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Nationally, 1 in 3 women will be sexually assaulted and 1 in 6
men before age 18.
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1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men in the U.S. will be
sexually assaulted in their lifetime.
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Sexual assault is reported by 33-46%
of women who are being physically assaulted by their husbands.
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70% of all sexual assaults happen to people under
18
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There were an estimated 248,000 rapes and sexual assaults against
victims over the age of 12 in the US in 2001.
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Stranger assault accounts for 20% of reported
cases while 80% of reported sexual assault cases happen between two people who
know each other.
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85% of rapes on college campuses are
acquaintance rapes.
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In 2006 there were 272,350 victims of rape,
attempted rape, or sexual assault. (Not including victims 12 yrs. old and
younger.)
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In a study of 6,000 students at 32
colleges in the US,
1 in 4 women had been the victims of rape or attempted rape. 42% of rape
victims told no one and only 5% reported to the police.
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About
3% of American men (1 in 33) have experienced an attempted or completed rape in
their lifetime.
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93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker.
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1.3 women (age 18 and over) in the U.S. are
forcibly raped each minute.
Statistics from (#1,10,11) RAINN, (#2) CALCASA 2008 Report, (#3,5,9)
UCSC Rape Prevention Education, (#4,6,7,8) “I Never Called It Rape, by Robin
Warshaw.
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