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Author : Ejaz Khan
Here is a list of top 10 countries with the highest rape
crime. You would be amazed to read that the most developed countries are the
most immersed ones in the crime of rape.
(Note: It is almost impossible to get an accurate statistics
on rape large because most of the cases go unreported for fear of repercussions
to the victims or their family later on. Hence the views by the author is open
for debates. ~Blog Admin~)
10. Ethiopia
Ethiopia
is estimated to have one of the highest rates of violence against women in the
world. A report by the UN found that nearly 60% of Ethiopian women were
subjected to sexual violence. Rape is a very serious problem in Ethiopia. The
country is infamous for the practice of marriage by abduction, with the
prevalence of this practice in Ethiopia
being one of the highest in the world. In many parts of Ethiopia, it is
common for a man, working in co-ordination with his friends, to kidnap a girl
or woman, sometimes using a horse to ease the escape. The abductor will then
hide his intended bride and rape her until she becomes pregnant. Girls as young
as eleven years old are reported to have been kidnapped for the purpose of
marriage. Also the Ethiopian military has been accused of committing systematic
rapes against civilians.
9. Sri
Lanka
Sri Lanka’s
security forces are still raping and torturing suspects. There have been recent
allegations that rape and torture by the Sri Lankan security forces have
continued four years after the civil war ended. The UN Multi-country Study on
Men and Violence found that 14.5% of the sample of Sri Lankan men had
perpetrated rape at some point in their lives. 4.9% had raped in the past year.
2.7% had raped another man. 1.6% had took part in a gang rape. 96.5% of the men
who had raped experienced no legal consequences. 65.8% didn’t feel worried or
guilty afterwards. 64.9% of rapists had raped more than once, and 11.1% had
raped four or more girls or women.
8. Canada
It is an Amercing continent and the total reported cases of
rape in this country are 2,516,918. These are only six percent of the total
rape cases. It is reported that over one in three women had experienced a
sexual assault and that only 6% of sexual assaults were reported to the police.
According to Justice Institute of British Columbia, one out of every 17 women
is raped, 62% of rape victims were physically injured, 9% were beaten or
disfigured.
7. France
Rape was not a crime in France until 1980. Laws reinforcing
women’s rights and safety are relatively recent in France. The law making rape a crime
dates back only to 1980. Earlier decrees were based on 19th century moral
codes. A law on sexual-harassment was approved in 1992 and one on moral
harassment was passed in 2002. The last bill to fight violence against women
was passed last year. Government studies show there are 75,000 rapes a year in
the country. Only about 10 percent of the victims filed complaints. France is at
the 7th position with the total reported crime of 3,771,850.
6. Germany
An estimate of 240,000 women and girls has died up till now
in Germany
because of this crime. Germany
is on the number six in the highest rape crime with the figures of 6,507,394 in
this year which is really a big figure. German Catholics have allowed the
morning-after pills for the victims. The country moving forward in technology
is actually moving really backward in humanity.
5. United
Kingdom
Many people wish to live or even visit UK as it is one
of the most developed countries. But they surely must not be aware that this
country is also involved badly in the crime of rape. In January 2013, the
Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Home Office
released its first ever joint Official Statistics bulletin on sexual violence,
entitled An Overview of Sexual Offending in England
and Wales.
According to report: Approximately 85,000 women are raped on average in England and Wales every year. Over 400,000
women are sexually assaulted each year. One in 5 women (aged 16 – 59) has
experienced some form of sexual violence since the age of 16.
4. India
India
is the place where sexual assault is rapidly increasing. Rape in India is one of India’s most common crimes against
women. According to the National Crime Records Bureau 24,923 rape cases were
reported across India
in 2012, but experts agree that the number of unreported cases of sexual
assault brings the total much higher. Out of these, 24,470 were committed by
parents/family, relatives, neighbors and other known persons implying that ,
men known to the victim committed 98 per cent of reported rapes. The latest
estimates suggest that a new case of rape is reported every 22 minutes in India.
3. Sweden
Sweden
has the highest incidence of reported rapes in Europe
and one of the highest in the world. One amongst every four women comes out to
be the victim of rape in Sweden.
By 2010, The Swedish police recorded the highest number of offences – about 63
per 100,000 inhabitants. The country has third-highest rape crime in the world.
In 2009 there were 15,700 reported sexual offenses in Sweden, a rise
of 8% compared to 2008, of which 5,940 were rape and sexual harassment
(including exhibitionism) accounted for 7,590 reports. In April 2009, it was
reported that sex crimes had increased by 58% over the previous ten years.
According to a 2009 European Union study, Sweden
has one of the highest rates of reported rape in Europe.
2. South
Africa
The country has one of the highest rates of rape in the
world, with some 65,000 rapes and other sexual assaults reported for the year
2012. The incidence of rape has led to the country being referred to as the
“rape capital of the world”. One in three of the 4,000 women questioned by the
Community of Information, Empowerment and Transparency said they had been raped
in the past year. More than 25 per cent of South African men questioned in a
survey published by the Medical Research Council (MRC) admitted to rape; of
those, nearly half said they had raped more than one person. Three out of four
of those who had admitted rape indicated that they had attacked for the first
time during their teens. South
Africa has amongst the highest incidences of
child and baby rape in the world. If the rapist is convicted, his prison time
would be around 2 years.
1. United
States
The super power of the world is at the first position in the
race of rapes. The U.S Bureau of Justice
Statistics states that 91% of rape victims are female and 9% are male, and
nearly 99% of rapists are male. According to the National Violence Against
Women Survey, 1 in 6 U.S.
women and 1 in 33 U.S.
men has experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. More than
a quarter of college-age women report having experienced a rape or rape attempt
since age 14. Out of all, only 16% of the total cases are reported. Outdoor
rape is not common in USA
rather most of the rape cases takes place inside homes.
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