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OPERATION SOTERIA - Victim-survivor police experience survey for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Importance of possible outcomes of police involvement in the case.

86% Felt the necessity for police involvement was important to stop the suspect re-offending.

77% Wanted to ensure the person responsible understood what happened was an offence and needed police involvement.

73% Wanted to promote a feeling of safety by reporting the incident to police.

Would anything have made you continue with the case?

50% More information about their rights and entitlements.

38% More kindness and understanding.

38% More protection from the person responsible.

Likelihood of reporting crimes in future.

50 % Would report a sexual offence again compared to 41% in other forces.

67% Would encourage a friend to report a sexual offence compared to 59% in other forces.

64% Would report other crimes to police compared to 54% in other forces.

Reasons given for reporting.

58% Felt the main reason for reporting was to protect other potential victims.

77% wanted to ensure the person responsible faced the consequences for their actions.

Overall experience better or worse than expected.

43% Reported that their overall experience as being worse than expected.
Compared to 60% in other forces

Police in my case are doing a good job overall.

50% Agreed that police in their individual case were doing a good job overall.

Impact of police action - As a result of things police didn't do...

72% Reported that their mental health had been negatively affected due to police not taking all investigative steps they had expected.

Reasons for not continuing with the investigation.

38% Withdrew from the investigation as they did not feel fully supported by the police.

31% Felt under pressure from police to drop the case.

31% Suggested the reason for withdrawing was due to the investigation having a negative impact on their own mental health.

Police attitudes and behaviours.

63% Police made them feel as if what happened to them was serious almost or mostly all of the time.

62% Police made them feel what happened was not their fault.

52% Police made them feel as if they had acted correctly by reporting the incident.

67% Police always made them feel safe in their presence.

58% Police always made them feel believed.

67% Police always made them feel listened to.

This data was based on 118 respondents between July 2023 - June 2024