25% Of Female Rape Victims Are Under 15

The statistics, from a detailed breakdown of the age and gender of victims of alleged sexual offences, were recorded from March 2014-15 from 13 police forces in England and Wales. Further findings showed that rape victims of both sexes were most likely to be aged between 15 and 19. Three in ten (30%) of female rape victims were aged under 16, and half of female victims of other sexual offences, such as assaults, grooming and sexual exploitation, were also girls aged under 16.