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by flir 172 days ago
https://www.statista.com/statistics/283100/recorded-rape-off...

https://www.statista.com/statistics/191137/reported-forcible...

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464272/reported-sexual-...

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418831/sexual-offences-...

I realise I respond to a stupid argument. I'm just annoyed.

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You cherry picked a few outliers. Here’s a chart showing many countries:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rape_in_the_Unite...

It’s clearly going down in most places, including the USA.

I googled my country, the USA, and the two European countries I have most experience of. I didn't cherry pick anything, I just stopped.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/191137/reported-forcible...

I don't know what to tell you, except to say the messiness of the data goes to underline how poorly sourced your claim is.