Sexual crimes on the increase

A quarter of all sexual crimes against women are committed by the victim’s partners or ex-partners.

A quarter of all sexual crimes against women are committed by the victim’s partners or ex-partners.

According to figures released by Women’s Aid, husbands or boyfriends commit 14% of rapes while 3% are reported as date rape.

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