Sexual Assault

1 out of every 6 American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.

Teenagers and young adults are at the greatest risk for date rape.

20-25% of college aged women will be raped or someone will attempt to rape them during their first 6 months of attending college.

9 of every 10 rape victims were female in 2003.

In 8 out of 10 rape cases, the victim knew the perpetrator as a friend, intimate partner, co-worker or family member.

About 3% of American men — or 1 in 33 — have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.   In 2003, 1 in every ten rape victims were male.

Victims of sexual assault are:

3 times more likely to suffer from depression.

6 times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

13 times more likely to abuse alcohol.

26 times more likely to abuse drugs.

4 times more likely to contemplate suicide.

(information provided by RAIIN 2008)


Dating/Domestic Violence

1 out of 4 people in dating relationships have experienced intimate partner violence.

On the average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends every day.

1 out of 3 women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime.

3 out of 4 adults personally know someone who is or has been a victim of domestic violence.

Boys who witness their fathers' violence are 10 times more likely to engage in spouse abuse in later adulthood than boys from non-violent homes.

Only about 15% of all domestic assaults are reported to the police

Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women ages 15-44

There are nearly three times as many animal shelters in the United States as there are shelters for battered women and their children

(National Domestic Violence Hotline 2008)

Stalking

1 in 12 women and 1 in 45 men will be stalked in their lifetime.

77% of female victims and 64% of male victims know their stalker

81% of women stalked by a current or former intimate partner are also physically assaulted by that partner

Almost 1/3 of stalkers have stalked before.

78% of stalkers use more than one means of approach

(National Center for Victims of Crime 2008)