New figures have been described as 'sickening'
More than 160 sexual assaults were reported to have taken place in or near hospitals in West Yorkshire, according to police figures described as 'shocking' and 'sickening' by a women's rights organisation.
Ms Annison has written to West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin and her local MP, Jason McCartney, who represents Colne Valley, to raise her concerns. Heather Binning, the founder of Women's Rights Network, said: "This figure is shocking, but the true number is likely to be far higher as we know that crimes of this nature are notoriously under-reported."
"What they do show is recorded crimes where a location identifier ‘hospital’ was used in the crime notes. These identifiers can be very subjective and open to the interpretation of the individual recording of a crime. "Over the last five years, there has been an increase in sexual offences recorded, some of which will be as a result of improved crime recording but also due to recent, well-publicised national cases which have given victims the confidence to report crimes knowing that their reports will be taken seriously.
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