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STATISTICS
Women are Victims
Every two and a half minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted.
calculation based on 2002 National Crime Victimization Survey Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
At least one-in-three women and girls has been sexually abused or beaten in her lifetime.
UN Report on the Commission on the Status of Women, February 2000
1-in-6 women in the United States have experienced an attempted or completed sexual assault.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A woman is raped every 90 seconds in the United States.
U.S. Department of Justice, 2000
Men are Victims
In 2002, one in every eight rape victims was male.
2002 National Crime Victimization Survey Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
About three percent of American men —- a total of 2.78 million men—have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.
Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women 1998
Children are Victims
About 44% of rape victims are under age 18. Three out of every twenty victims (15%) are under age 12.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 1997
93% of juvenile sexual assault victims knew their attacker;34.2% were family members and 58.7% acquaintances. Only seven percent of the perpetrators were strangers to the victim.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 2000 Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement.
In 1995, local child protective service agencies identified 126,000 children who were victims of either substantiated or indicated sexual abuse; of these, 75% were girls. Nearly 30% of child victims were between the ages of 4 and 7.
US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, Child Maltreatment, 1995
15% of victims are under age 12
29% are age 12-17
44% are under age 18
80% are under age 30
1997 Sex Offenses and Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 1999 National Crime Victimization Survey, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
Ages 12-34 are the highest risk years. Risk peaks in the late teens: girls 16 to 19 are four times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault.
2000 National Crime Victimization Survey, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
The Rapist
Approximately 66% of rape victims know their assailant.
2000 National Crime Victimization Survey, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
Approximately 48% of victims are raped by a friend or acquaintance; 30% by a stranger; 16% by an intimate; 2% by another relative; and in 4% of cases the relationship is unknown.
2000 National Crime Victimization Survey, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
About four out of ten sexual assaults take place at the victim’s own home. Two in ten take place in the home of a friend, neighbor or relative. One in ten take place outside, away from home. And about one in 12 take place in a parking garage.
1997 Sex Offenses and Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
More than half of all rape/sexual assault incidents were reported by victims to have occurred within one mile of their home or at their home.
1997 Sex Offenses and Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
43% of rapes occur between 6 pm and midnight. 24% occur between midnight and 6am. The other 33% take place between 6am and 6pm
1997 Sex Offenses and Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
The average age of rapists at arrest is 31. Fifty-two percent are white; twenty-two percent of imprisoned rapists report that they are married.
1997 Sex Offenses and Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
Juveniles accounted for about 16% of forcible rape arrestees in 1995 and 17% of those arrested for other sex offenses.
1997 Sex Offenses and Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
In about one out of three sexual assaults, the perpetrator was intoxicated —30% with alcohol, 4% with drugs.
Alcohol and Crime Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1998
In one study, 98% of males who raped boys reported that they were heterosexual.
Sexual Abuse of Boys, Journal of the American Medical Association, December 2, 1998
In 2001, only about 7% of rapes involved the use of a weapon—two percent used a gun, and four percent used a knife. 86% of victims reported the use of physical force only, and 7% were unsure.
2000 National Crime Victimization Survey, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
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