Women and crime statistics - increase in sex crimes?

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shedalight · 06/03/2018 14:19

Daily mail article:

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5465541/Record-number-women-convicted-sex-crimes-Britain.html

Some 142 women were guilty of sex offences in 2016 – almost double the 74 convicted two years earlier and more than triple the number at the start of the decade

There's a disgraceful rise in the number of adults working in schools convicted of abuse. I wonder whether there are any other reasons for this increase. Might those familiar with crime statistics have an idea?

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TallulahWaitingInTheRain · 06/03/2018 14:37

Having sex with someone underage comes under 'sexual activity with a child'

TallulahWaitingInTheRain · 06/03/2018 14:35

Sexual offences act 2003

Rape

(1)A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a)he intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person (B) with his penis,
(b)B does not consent to the penetration, and
(c)A does not reasonably believe that B consents.

WantSomeSun · 06/03/2018 14:32

. I wonder whether there are any other reasons for this increase

Complicit with a male abuser perhaps?

rememberthetime · 06/03/2018 14:32

No, I think rape can also refer to having sex with someone who is underage - regardless of sex., In other words, a female teacher having sex with underage boy or girl pupil. Because being underage means that there is no consent.

I also understand that being in a position of responsibility means that the usual age of consent doesn't apply. So the pupil can be 16 and it is still rape.

TallulahWaitingInTheRain · 06/03/2018 14:28

Cross post

TallulahWaitingInTheRain · 06/03/2018 14:27

E.g., I note that 6 of these 'women' were convicted of rape. In the UK, for an offence to be categorised as rape, it has to involve a penis. So either these six offenders were involved in assisting a rape by a male person, or (much more likely) they used their own penis to commit rape despite identifying as a woman and showing up as a female sex offender in the stats.

LifelongVaginaOwner · 06/03/2018 14:25

First question, how many of them were born female?

At least the 6 that were convicted of rape

TallulahWaitingInTheRain · 06/03/2018 14:21

First question, how many of them were born female?

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