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Rape response 'a postcode lottery'
Significant disparities in the rate of recorded rapes between police forces continue to exist

A postcode lottery in the way rape cases are handled by police continues to exist, new figures suggest.

Data compiled by the cross-government, multi-agency Rape Monitoring Group showed significant disparities in the rate of recorded rapes, charges or cautions for the offence and records later declassified as a "no crime."

Rape charities have pointed to the figures as evidence of a "culture of disbelief" among some forces.

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