"Figure 9: Outcomes assigned to domestic abuse-related violence against the person offences and non-domestic abuse-related violence against the person offences recorded in the year ending March 2017, by outcome group","" "England and Wales","" "","" "Notes","1. Data from police recorded crime are not designated as National Statistics. 2. Based on 24 forces that supplied adequate data. 3. Taken into consideration includes offences asked to be taken into consideration by a court (TICs). 4. Out of court (formal) includes caution - adults; caution - youths; Penalty Notices for Disorder. 5. Out of court (informal) Includes cannabis or khat warnings and community resolutions. 6. Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest includes not in the public interest - Crown Prosecution Service (CPS); Not in public interest - Police; Offender died; Prosecution prevented (suspect under age; suspect too ill; victim or key witness dead or too ill); Prosecution time limit expired. 7. Evidential difficulties (victim does not support action) includes evidential difficulties where the suspect was or was not identified and the victim does not support further action. 8. Other includes action undertaken by another body or agency; Further action to support formal investigation not in the public interest; Offences not yet assigned an outcome." "Unit","Number" "","" "Typre","Domestic abuse-related","Non-domestic abuse-related" "Evidential difficulties (victim does not support action)","43","36" "Evidential difficulties (suspect identified; victim supports action)","26","16" "Charged/summonsed","18","11" "Other","4","8" "Out-of-court (formal)","4","3" "Investigation complete - no suspect identified","2","20" "Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest","2","2" "Out-of-court (informal)","1","4" "Taken into consideration (TICs)","0","0"