A woman is sexually assaulted every 2 minutes in America
86% of rapes are committed by someone the survivor knows.
38% of date rape survivors are females between the ages of 14 to 17.
42.5% of assaults happen in the victim's own home.
78% of teens do not tell their parents that they have been raped.
71% of rape survivors tell a friend.
Only 3% of rapes result in pregnancy.
Rape rates are highest in states which have high pornography sales and lax enforcement of pornography laws. (1)
In
a Rhode Island study with high school students, over 50% of males and
42% of females agreed that there were times when it was "acceptable for
a male to hold a female down and physically force her to engage in
intercourse".(2)
75% of women raped are between the ages of 15 and 21. The average age is 18. (3)
1
in 4 sexual assaults takes place in the victim's home, making it the
most common place for an assault to take place. 3 out of 5 sexual
assaults occur at night, with the largest proportion occurring between
6:00pm and midnight.(4)
About
75% of the men and at least 55% of the women involved in acquaintance
rapes had been drinking or taking drugs just before the attack. (5)
1 out of 4 girls and 1 out of 6 boys are sexually abused before age 18. (6)
Girls
who are sexually abused often suffer from a traumatic and profound lack
of self-esteem. These girls engage in disempowering and self-defeating
behaviors, which can propel them into a cycle of prostitution,
addiction, drug dealing and violence. (7)
More than 70% of girls in the juvenile justice system or in shelters have histories of sexual abuse and assault.(8)
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