The level of reported sexual crimes has increased by 900% in North Cyprus over the past 10 years.
Judge Tamay Sağer said that there has been a 900 percent increase in the number of sexual crimes filed at the high criminal court over the past decade.
Sağer issued a statement on sexual crimes during a decision of another court case yesterday.
Judge Sağer stated that they considered the activity reports published by the General Secretariat of the Supreme Court and that there has been a serious increase in sexual crimes in recent years.
“This increased rate is frightening considering the population and size of our country.” Sağer was cited as saying.
Reported sexual crimes by years:
2013:7
2014:15
2015:21
2016 and 2017: 29
2018: 19
2019: 33
2020: 38
2021: 36
2022: 63
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