Facts About Sexual Assault

• One out of four women is sexually assaulted at some point in her life.
• One out of six men is sexually assaulted at some point in his life.
• Every 15 seconds, a woman is beaten by her husband or boyfriend. (FBI Uniform Crime Report, 1991)
• Two to four million women are abused every year. (American Medical Association)
• 95 to 98 percent of victims of domestic violence are women. (Bureau of Statistics)
• Approximately 25 percent of all women in the U.S. will be abused by current or former partners some time during their lives. (American Medical Association)
• 82.8 percent of sexual assaults occur before the victim reaches the age of 25.
• 78 percent of sexual assault victims were assaulted by someone they knew.
• Up to 57 percent of rapes happened on a date.
• More than 66 percent of sexual assault victims reported NO visible physical injuries.
• More than 50 percent of victims and 70 percent of assailants had used drugs or alcohol prior to the assault.
• Fewer than 20 percent of crimes of sexual violence are reported to the police.
• Approximately 2 percent of acquaintance rapes are reported to the police.
• Only 2 percent of reported sexual assaults have been determined to be false reports.
• One in eight college women is the victim of rape during her college years. One in four is the victim of attempted rape.
• 95 percent of these rape victims did not report the rape to officials.
• 25 percent of women were raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, partner or date during their lifetime.
• 84 percent of the women knew the men who raped them; 57 percent were on dates.