27-12-2018 15:48 via kvoa.com

Despite #MeToo, rape cases still confound police

NEW YORK (AP) — Police are closing rape investigations at the lowest rate in decades despite advancements in forensic testing.
That’s according to FBI data showing sexual assault is second only to robbery in the least solved categories of violent crime.
Police nationwide cleared just 32 percent of rape investigations last year. That rate has fallen from 62 percent in 1964.
The declining clearance rate comes even as the #MeToo movement is empowering women to speak up about sexual assa
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