Statistics

Sexual assault continues to represent the most rapidly growing violent crime in America.
Over 700,000 women are sexually assaulted each year.
It is estimated that fewer than 50% of rapes are reported.
Approximately 20% of sexual assaults against women are perpetrated by assailants unknown to the victim. The remainder are committed by friends, acquaintances, intimates, and family members. Acquaintance rape is particularly common among adolescent victims.
Male victims represent five percent of reported sexual assaults.
Among female rape victims 61% are under 18.
At least 20% of adult women, 15% of college women and 12% of adolescent women have experienced some form of sexual abuse or assault during their lifetimes.
Over 50% of the attacks occur in the home, and most of these are planned.
In 85% of the cases, some type of direct force is used, whether it is choking, beating or plain physical force. A weapon is used one-third of the time.
Rapists rarely attack once. They have one of the highest repeat rates of all criminals. More that 70% of those arrested for the crime are re-arrested within seven years.

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