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mike r Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-21-10 11:11 AM
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Sweden leads Europe in reports of rape, but conviction rate is among lowest
Just a data point.

http://www.thelocal.se/19376/20090511/

A research project funded by the European Commission’s Daphne programme reveals that Sweden leads Europe in reports of rape. At 46.5 per 100,000 members of the population, Sweden far surpasses Iceland, which comes next with 36, and England and Wales after that with 26. At the same time, Sweden’s 10 percent conviction rate of rape suspects is one of Europe’s lowest...
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-21-10 11:12 AM
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1. "just a data point" - meh
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