Reports of rape rise in Austin compared to last year

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After several women were attacked in recent months with no apparent updates to their criminal investigations, KXAN is talking with the Austin Police Department about their case load of unsolved sexual assaults.
The report of a man Austin police say kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman Wednesday night in the Hyde Park area is just the most recent in a string of crimes committed by unknown attackers that may or may not be connected, but share obvious similarities.
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