Eternal Mystery: "Police 'Don't Know' Why Rape Is Up 20 Percent in Sadiq Khan's London"

Rapes are soaring in Britain's multicultural capital under Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan — but police claim they have no idea what could be behind the increase. 7,613 rapes were recorded in Sadiq Khan's London in the 12 months to the end of January 2018, compared with 6,392 over the previous year — a rise of almost 20 per cent, the Evening Standard reports.

Some have attempted to attribute the rise to victims being more confident in coming forward, but Khan's Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, Sophie Linden, has admitted that the figures could point to a legitimate "increase in actual sexual violence and rape offending".

Deputy Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police force Sir Craig Mackey, too, has confessed that "there is something going on with sexual offending in London" — but claimed to be none the wiser when asked at the London Assembly if he could explain what was behind the rise.

"No, is the honest answer. It's not as simple as saying this is increased confidence. Of course, that plays a part but there is something going on with sexual offending in London that we don't fully understand, the causes of it. We see the end of it, [but] we don't understand the causes."