Approximately 85,000 women and 12,000 men (aged 16 - 59) experience rape, attempted rape or sexual assault by penetration in England and Wales alone every year; that's roughly 11 of the most serious sexual offences (of adults alone) every hour. (Rape Crisis) This can happen to anyone and in most cases, defenceless victims such as children. Even though figures for victims and survivors are high, conviction rates are far lower than other crimes, with only 5.7% of reported rape cases ending in a conviction for the perpetrator. Fay Maxted, Survivors Trust CEO joined Nigel to discuss sexual violence and sexual abuse awareness. Survivors Trust is the largest umbrella agency for specialist rape and sexual abuse services in the UK.

In this podcast, Caroline Neill, Herts Young Homeless fundraising and communications manager, joins Nigel to discuss the state of homelessness among young people in Hertfordshire.

As homicide cases involving guns and knives increase, the question still remains; how do we stop young people from committing these heinous crimes and being victims? Ayodeji Adeoshun, Youth Leadership Manager for Hackney Council, attended a Peace march organised by Hackney SDA church on May 25th. He spoke with Nigel Maunganidze on the role of the church in helping to stop youth violence. Photo Credit: Ashley Bloom

Following the ever-increasing number of gun and knife crime related incidences in London, Brixton SDA church recently organised a march against gun and knife crime under the banner 'be the change'. If you missed the march, here is an opportunity for you to catch up on the highlights. Photo Credit: Veronica Koufie