Police ‘Failing Victims’ as Almost 40,000 Crimes Including Rape ‘Go Unrecorded’

West Midlands Police has been accused of letting victims down, in a damning report which says it is failing to record tens of thousands of crimes including sexual assaults on children each year. An assessment by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) rated the police force — one of Britain’s largest —”inadequate” for its recording of crimes. -- More...