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[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

That figure is a little misleading, but I understand how you picked it up because it’s everywhere.

Police “clear” crimes to be progressed for prosecution.

Prosecutors “prosecute” crimes. It’s this that the 2% figure is aimed at. The clearance rates (the job done by the police) is higher.

According to this article[1], 22% of reported serious crimes led to arrests. 4% (of reported serious crimes) led to convictions. They then halve both of those numbers to account for unreported crimes. The article still uses the 2% figure in the headline despite the nuance in the article.

That might sound academic given the overall point you make still stands. I just thought it was worth mentioning.

1: https://theconversation.com/police-solve-just-2-of-all-major-crimes-143878