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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 February 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 February 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.


Rape

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of rape were reported to the police in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007.
Answer

The requested information is given in the table. Since 1997, recorded crime statistics have been published on a financial year basis, therefore available figures have been provided for 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07.

Number of rape offences recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2004-05 to 2006-07
Financial year Rape of a female Rape of a male Total rape
2004-05¹ 12,869 1,144 14,013
2005-06 13,327 1,116 14,443
2006-07 12,630 1,150 13,780
¹ The Sexual Offences Act 2003 introduced in May 2004 altered the definition and coverage of sexual offences.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
188569; 472 c1665W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Rape
Link
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