Rape Juries More Likely to Convict Than Acquit in England and Wales, says Study

Juries not to blame for low rape conviction rates, study shows

FW Pomeroy's statue of Justice stands atop the Central Criminal Court building at the Old Bailey, London, on Jan. 8, 2019. PA Media

Persons accused of rape whose cases come to court and are heard by a jury are more likely to be convicted today than 15 years ago, an academic study by researchers at University College London (UCL) has concluded.

The study found that the conviction rate for cases heard before a jury had risen from 55 percent to 75 percent since 2007.