Speaking at the launch in Apia yesterday, Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said the Samoa Law Reform Commission’s Final Report highlighted that between 2009 and 2013, there were 535 crimes of a sexual nature reported to the Ministry of Police.
“An overall trend shows a 20 per cent increase in reported sexual crimes from 2009 to 2013. The most common types of reported sexual crimes include rape, indecent assault and attempted rape.”
