What really happened in Sweden?

[VGPolyglot]

areason said:

VGPolyglot said:

That's reported rape. Most of the rapes weren't reported. I can assume that the victims felt safer to come forward during the Cologne incidents because they had the support of the people, unlike many other times when they would probably be under much more critcism, scrutiny and victim-blaming. It's sad that they were sexually assaulted, but coming forward about it is at least an improvement over before when they probably felt pressured into staying silent.

The article says that roughly 15 percent to 35 percent was reported, even if you take that as "true" it's still not comprable to her statement. 

The majority of rapes are perpetrated by someone the victim knows, which could make it much more difficult to come forward due to threats, pressure or stigma. The Cologne incident was about 50/50 Germans and immigrants, so that may have contributed to a shift in numbers. Of course, I could be wrong, but it seems logical to me:

https://www.rainn.org/statistics/perpetrators-sexual-violence