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Number of reported rape cases up 75% in past five years
This may not mean more offenders, but more victims willing to come forward, say observers
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The number of cases involving sexual assault by penetration surged to 13 in 2019 from just four in 2017.
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The number of reported rape cases in Singapore jumped 75 per cent in the past five years, an increase that observers attribute to a greater awareness about sexual assault and willingness to report it.
A total of 282 cases of rape were reported last year to the police, up from 162 in 2015.
