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Old 02-21-2017, 10:58 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Suicane75 View Post
Next point is his contention that Germany/Sweden etc have become hotbeds for rape thanks to the influx of refugees. He's linked me things, but I'm not sure how sourced or reputable his links are. I've seen numbers that suggest that overall crime is down in those countries but that rapes have risen. Again, I'm not sure about the truth or where the best place to find the most accurate statistics are.

I know a little bit about the rapes in Sweden thanks to Trump's big mouth. Reported rapes fell from 2014 to 2015 (no 2016 figures in the article I read), and per 100,000 people are significantly less than the UK (100/100,000 for the UK, 60/100,000) for Sweden.

The Swedish government also claims that a higher percentage of rape victims come forward than in other countries for a few reasons, but I don't know any way of proving that with statistics.
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