THERE has been an increase in the reporting of historic sexual offences since revelations about Jimmy Savile, according to research published today.
And West Yorkshire has seen one of the biggest increases.
It saw a 66% rise in recorded sexual offences year on year, up from 938 offences in the six months to April 1 2012, to 1,560 in the same period a year later .
West Yorkshire Police say 79 of the recorded crimes related to Savile, and that he accounted for 12% of the rise.
