The Appeal

Episode 39: NYPD-SVU's Low Clearance Rate for Sexual Assault

05.02.2019 - By The AppealPlay

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Despite having ‎more than 35,000 officers and a massive budget of over $5 billion a year, the NYPD––and its Special Victims Unit––have a high rate of prematurely closed rape cases compared to other police departments, leading critics to accuse the NYPD of not taking sexual assault complaints seriously. Appeal contributor Meg O’Connor dug into the data and interviewed victims to find out what's behind the trend.

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