Number of rapes recorded by police in England and Wales leaps 31% in a year [View all]
Source: The Guardian
The number of rapes recorded by the police in England and Wales has risen by 31% in the past year to 24,043 – the highest level since for at least 10 years, according to the Office of National Statistics.
The official statisticians say the increase in rapes and a 22% rise in all sexual offences reflects a greater willingness among victims to come forward to report attacks and better recording by the police.
The rise in rape is revealed by the quarterly crime figures published on Thursday, which also show an 11% fall in overall crime levels in the 12 months to September 2014 compared with the previous year, according to the authoritative crime survey of England and Wales. The separate measure of police recorded crime figures show no change in the 12 months to September 2014.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/22/number-rapes-police-england-wales-rises-31-percent
Interesting comments:
unleaded
22 January 2015 10:27am
be interesting to see if they have gone down during the days without a page 3 girl
JayPeeAre Delmin
22 January 2015 10:51am
We should be worried about reclassifications of things giving police more powers,even if it's there to help alleged victims, could lead to more miscarriages of justice, look at the abolition of double jeopardy
HerbmanHusstlin
22 January 2015 10:30am
The official statisticians say the increase in rapes and a 22% rise in all sexual offences reflects a greater willingness among victims to come forward to report attacks and better recording by the police.
22% is a huge amount, and the numbers are likely going to rise.... what does this say about England and Wales..?
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