article_snippet: The figures, published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, also reveal worrying differences between forces across England and Wales Wales in how often officers mark down cases as ‘no crime’.
article_snippet: the low prosecution figures showed huge discrepancies between forces’
article_snippet: But in Leicestershire that figure was nearly one in five.
article_snippet: At the other end of the scale that figure was about 2 per cent for Gloucestershire Constabulary.
article_snippet: Of those, 12,952 involved adult victims and 7,775 children, the HMIC data shows.
article_snippet: The slight time delay between a case being reported and sent on to the CPS means the figures will not cover exactly the same cases.
article_snippet: ’ Nicole Westmarland, a professor of criminology at Durham University said there was ‘no good reason why such large numbers are not being referred from the police to the CPS for consideration’.
article_snippet: Martin Hewitt, of the Association of Chief Police Officers, said: ‘There are caveats to this data. '
highlights_snippet: Worrying differences between forces  in recording of 'no crime' cases .
  