Cork City joint policing committee plans meeting to discuss rise in reported rapes

Members of the Cork City joint policing committee (JPC) are considering holding a special meeting to address the number of reported rapes and sexual assaults in the city.

Figures confirm 23 sexual assaults were reported between September and November, the same number as in the comparable period for 2014.

However, the number of reported rapes jumped to seven this year in the three-month period, compared to three in 2014. Gardaí did not reveal how many of the victims were male or female.