Less than one in ten stalking cases ends up in court, official police figures reveal

LESS than one in ten stalking cases ends up in court, official police figures reveal.

Statistics show the number of cases soared from 69,200 in 2020 to 131,200 last year.

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But police charged someone in just 11,039 cases, with only 2,196 people being convicted of stalking.

Of those just 663 were jailed.

There were another 1,271 cases where the stalker was given a caution.

And 939 offences ended with community resolution — where the suspect accepts responsibility and makes an apology.

But in most cases, a total of 115,127, police threw in the towel as they could not track down the suspect or collect enough evidence.

Another 287 were also scrapped as authorities felt they were not in the public interest.

Stars including Cheryl Tweedy and Shirley Ballas have been victims of stalkers.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council said: “We are working closely with the Home Office, College of Policing and other criminal justice partners to improve outcomes for victims and ensure a consistent response in stalking cases.”