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. 2021 Jun 29;16(6):e0253980. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253980

Table 4. Distribution of characteristics of the crime.

  Conviction Acquittal Unadjusted Odd Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted Odd Ratio (95% CI)a
Total* SV DV Total* SV DV  Total* SV DV Total* SV DV
n % N % N % n % n % n %
Source of the crime report                                    
Other 151 17.0 48 18.5 91 16.3 63 13.9 14 12.2 47 14.8 1+ 1+ 1+      
Complaint 727 81.7 207 79.9 460 82.4 381 84.3 101 87.8 263 83 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.6 (0.3–1.2) 0.9 (0.6–1.3)      
Missing 12 1.3 4 1.5 7 1.3 8 1.8 0 - 7 2.2 // // //      
application of precautionary measures                                    
No 544 61.1 147 56.8 352 63.1 356 78.8 93 80.9 246 77.6 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+
yes 300 33.7 94 36.3 178 31.9 55 12.2 12 10.4 40 12.6 3.6 (2.6–4.9) 5.0 (2.6–9.5) 3.1 (2.1–4.5) 2.3 (1.6–3.3) 4.4 (2.0–9.4) 1.8 (1.1–2.8)
Missing 46 5.2 18 7.0 28 5.0 41 9.1 10 8.7 31 9.8 // // // // // //
application of personal security measures                                    
No 768 86.3 213 82.2 490 87.8 389 86.1 102 88.7 268 84.5 1+ 1+ 1+      
Yes 56 6.3 20 7.7 28 5.0 19 4.2 2 1.7 16 5 1.5 (0.9–2.5) 4.8 (1.1–20.9) 1.0 (0.5–1.8)      
Missing 66 7.4 26 10.0 40 7.2 44 9.7 11 9.6 33 10.4 // // //      
type of evidence                                    
Deposition of the victim 222 24.9 80 30.9 132 23.7 215 47.6 69 60.0 139 43.9 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+
Medical certificate 2 0.2 0 - 2 0.4 1 0.1 0 - 1 0.3 1.3 (0.8–2.3) 3.7 (1.0–13.7) 1.1 (0.6–2.0) 1.2 (0.6–2.1) 5.9 (1.2–28.6) 1.0 (0.5–2.2)
Other deposition 34 3.8 13 5.0 19 3.4 25 5.5 3 2.6 20 6.3
Deposition of the victim + another of the previous ones 407 45.7 136 52.5 242 43.4 148 32.7 36 31.3 104 32.8 2.7 (2.0–3.5) 3.3 (2.0–5.3) 2.5 (1.8–3.4) 2.1(1.6–2.9) 2.0 (1.1–3.6) 2.1 (1.4–3.1)
All of the previous 218 24.5 27 10.4 159 28.5 56 12.4 5 4.4 49 15.5 3.8 (2.7–5.3) 4.7 (1.7–12.8) 3.4 (2.3–5.1) 2.8 (1.8–4.3) 4.0 (1.4–11.8) 2.7 (1.7–4.4)
Missing 7 0.8 3 1.2 4 0.7 7 1.6 2 1.7 4 1.3 // // // // // //
Duration of the proceeding                                    
<12 months 242 27.2 55 21.2 168 30.1 66 14.6 17 14.8 48 15.1 2.6 (1.8–3.7) 1.9 (1.0–3.8) 2.8 (1.8–4.3) 2.3 (1.5–3.5) 1.4 (0.6–3.2) 3.0 (1.8–5.0)
12–22 months 248 27.9 87 33.6 144 25.8 84 18.6 17 14.8 66 20.8 2.1 (1.5–2.9) 3.1 (1.6–6.0) 1.8 (1.2–2.6) 2.0 (1.4–2.9) 2.9 (1.4–5.9) 1.6 (1.0–2.6)
23–35 months 174 19.6 49 18.9 110 19.7 148 32.7 38 33.0 105 33.1 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.8 (0.4–1.4) 0.8 (0.6–1.2) 0.9 (0.6–1.3) 0.8 (0.4–1.5) 0.8 (0.5–1.3)
> 36 months 189 21.2 60 23.2 107 19.2 134 29.7 36 31.3 86 27.1 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+
Missing 37 4.2 8 3.1 29 5.2 20 4.4 7 6.1 12 3.8 // // // // // //
Civil party                                    
No 515 57.9 146 56.4 344 61.7 349 77.2 83 72.2 255 80.4 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+
Yes 366 41.1 109 42.1 209 37.5 98 21.7 31 27.0 58 18.3 2.5 (1.9–3.3) 2.0 (1.2–3.2) 2.7 (1.9–3.7) 2.6 (1.9–3.4) 2.0 (1.2–3.6) 2.5 (1.7–3.6)
Missing 9 1.0 4 1.5 5 0.9 5 1.1 1 0.9 4 1.3 // // // // // //

*Total sample include sexual violence crimes (SV), abuses against family members or cohabitants crimes (DV) and cases concerning both of them. + Reference category.

aOR adjusted as specified in Material and Methods.