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Dumfries and Galloway rape case increase down to historic offences, says police chief

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The high number of rape cases recorded in Dumfries and Galloway this year are mainly historic offences, the region’s police chief has revealed.

Police chief superintendent Carol McGuire insists that improvements in the reporting process and police service mean that more victims have come forward about incidents that happened years ago in some cases. “One case is too many,” she told councillors on the council’s police, fire and rescue sub-committee.

A police performance report recently showed that 47 rape cases were reported between April and September this year – up from 34 over the same period in 2021.

The detection rate has also increased from 41.2 per cent to 63.8 per cent. Chief Superintendent McGuire attended the meeting to provide more background information about the latest crime stats.

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