Members were concerned about the relatively low conviction rates at the station taking into account the fact that the Branch Commander is satisfied with the experience levels of his detectives. No clear reasons were given for the fact that conviction rates were not higher. While the Branch Commander noted that since his placement at the station the detection and conviction rates were improving, it was also clear that, in fact, the conviction rates for rape, assault GBH and murder had decreased in 2010/11 in comparison to 2009/10.