For every 100 rapes or attempted rapes reported to police by women, how many lead to arrest?

• A. 19
• B. 5
• C. 1
• D. 0

Answer: (A)

Arrest rate after reporting. This question looks at how often a reported rape leads to an arrest, which shows the progression from report to law enforcement action. Data across many jurisdictions show that a portion of reports do result in arrests, and the figure around nineteen arrests per hundred reported is a commonly cited estimate. In other words, about one in five reported rapes ends with an arrest, reflecting the various steps that can affect whether a case progresses to arrest—evidence quality, corroboration, prosecutorial decisions, and victim cooperation all play roles. The other possibilities imply far lower arrest proportions, which would conflict with these typical reporting-to-arrest patterns. So the best answer aligns with roughly nineteen arrests per hundred reported.