Fewer than one in 10 police cases receiving an outcome across Berkshire resulted in a suspect being charged in September, new figures reveal.
Figures from Police Data UK show 5,972 outcomes were recorded across Berkshire’s six local authority areas during the month.
Of these, 563 resulted in a suspect being charged, equivalent to 9.4 per cent of all outcomes recorded.
By comparison, 80.1 per cent ended either because no suspect had been identified or police were unable to prosecute a suspect.
Together, those two categories accounted for 4,786 outcomes across Berkshire.
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Charging rates varied considerably across the county.
Reading recorded the highest rate at 11.5 per cent, followed by West Berkshire at 11.2 per cent and Bracknell Forest at 10.2 per cent.
In Wokingham, 9.2 per cent of outcomes resulted in a suspect being charged.
The lowest rates were recorded in Windsor and Maidenhead at 7.3 per cent and Slough at 7.1 per cent.
A further 378 cases across Berkshire resulted in a local resolution.
The figures relate to outcomes recorded by Thames Valley Police during September and do not necessarily represent crimes committed during the same month, as an outcome can be recorded after an investigation into an earlier offence.
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