the completion of the resulting criminal case rose to 1,000 days in 2021 for the first time, figures have revealed.

The Ministry of Justice said the median time between offence and completion in rape cases was 1,020 days, or over two and a half years, in the first nine months of 2021, up by more than a quarter from the previous year.

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