A case is considered “cleared” when an offender is charged or a victim withdraws their complaint.
Queensland Women’s Legal Service chief executive Angela Lynch estimates the conviction rate of sex crimes in the state is less than 5 per cent, given that most assaults are not reported to police or prosecuted by the state.
“Only about 14 per cent of sexual assaults are actually reported,” she said.
Asked what government could do to improve the rates of rape conviction and reporting, Premier Annastacia Palaszcuk said: “That is a matter for police.
“I think what we need to do is make sure women’s…
