Crimes linked to Tinder and Grindr jump sevenfold in two years

More than 400 reports made last year, including allegations of violence and sex offences

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Police are investigating an increasing number of crimes including allegations of rape and blackmail linked to the dating apps Tinder and Grindr.

Crimes connected to the two apps have increased sevenfold in two years, from 55 in 2013 to 412 in the year to October 2015, according to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Reports last year included 253 allegations of violence and 152 claims of sex offences such as grooming, rape and the sexual exploitation of children, reports the Daily Telegraph.

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