Deutsche Presse-Agentur
According to reports from "Deutsche Presse-Agentur", prior to legal changes in 2016, 8% of rape trials resulted in a conviction. Conviction rates varied substantially across geographic areas, and according to income, with the three richest states having a conviction rate of 24% and seeing number of cases reduced to nearly 65% of their former levels, and the three poorest states seeing a 40% increase in cases and a 4% conviction rate.