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‘National scandal’ as six in ten sexual assault victims say they won't report to police again
Two police officers at Glenrothes Police Station, Fife, Scotland

ONLY four in 10 rape and sexual assault victims who report their crimes to police would do so again, a damning survey found today.

Researchers warned of a societal culture of victim-blaming and institutionalised racism, with black and ethnic minority survivors, and victims of intimate partner abuse receiving some of the worst treatment.

Some respondents said their lives had been ruined by the police investigation and court process.

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