England and Wales have the highest number of violent sex crimes in Europe, according to new figures.
Statistics show that the two British countries accounted for 64,500 of the 215,000 crimes recorded by the police across the European Union in 2015.
Some 35,800, or 55 per cent, of the 64,500 violent sex crimes in England and Wales were rape, with Germany coming second with 34,300 crimes.
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