Friday, January 14, 2011

Sexual Abuse Statistics

  • One out of every three women will be raped in her lifetime.
  • One out of four girls & one out of six boys are sexually abused before they turn 18
  • In the United States, 1.3 women are raped every minute. That results in 78 rapes each hour, 1,872 rapes each day, 56,160 rapes each month and 700,000 rapes each year.
  • 77% of rape survivors know their attacker.
  • 90% of abused children under the age of 12 knew their perpetrator.
  • One in four college women have been raped or suffered attempted rape.
  • One of seven married women will be sexually assaulted by her husband.
  • 84% of rapes go unreported.
  • 98% of sexual assault survivors will never see their attacker caught, tried or imprisoned.

Nearly ½ of rape cases brought to prosecution are dismissed before trial.