Figures obtained by the Sunday Mirror from 33 police forces across England and Wales showed an alarming number of children aged up to nine had been investigated for sex crimes.

Stats revealed that a four-year child was investigated by police for rape while 800 youngster under the age of ten have sexually assaulted other children in the last six years.

Experts blame Internet porn, the sexualisation of children and the abuse of the offenders themselves for the child abuse crisis plaguing Britain

South Africa was labelled the rape capital of the world by Interpol. Other countries such as the DRC, India and the US have all been labelled as such at some time.

Last year's crime stats revealed that the overall sexual offences have decreased by 11.2% since 2008/9 when 70 514 cases were recorded. In 2013/14, 62 649 cases were recorded. Reported cases of rape stabilised, with a slight decrease of 3%, since 2008/9 from 47 588 to 46 253 in 2013/14.

The Medical Research Council has estimated that only one in nine rapes are reported to the police. Thus the actual numbers of rapes in South Africa is much higher than numbers recorded by the police.

South Africa has a staggering amount of rape and sexual assault victims who all have the potential of perpetuating the crime.

This culture of rape is weaving deeper and deeper into the fabric of our society.

Click below to view a Talk SA video on children who rape

SOURCES: mg.co.za, www.sabc.co.za, www.dailymail.co.uk