SEX offences, violent crimes and robberies are among more than 57,000 offences that didn't make it to court in the last year in Notts.
Between, January 2012 and March 2013, 57,643 crimes have remained undetected by Notts Police for a variety of reasons, such as a lack of evidence, witnesses and victim statements.
The most frequently occurring of these crimes are theft (26,529), criminal damage (10,901) and burglary (9,797).WATCH: Victim Michael Clegg talking about his attack
Michael Clegg, 56, of Sneinton, had to have surgery on his knee and shoulder after he was severely hurt in an unprovoked attack – yet the offender was never brought to justice.
"It took me six months just to leave my house after the attack" he said.
"No one has been caught for it but I was told by the police that I was not the only person that day."
Temporary assistant chief constable Ian Waterfield, from Notts Police, said the force's detection rate for all recorded crime in the 2012-13 financial year was 35.7 per cent – which is 1.3 per cent higher than the national average.
"We are constantly reviewing and developing our investigation processes in a bid to improve on that performance, for the sake of public reassurance and safety, and victim satisfaction," he said. "We take reports of all crime very seriously and investigate them thoroughly."
