Large increase in sex offences not just due to more reporting, say rape crisis centres
Over the past four years, there has been a 55 per cent increase in the number of reported sexual offences – from 2,086 in the first quarter of 2015 to 3,231 in the first quarter of this year
Rape crisis centres around the country say that the level of increase in sexual offences casts doubt on the idea that the rise is due to more victims coming forward.
Over the past four years, there has been a 55 per cent increase in the number of reported sexual offences – from 2,086 in the first quarter of 2015 to 3,231 in the first quarter of this year.
There was a 10 per ...
