Statistics
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If you have a sister, mother or friend it is imperative that you understand how prevalent sexual violence is. It’s alarming! Silence is not the solutions!
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One in five women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives
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In the U.S., one in three women and one in six men experienced some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime
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51.1% of female victims reported being raped by an intimate partner/40.8% by an acquaintance
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52.4% of male victims report being raped by an acquaintance and 15.1% by a stranger
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91% of victims of rape and sexual assault are female, and nine percent are male
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In eight out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the perpetrator
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Child Sexual Abuse
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One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18 years old
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30% of women were between 11 and 17 at the time of their first completed rape
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12.3% of women were age 10 or younger at first completed rape
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27.8% of men were age 10 or younger at first completed rape victimization
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More than one third of women who report being raped before age 18 also experience rape as an adult
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96% of people who sexually abuse children are male, and 76.8% of people who sexually abuse children are adults
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34% of people who sexually abuse a child are family members of the child
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It is estimated that 325,000 children per year are currently at risk of becoming victims of commercial child sexual exploitation
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The average age at which girls first become victims of prostitution is 12-14 years old, and the average age at which boys first become victims of prostitution is 11-13 years old
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Only 12% of child sexual abuse is ever reported to the authorities
Campus Sexual Assault
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20% – 25% of college women and 15% of college men are victims of forced sex during their time in college
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More than 90% of sexual assault victims on college campuses do not report the assault
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27% of college women have experienced some form of unwanted sexual contact
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Nearly two thirds of college students experience sexual harassment
Rape is the most under-reported crime; 63% of sexual assaults are not reported to police
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**Data taken from NSAVRC