Lethbridge Police release results of “unfounded” sexual assault review
LETHBRIDGE – Police have conducted their own review of reported sexual assaults in the city, in response to a Globe and Mail article in early 2017.
The 20-month long news investigation with files from 870 police forces across the country from 2010 to 2014, concluded that on average, police dismiss one in five sexual assault claims as baseless.
It’s not clear if Lethbridge Police Service files were included in the investigation.
According to the data, in some provinces like New Brunswick, nearly one in three, or 32-per cent of reported cases of sexual assault were dismissed.