Number of rape suspects charged reaches 20-year high, new data reveals – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted July 23rd, 2026 in news by Simon

‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has charged more rape-flagged suspects than at any point in the last two decades, with increases in cases referred by police, charged by prosecutors and completed in the courts, new data shows.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd July 2026

Source: www.cps.gov.uk