The Ripper
07-15-2011, 08:08 PM
The number of rapes reported to the police has grown by a third on the last decade. The cases of sexual abuse of children have doubled compared to the average for the last ten years, according to fresh figures from Statistics Finland.
In the first half of 2011, 438 rapes have been reported. The corresponding figure for 2010 was 458, whereas the average for the first decade of the 2000s stood at 317.
National Police Commissioner Mikko Paatero hopes that the higher figures are at least partially explained by an increase in the rate of reporting the crimes, rather than a spike in the number of crimes themselves.
According to Statistics Finland, this year has also seen a rise in police reports of assault, drug-related crimes, robberies and malicious damage.
YLE (http://yle.fi/uutiset/news/2011/07/a_third_more_rapes_reported_this_year_2727489.html )
As violent crime is sky-rocketing, police resources are being cut. :coffee:
In the first half of 2011, 438 rapes have been reported. The corresponding figure for 2010 was 458, whereas the average for the first decade of the 2000s stood at 317.
National Police Commissioner Mikko Paatero hopes that the higher figures are at least partially explained by an increase in the rate of reporting the crimes, rather than a spike in the number of crimes themselves.
According to Statistics Finland, this year has also seen a rise in police reports of assault, drug-related crimes, robberies and malicious damage.
YLE (http://yle.fi/uutiset/news/2011/07/a_third_more_rapes_reported_this_year_2727489.html )
As violent crime is sky-rocketing, police resources are being cut. :coffee: