(ANSA) - NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 26 - Rape cases increase in New York with an increase of almost 11% compared to the previous year, according to police data.
Among the most recent episodes that of a woman who was raped in broad daylight while she was jogging in Fort Tryon Park.
in the Inwood neighborhood.
The alarming data comes at a time when the Big Apple police are being targeted for the management of rape cases and the Justice Department has launched an investigation after several allegations of gender discrimination.
According to what some American media write, the agents of the 'NYPD Special Victims Division' (also known by the TV series' Law and Order) would not be up to managing what are the first stages of an investigation for violence and rather, they would shame the victims, traumatizing them even more.
NYPD has promised to work with the Justice Department and a spokesperson said that a model focused on victims will be sought to encourage them to report crimes.
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