Just 6.7% of car thefts result in a conviction, says Nextbase

Fewer than 7% of car thefts reported to the police result in anyone being charged, with 69% dropped because no suspect can be identified.

Data released by 39 police forces in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request show, between 2019 and 2022, just 6.7% of the 396,000 reported car crimes (car thefts, thefts from a vehicle, and interference with a vehicle) resulted in anyone being charged.

Data was extracted from an FOI request to the Home Office, which covered all territorial police...

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