I think it's to do with the collection of statistics as well. They record the rape at the initial reporting to the police, no matter what any later investigati

I think it's to do with the collection of statistics as well. They record the rape at the initial reporting to the police, no matter what any later investigation shows, and multiple rapes are counted individually (many countries do not). This is not saying which approach is correct for recording the numbers, but that you cant simply compare the numbers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19592372 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19592372