Last year 7,500 women reported a sexual assault to the Met Police, the highest figure for a decade
More rapes were recorded last year than at any point in the last 10 years, new figures show
A record number of reported rapes and sexual assaults in London will push the court system to "breaking point", a victims commissioner has said. , new Home Office data reveals. The number of reported sexual assaults against males aged 13 and over saw a 59% increase, to 924 cases."Particularly at a time when there are record backlogs in the courts," Claire Waxman said.
New figures show that 9,245 rapes were reported to the Met in the 12 months to March - a 24% increase on the previous year.The total recorded reports of sexual offences - a broad crime category that includes rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse - received by the Met Police increased by 34%.The increase follows a number of high-profile cases of sexual violence, like the rape and murder of
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