The graph has been created from police statistics spanning over 100 years.
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The graph shows a sharp increase probably due to more reports being made to the police.

 

The 2001 British Crime Survey (BCS)

190,000 incidents of serious sexual assault against women aged between 16 and 59 in England and Wales.
Of these incidents an estimated 80,000 incidents of rape or attempted rape occurred.
54% of rapists were in a relationship with the victim and only 17% were strangers.

Police Statistics 2003/4

52,070 sexual offences were recorded by the police.
13,247 were offences of rape.

Convictions

Under 6% of rape cases reported to the police result in a conviction.
A Home Office research study published in 2005 'A Gap or a Chasm? Attrition in reported rape cases'
found that 80% of cases did not get beyond the investigation stage.

Costs of Rape

In 2005 a Home Office Report - The economic and social costs of crime against individuals and households for a twelve month period between 2003 and 2004, estimated that the health related costs of rape at £73,487 per case.

 

Norwich Rape Crisis
is supported by:

Charity No. 287656