A Disturbing Rise In The Number Of Rapes

The number of rapes in the London Borough of Sutton, in Surrey, has risen by 70 per cent in the past 12 months.
The figures, obtained from the Metropolitan Police, show the number of reported incidents in the borough rose from 37 to 63 since August 2009.
In 2008, the figure was 18, which is about half that of 2009 – meaning the number of rapes in Sutton has doubled in each of the past two years.

There has been a rise in reported rape across London, with an average 37 per cent rise – although in Sutton the increase is nearly double that.
Despite this rise, overall crime in Sutton dropped in the past year by about 10 per cent.