Reported Rape Cases
| |
Delhi (2003) | 383 |
New York (2002) | 1,468 |
London (2002) | 2,731 |
Paris (1999)* | 7,827 |
Cape Town (2001) | 3,995 |
* Includes other metropolitan areas in France | |
Reported Cases Per 10,000 Women
| |
India | Under 1 |
USA | Over 4 |
UK | 2-4 |
France | 2-4 |
Break-Up Of Sexual Offenders
| |
Delhi | |
Rape by acquaintances | 83 per cent |
Relatives (including incest) | 11 per cent |
Rape by strangers | 6 per cent |
New York | |
Rape by acquaintances | 77 per cent |
Rape by strangers | 23 per cent |
London | |
Rape by acquaintances | 22 per cent |
Partners (current and ex) | 70 per cent |
Rape by strangers | 8 per cent |
Paris | |
Rape by acquaintances | 25 per cent |
Rape by strangers | figures unavailable |
Cape Town | |
Acquaintances and family | 43 per cent |
Known by sight | 20 per cent |
Rape by strangers | 37 per cent |
Statistics have been compiled from official police records, the Penguin Atlas of Human Sexual Behaviour and the WHO World Report on Violence and Health, 2002 | |