Rape and the left: Assange, Galloway and the problem with women

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5. Please get your facts straight

More women in Sweden report rape, approximately 46 out of every 100,000. This is higher than almost anywhere else but is probably due to reduced fear of the system and a greater likelihood of successful prosecution. Victim surveys find a similar incidence of rape to other European countries; about 0.5% per annum depending on definition.

More rapes are successfully prosecuted in Sweden than any other country, approximately 10% of reported cases. Even though better than other countries this is still not good.

Compare to the USA where social surveys have the incidence of rape at 5% of the female population (does not include attempted rapes) but reporting at 27 cases per 100,000. I could not find figures for successful prosecutions per reported rape but arrests following reports is less than 25% of reports.

These figures are easily checked