Rape reporting rise as survivors find confidence to speak out

Rape reporting in the West Midlands is on the rise as new statistics show a growing number of victims are finding the confidence to disclose sex offences police.

Statistics in a Rape Monitoring Group (RMG) report out today (March 12) show that West Midlands Police received 878 complaints of rape in 2013-14 which represents a 13 per cent increase on the previous year.