They were very selective with their statistics and a lot of the evidence in the article was anecdotal.
I would like to see a 'proper' survey done, with comparisons made with male offenders, a break down in cis- and trans- female offenders and "conspiracy to" offences listed as well.
There is no doubt there are 'cis-female' offenders, but they are incapable of rape as defined in British law (although capable of sexual assault by penetrating with an object) and are more than capable of luring and grooming victims for rape by others and sex trafficking.
I am also thinking of women like Vanessa George who were part of child sex abuse 'gangs'.