Rise in UK first-date rape claims linked to online dating

The number of people reporting being raped on their first date with someone they met on a dating app has risen six-fold in five years, figures show.There were 184 rape allegations in the UK in 2014, up from 33 in 2009, the National Crime Agency said.It said 85% of the rape victims were women and, of these, 42% were aged 20 to 29 and 24% were between 40 and 49.
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