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Less than a third of sexual violence cases reported to the police make it court, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Justice.
Less than a third of sexual violence cases reported to the police make it to court, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Justice.
The government and advocacy groups say progress is being made as just 11 percent of sexual violence reports made to police between July 2014 and June last year resulted in a conviction.
One slither of hope in the report was that in the last year police saw a 34 percent increase in the number of investigations resulting in court action.
The government will be introducing legislation into Parliament this year to address some of the barriers victims face. The report stated it was estimated that less than 10 percent of sexual violence was reported to police.