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<p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) provide information on
the number of defendants whose prosecution was completed, where the case has been
flagged as child abuse, and where the principal offence at finalisation is categorised
as a sexual offence.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS definition of child abuse covers any case
where the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence and allegations
or crimes perpetrated by both adults and under 18s.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS is a national
service delivered at a local level by 14 Regional Areas. While prosecution outcomes
are not collated for individual constituencies, records are held showing outcomes
by individual Police Force Areas. West Mercia Police Force Area is responsible for
policing the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin)
and Worcestershire.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2010 the number of defendants prosecuted,
by outcome, in the West Mercia Police Force Area and England, for cases flagged as
child abuse and whose principal offence was identified as a sexual offence, is as
follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>(a) West Mercia Police
Force Area</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Unsuccessful</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>75.4%</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>24.6%</p></td><td><p><strong>138</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>76.8%</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>23.2%</p></td><td><p><strong>125</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>85.3%</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14.7%</p></td><td><p><strong>102</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>76.8%</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>23.2%</p></td><td><p><strong>125</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>82.2%</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>17.8%</p></td><td><p><strong>163</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>70.0%</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>30.0%</p></td><td><p><strong>223</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>80.6%</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>19.4%</p></td><td><p><strong>206</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b)
England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Unsuccessful</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>3,278</p></td><td><p>74.2%</p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td><td><p>25.8%</p></td><td><p><strong>4,419</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>3,306</p></td><td><p>76.0%</p></td><td><p>1,043</p></td><td><p>24.0%</p></td><td><p><strong>4,349</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>2,849</p></td><td><p>76.1%</p></td><td><p>894</p></td><td><p>23.9%</p></td><td><p><strong>3,743</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>3,143</p></td><td><p>76.7%</p></td><td><p>954</p></td><td><p>23.3%</p></td><td><p><strong>4,097</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>3,715</p></td><td><p>74.0%</p></td><td><p>1,304</p></td><td><p>26.0%</p></td><td><p><strong>5,019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>4,364</p></td><td><p>75.3%</p></td><td><p>1429</p></td><td><p>24.7%</p></td><td><p><strong>5,793</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>5,007</p></td><td><p>75.0%</p></td><td><p>1,667</p></td><td><p>25.0%</p></td><td><p><strong>6,674</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>It is not possible to disaggregate figures to show separately the volume and
outcome of proceedings for individual offences within the Sexual Offences Category.
A single defendant may be charged with more than one offence.</p>
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