Nearly a third of all sexual assaults reported in the Bonnechere Valley, Killaloe and the Madawaska Valley never made it to court.
Meaning those cases have been deemed baseless and unfounded by police.
It’s part of the findings from a 20-month long investigation by the Globe and Mail which examined the statistics across Canada.
The report indicates the national number is 19 per cent, with the Upper Ottawa Valley and Renfrew at 35 per cent and Bancroft at 33 per cent.
Peter Leon, the OPP’s Provincial Corporate Communications Officer, says they will now be investigating.
Leon says it’s too early to know if there are any underlying trends with the cases that are called unfounded, whether it’s drugs or alcohol playing a factor, or if the victims are primarily young women.
However, he says once the OPP’s provincial review is done, the information will be made available to the public.
With files from: Taylor Ablett