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'Postcode Lottery' For Rape Convictions Still Prevails In UK
The Fawcett Society found that some police forces had rape conviction rate of less than five percent in 2007.
"In some areas you are 11 times more likely to secure a conviction than in others," group's report said.
In 2007, nearly 20 percent of rape accusations in Cleveland resulted in guilty verdicts, compared to just 1 in 60 in Dorset.
The survey found that rape conviction rates fell "worryingly" between 2006 and 2007 in 16 out of 42 police force areas in the UK.
"Rape should be treated with the same professionalism as other crimes. It is a national scandal that thousands of victims have no access to justice, and frequently face a culture of disbelief and delayed responses which may lead to the loss of vital evidence," Katherine Rake, of the Fawcett Society, said.
Cleveland Police Force's Rape conviction rate has improved continuously since 2004.
Detective Chief Inspector Alastair Simpson says a lot of it is down to the training given to officers.
"Within the Force we have given a number of officers specialist training to deal with victims of rape and these officers are always deployed whenever an allegation of rape is received," Sky News quoted Simpson, as saying.
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