Police have labelled 260 suspected rapists as “females” and asked prosecutors to consider charges against them, figures show.
The figures, seen by PA, show a further 209 suspects were recorded with an “unknown” sex, which is understood to include non-binary people.
In 2019, there were 40 “females” who were referred for rape and 17 were charged. A year later, 56 were referred and prosecutors charged 46.
The CPS received 81 “female” referrals for rape in 2021 and charged 29 while in 2022 there were 64 referrals with 26 charged.
The first three months of 2023 included 19 “female” referrals and five charges.
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