A Certain Demographic Is Overrepresented in German 2025 Rape Statistics

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These are alarming figures. In 2025, significantly more rapes were registered in Germany than in the previous years. In 2008 there were still around 8,000 cases, in 2025 the number rose to almost 14,000. Also in Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, the numbers are on new highs. The call for tougher penalties is getting louder and louder. The current police criminal statistics of the state of Hesse. It shows: For five years, the violence crime against…