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Police report fall in sexual offences

The police say the number of sexual offences, including rape, has fallen over the past year.

Chief Constable Russ Foster's annual report shows a drop of 126 cases to 103.

Meanwhile the detection rate for sexual offences- the proportion of resolved crimes - has increased from 43.5 percent to 48.5 percent.

However, the detection rate for rape has fallen from 28.9 percent last year to 7.7 percent this year.

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