Rape and attempted rape reports in Scotland increase nine per cent

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Reports of rape and attempted rape in Scotland have increased by nine per cent in the past year, figures show. Statistics released by the Scottish Government on Tuesday show a jump in the number of reports from 2,545 to 2,785 between 2023 and 2024.The figure also increased by 25 per cent between 2020 and 2024, though Scotland was in the depths of lockdown for the majority of 2020.

Rape Crisis Scotland said more should be done to help young people understand consent. The increase comes as the total number of sexual crimes recorded in 2024 decreased by two per cent.Sandy Brindley, chief executive of Rape Crisis Scotland, said: “This is a significant increase in the number of rapes reported to the police.

While some of it may be due to increased confidence, we absolutely can’t rule out that more rapes are taking place.“We urgently need to step up our efforts to ensure all young people in Scotland have access to interventions exploring consent and healthy relationships.

Unless we are serious about investing in efforts to prevent rape, we are going to keep seeing reports of rape increasing every year.”The number of non-sexual violent crimes recorded increased by 10 per cent in the most recent year.