The Independent
Sexual abuse in British classrooms is increasing fast, according to official figures that reveal a 40 per cent increase in reports of rape in schools in the past three years.
At least 2,865 sex-crime reports have been recorded by police between 2011 and 2013 – and more than half of them were committed by other children, according to data released to The Independent by police under the Freedom of Information Act.
The figures showed that more than 320 alleged rapes were reported in schools in the last three years, with the NSPCC saying that pupils’ easy access to online pornography has likely driven the surge in online child abuse.
Last year alone, there were at least 1,052 alleged sex offences reported in schools, of which 134 were reported as rape.
Statistics on rape and sex crime reports that took place in schools were released by 37 out of 46 UK police forces.
Children accounted for more than 90 per cent of alleged abuse victims, but more than half of the claimed offences were also said to have been committed by children.
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Sexual abuse in British classrooms is increasing fast, according to official figures that reveal a 40 per cent increase in reports of rape in schools in the past three years.
At least 2,865 sex-crime reports have been recorded by police between 2011 and 2013 – and more than half of them were committed by other children, according to data released to The Independent by police under the Freedom of Information Act.
The figures showed that more than 320 alleged rapes were reported in schools in the last three years, with the NSPCC saying that pupils’ easy access to online pornography has likely driven the surge in online child abuse.
Last year alone, there were at least 1,052 alleged sex offences reported in schools, of which 134 were reported as rape.
Statistics on rape and sex crime reports that took place in schools were released by 37 out of 46 UK police forces.
Children accounted for more than 90 per cent of alleged abuse victims, but more than half of the claimed offences were also said to have been committed by children.
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