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Though last week's Central Square rape has increased worries about crime in Cambridge, newly released numbers from the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) show that violent crimes--and crimes of almost all categories--are becoming increasingly rare in the city...
Other violent crimes are dropping too. Rapes, especially, have dropped dramatically--reported instances are down 41percent. "Stranger rapes," like last Monday's, are anomalies, according to the report--most Cambridge rape victims know their attackers...
...citizen, who police would not identify, called detectives on Wednesday to report that a man matching the suspect's description was seen loitering around the same intersection the rape occurred last Wednesday...
Last Monday's assault was the third "stranger rape" recorded in the city this year. There have been six incidences of "acquaintance rapes"--assaults where the victim knew the attacker...
Thank you for the article on the epidemic of rape in South Africa [WORLD, Nov. 1]. I applaud the amazing contributions made by rape survivor Charlene Smith in publicizing her experience in an effort to stop the plague that is infecting my country. Being a young female in South Africa is increasingly terrifying. As many as a third of us will endure one of life's most horrifying experiences, sexual assault. Almost every male is a threat to our well-being. FRANCES SUTHERLAND Pretoria, South Africa...