Offences against women, including domestic abuse, rape and sexual assault, rose by almost 10% in 2015-16.
Studies have shown, for example, that chances of another assault rise if an offender has had multiple victims, has molested boys or has dropped out of treatment, among other things.
Then, in the interests of equality, of course, we can sit back and watch the rate of female suicide and violent assault rise up to the level currently "enjoyed" by their male counterparts?
Will rates of rape and sexual assault rise?
If the number of reported sexual assaults rises, it can be difficult to determine whether that means that more people feel comfortable coming forward or whether more women are being assaulted, Ms. Cordes said.
But sexual assaults rose from 140 to 163.
However, reports of aggravated assaults rose to 26,457 in 2009 from 24,831 in 2008.
Reports of domestic abuse, rape and sexual assaults rose by almost 10% to 117,568 in 2015 16.
The Ministry of Justice's safety in custody statistics confirm a growing tide of violence and despair inside prisons, with the number of assaults rising 27% to more than 20,500.
In a bleak picture of deteriorating conditions in English and Welsh prisons, Nick Hardwick said jails were 99 per cent full, while the suicide rate had reached a 10-year high and numbers of serious assaults rose 38 per cent.
