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Report finds 2,222 people sentenced for rape in Queensland in 16 years, but it remains an under-reported crime

More than 2,200 people were sentenced for rape in Queensland in the 16 years up to and including 2020-21, with the youngest offender aged 10 and the oldest 77, a new report shows.

The data, compiled by the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council, found almost 99 per cent of adult offenders received a jail sentence, with an average of 6.6 years.

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