Another rape, as reports soarRape reports rose dramatically in Oslo last year, especially those involving violent street attacks, and yet another brutal assault was reported this weekend.Barely were the 2007 statistics released, when a 27-year-old woman was raped in the historic Our Saviours Graveyard (Vår Frelsers Gravlund) over the weekend.
The woman was on her way home from downtown late Saturday night when she was attacked inside a gate of the downtown graveyard, where many of Norway’s national heroes are buried. Police responded quickly and searched the area with dogs, but no arrests were made.
New statistics show that the rape rate in Oslo has doubled in the last 10 years, to 161 registered instances in 2007.Cases of violent rapes (defined as gang rapes, particularly painful rapes or rapes in which the victim is seriously injured) also rose.
Total sexual crimes rose 20 percent from 2006 to 2007. These include rape, incest and pornographic-related crimes.
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