Police fail to record alleged sex crimes

A report from the police watchdog has revealed that hundreds of alleged sex crimes including rapes are not being recorded. Crime recording in two police force areas was “inadequate”, with as many as 45,000 reported offenses, including sex allegations were not being logged properly. They included alleged rape, domestic abuse, common assault, harassment and malicious communication. The study also said that some reported rapes were misclassified as sexual assaults and nine were not recorded at all. Report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services also found that those nine were not investigated either. Zoe Billingham, one of the inspectors, said the force needed to ensure “that there is proper supervision of crime-recording decisions.”