Denmark and Finland
According to NORDIC report
: Reported offences per 100,000 of the population were 429 in
Denmark,Around 500 rapes are reported to the Danish police annually.
Studies reveal that only a small minority of all rapes are actually
reported. According to a 2014 study published by the European Union
Agency for Fundamental Rights, Denmark had the highest prevalence rate
of physical and sexual violence against women in Europe.Amnesty
International criticized Denamrk for inadequate laws in regard to
sexual violence in a 2008 report.Sexual offences (Danish: Seksualforbrydelser)
are defined in the Danish Penal Code, Chapter 24, Section 216-236.
References in legislation to marriage were removed following the 2013
amendment (previously providing for a reduced sentence or a pardon), and
sexual acts performed on victims in a helpless state now also count as
rape.In 1999, Denmark established its first rape crisis center.(Source).
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is at 9th position with maximum rape crimes. At least one woman
is raped every 90 minutes in zimbabwe. According to the latest
statistics by Zimbabwe National Statistics (ZimStat), 500 women were
sexually abused monthly – about 16 women being raped daily.A total of 1
524 cases were reported during the first 3 months of the year, up from 1
285 recorded in the same period last year. Of these reported case, 780
are children (ages from 11 to 16 years) while 276 were children aged
between 5 and 10 years. However, there are fears that the number could
be higher as some cases go unreported. (Link).
Australia
In Australia the reported rape rate per 100,000 people is relatively
high. During the year 2012, an estimated 51,200 Australians aged 18
years and over were a victim of sexual assault. Almost a third (30%) of
victims of sexual assault had the most recent incident they experienced reported to the police.According to news.com,
1 out of 6 Australian women has to face the torture of rape by a
non-partner, compared to one in 14 women around the world. It said that
Australian women aged over 15 are victims of rape. Australia (with New
Zealand in the research) came third in the worldwide study with 16.4 %
of women reporting being raped by someone other than a partner.
Canada
Among all violent crimes reported to police, sexual assault showed a rapid increase in reported rates in Canada. According to huffingtonpost,
there are 460,000 sexual assaults in the country every year. Its said
that 33 out of every 1,000 sexual assault cases are reported to the
police, and 29 are recorded as a crime.One out of 4 North American women
has to face the torture of rape during their lifetime. 11% of women
have physical injury resulting this torture. According to the statistics,
only 6% of incidents are reported to the police. Over 80% of victims
are women, maximum incidents occur in the home and 80% of assailants are
friends and family of the victim. The most disturbing fact is that 83%
of disabled women will be sexual assaulted during their lifetime. About
all sexual assault victims, 17% are girls and 15% are boys under 16.
New Zealand
In 2013, The Roast Busters scandal exposed the truth about rape in New
Zealand. A group of young men from West Auckland, calling themselves
“Roast Busters”, who allegedly sought to intoxicate underage girls to
gang rape them.According to a report by British medical journal The Lancet sexual
assault rate in New Zealand is far higher than the world average. It
placed the country at the third highest rate with 16.4 % of its female
population, alongside Australia.According to the Minister of Justice
Publication Report; Every two hours an attack involving sexual violence
is happening in New Zealand.Sexual assaults rose 15% in a year, and at
schools the number doubled. Only 9 percent of sexual offences are
reported (registered by police) in New Zealand. Of all the reported
cases, only 13% end in a conviction. 91 % of the rapes either go
unreported, or the victims are intimidated by the police to drop
complaints. (New Zeeland Herald).
