(Washington Examiner) — The number of serious sex assaults in the District skyrocketed nearly 50 percent this year compared with 2009, according to internal police statistics obtained by The Washington Examiner. As of Dec. 12, there had been 200 serious sexual assaults in the city, compared with 137 at that point in 2009 — a 46 percent spike. The police department’s 2nd District, which extends from Georgetown through Foggy Bottom and north to Chevy Chase, saw a near tripling in the number of sexual assaults as it went from nine in 2009 to 24 in 2010.
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