High profile allegations of abuse by Jimmy Savile and other celebrities have triggered a 20 per cent surge in sex assaults reported to police.
New figures released today show police were told of 64,200 sexual offences in the year to March, with officials crediting the publicity around historic allegations for encouraging victims to come forward.
It also emerged police are failing to solve half of crimes, including nearly three quarters of cases of theft, criminal damage and arson.
Official data from police forces show they recorded 3.7million offences last year, unchanged on the year before.
However the number of sexual offences has soared. The number of rapes increased by 27 per cent compared with the previous year and is now at the highest level since records began in 2002-03.
The number of other sexual offences increased by 17 per cent. Offences involving obscene publications and protected sexual increased by 31 per cent.
The Office for National Statistics said the increases were likely to be linked to the effect of Operation Yewtree, the police investigation into historic allegations of sexual abuse. (more...)
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