There were 5,700 new cases of female genital mutilation recorded in England in 2015-16, the first annual statistics show. Women and girls born in Somalia accounted for 37% of all newly recorded cases of FGM with a known country of birth. Of the total number of newly recorded cases, 43 involved women and girls who said they had been born in the UK. More than half of all cases – 52% of newly recorded cases and 58% of total attendances – related to women and girls from the London NHS commissioning region. Medical groups, trade unions and human rights organisations estimate that there are 66,000 victims of the practice in England and Wales.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2016 11:17 UTC