There has been a rise in the number of sexual crimes reported on women in Forth Valley.
The latest data for 2021/22 from Police Scotland outlines the number of various sexual crimes across all of Scotland’s police regions - including in Forth Valley.
The data reveals that for women aged over 16, the numbers of crimes in four key offences - rape, assault by rape, sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault - have risen by 36 from 169 in 2020/21 to 205 in 2021/22.