GITNUXREPORT 2026

Rainn Sexual Assault Statistics

Recent Rainn Sexual Assault statistics reveal a stark pattern in who is affected and how often survivors face barriers to getting help. The most up to date figures put the gap between what happens and what people receive in plain view, so you can understand the scale and push for real change.

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Survivors of sexual assault are 3 times more likely to suffer from depression.

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30% of women who experience rape develop PTSD.

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33% of rape victims consider suicide.

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Sexual assault increases the risk of gynecological, gastrointestinal, and other health issues.

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Victims are 4 times more likely to suffer from chronic pain.

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Sexual violence costs $127 billion annually in US.

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Sexual assault survivors 2x more likely to smoke.

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3x more likely to abuse alcohol.

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26x more likely to abuse drugs.

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54% of sexual abuse victims depressed.

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32% attempted suicide.

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40% have eating disorders.

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PTSD in 33-50% of rape survivors.

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94% experience PTSD symptoms 1 week post-assault.

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30% develop chronic PTSD.

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Survivors 4x more likely to contemplate suicide.

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80% develop substance abuse issues.

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Rape victims 6.4x more likely to suffer major depression.

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3.4x borderline personality disorder.

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2.5x PTSD.

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Adverse childhood experiences increase adult rape risk 2-4x.

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Survivors 2x likely to experience homelessness.

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Sexual assault increases HIV risk 30x.

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Victims 2-3x more likely STDs.

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Pregnancy from rape: 5% rate.

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96% of people who sexually abuse a child are male.

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93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their perpetrator.

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34% of perpetrators are family members.

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59% of assaults on youth are committed by acquaintances.

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50.5% of female victims of sexual assault are raped by an intimate partner.

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51.1% of female rape victims were raped by an intimate partner.

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41% by an acquaintance.

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94% of child sexual abuse perpetrators known to victim.

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60% of assaults on children 12-17 by known adult.

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80% of sexual assaults by family acquaintance or friend.

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79.6% of male victims by female perpetrators.

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91.1% of female victims by male perpetrators.

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90% of campus sexual assaults by acquaintances.

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99% of campus sexual assaults by men.

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93% of adolescent boys sexually abused by males.

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34% of child victims molested by family.

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90% know abuser.

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50% assaulted by family member.

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Perpetrators 65% use alcohol.

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75% of acquitances assaults involve alcohol.

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52% of child sexual abuse by parent.

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93% offenders known to child.

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86% of offenders not Indian.

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97% of Native women offenders non-Indian.

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40% of Native women assaulted by stranger.

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82% of juvenile victims assaulted by relatives.

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69% of rapes/sexual assaults by relatives, acquaintances, friends.

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42% of forcible rapes by known assailant.

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30% of women killed by intimate partners.

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38% of murders of women by partner.

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Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted.

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1 in 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed, 2.8% attempted).

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About 3% of American men—or 1 in 33—have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.

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From 2005-2010, there were an average of 207,754 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year.

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21% of TGQN (transgender, genderqueer, or non-consenting) students reported being sexually assaulted in college.

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In 2021, RAINN responded to 363,000 crisis calls.

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1 in 5 women have experienced completed or attempted rape.

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Nearly 1 in 5 women (18.3%) have experienced rape.

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1 in 71 men (1.4%) have experienced rape.

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1 in 6 women have experienced stalking victimization.

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Rape/sexual assault victimization rate was 1.2 per 1,000 persons age 12 or older in 2021.

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College women: 1 in 5 assaulted sexually.

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13% of college women report rape attempt.

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42% of college rape victims alcohol involved.

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Lifetime rape prevalence 21.3% for women.

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43.6% women experienced sexual violence other than rape.

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Men: 24.8% experienced sexual violence other than rape.

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47% of TGQN college students assaulted.

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13% of women sexually assaulted in military.

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1 in 4 transgender service members assaulted.

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Child sexual abuse reported in 9% of households.

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67% of child sex offenses involve fondling.

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5.4% of state prisoners sexually victimized by staff.

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4.4% by inmates.

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70-80% of sexual assaults involve drugs/alcohol.

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50% of victims black out from alcohol.

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1 in 10 high school girls forced into sex.

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9% of high school boys.

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1 in 5 women worldwide raped or assaulted.

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Out of every 1,000 rapes, only 384 are reported to police (38.4%).

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About 3 out of 4 rapes are not reported to police.

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Only 28% of reported incidents result in arrest.

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Of those arrested, only 19 lead to a felony conviction.

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Only 6 out of 1,000 result in incarceration.

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12.5% of incidents reported to police resulted in arrest in 2019.

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Only 31% of sexual assaults reported to law enforcement.

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Less than 5% of rapes on college campuses reported.

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Only 12% of child sexual abuse reported to authorities.

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38% of survivors never disclose.

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Only 13% of assaults reported on reservations.

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65% of reported cases no arrest.

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15,093 forcible rapes reported in 2010.

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17.7% clearance rate for rapes.

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In a national survey, 91.5% of rape and sexual assault victims were female and 8.5% were male.

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82% of juvenile victims are female.

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90% of adult rape victims are female.

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Females ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.

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1 out of every 10 rape victims are male.

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Black women are 2.5 times more likely to be raped than white women.

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American Indian/Alaska Native women are 2.2 times more likely.

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Females experienced rape/sexual assault at a rate of 2.1 per 1,000.

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Males at 0.3 per 1,000.

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70% of sexual assaults occur to girls 16 or younger.

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37% of female victims raped before age 12.

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43% raped before age 18.

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Bisexual women 46.0% rape victimization.

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Lesbian women 13.1%.

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55% of female victims first raped before 12.

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42.2% of female victims first raped 11-17 years.

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27.8% first raped 18 or older.

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50% of transgender people experience sexual assault.

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64% of transgender people sexually assaulted in lifetime.

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Rape victimization rate highest for ages 16-24.

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2.7 per 1,000 for 16-19 females.

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1 in 3 girls sexually abused before 18.

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1 in 6 boys.

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1 in 4 girls, 1 in 6 boys victimized by age 18.

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49% of female inmates raped before prison.

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35% of men in prison raped as children.

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1 in 4 girls, 1 in 13 boys experience child sexual abuse.

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1 in 3 American Indian women raped in lifetime.

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34% before age 18.

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1 in 3 Native men experienced sexual violence.

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90% of homeless women abused as child.

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1 in 3 homeless men survivors.

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38% of prostitutes first sexually assaulted as child.

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73% raped, 63% molested as children.

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11% girls physically forced into sex.

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92% of juvenile victims female.

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12% girls under 20 experience forced sex.

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Written by Marcus Engström·Edited by Rajesh Patel·Fact-checked by Sarah Mitchell

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 12, 2026·Next review: Nov 2026

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Rainn reports that 2025 brought a new level of demand to its National Sexual Assault Hotline, with calls rising as survivors sought help. Yet the story behind those numbers does not stay in one place or one type of incident. In this post, we break down the Rainn Sexual Assault statistics to show what the pattern looks like across different situations and why those differences matter.

Impacts

1Survivors of sexual assault are 3 times more likely to suffer from depression.

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230% of women who experience rape develop PTSD.

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333% of rape victims consider suicide.

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4Sexual assault increases the risk of gynecological, gastrointestinal, and other health issues.

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5Victims are 4 times more likely to suffer from chronic pain.

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6Sexual violence costs $127 billion annually in US.

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7Sexual assault survivors 2x more likely to smoke.

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83x more likely to abuse alcohol.

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926x more likely to abuse drugs.

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1054% of sexual abuse victims depressed.

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1132% attempted suicide.

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1240% have eating disorders.

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13PTSD in 33-50% of rape survivors.

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1494% experience PTSD symptoms 1 week post-assault.

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1530% develop chronic PTSD.

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16Survivors 4x more likely to contemplate suicide.

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1780% develop substance abuse issues.

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18Rape victims 6.4x more likely to suffer major depression.

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193.4x borderline personality disorder.

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202.5x PTSD.

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21Adverse childhood experiences increase adult rape risk 2-4x.

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22Survivors 2x likely to experience homelessness.

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23Sexual assault increases HIV risk 30x.

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24Victims 2-3x more likely STDs.

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25Pregnancy from rape: 5% rate.

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Impacts Interpretation

The staggering and deeply interconnected aftermath of sexual assault reveals it is not a single-event crime, but a poison that chronically rewires a survivor's mind, body, and entire life trajectory.

Perpetrators

196% of people who sexually abuse a child are male.

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293% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their perpetrator.

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334% of perpetrators are family members.

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459% of assaults on youth are committed by acquaintances.

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550.5% of female victims of sexual assault are raped by an intimate partner.

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651.1% of female rape victims were raped by an intimate partner.

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741% by an acquaintance.

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894% of child sexual abuse perpetrators known to victim.

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960% of assaults on children 12-17 by known adult.

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1080% of sexual assaults by family acquaintance or friend.

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1179.6% of male victims by female perpetrators.

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1291.1% of female victims by male perpetrators.

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1390% of campus sexual assaults by acquaintances.

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1499% of campus sexual assaults by men.

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1593% of adolescent boys sexually abused by males.

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1634% of child victims molested by family.

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1790% know abuser.

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1850% assaulted by family member.

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19Perpetrators 65% use alcohol.

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2075% of acquitances assaults involve alcohol.

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2152% of child sexual abuse by parent.

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2293% offenders known to child.

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2386% of offenders not Indian.

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2497% of Native women offenders non-Indian.

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2540% of Native women assaulted by stranger.

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2682% of juvenile victims assaulted by relatives.

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2769% of rapes/sexual assaults by relatives, acquaintances, friends.

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2842% of forcible rapes by known assailant.

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2930% of women killed by intimate partners.

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3038% of murders of women by partner.

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Perpetrators Interpretation

The chilling truth behind these statistics is that sexual assault is not a crime of shadowy strangers, but a profound betrayal most often committed by men who are trusted, loved, or familiar within the victim's own world.

Prevalence

1Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted.

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21 in 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed, 2.8% attempted).

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3About 3% of American men—or 1 in 33—have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.

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4From 2005-2010, there were an average of 207,754 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year.

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521% of TGQN (transgender, genderqueer, or non-consenting) students reported being sexually assaulted in college.

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6In 2021, RAINN responded to 363,000 crisis calls.

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71 in 5 women have experienced completed or attempted rape.

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8Nearly 1 in 5 women (18.3%) have experienced rape.

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91 in 71 men (1.4%) have experienced rape.

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101 in 6 women have experienced stalking victimization.

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11Rape/sexual assault victimization rate was 1.2 per 1,000 persons age 12 or older in 2021.

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12College women: 1 in 5 assaulted sexually.

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1313% of college women report rape attempt.

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1442% of college rape victims alcohol involved.

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15Lifetime rape prevalence 21.3% for women.

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1643.6% women experienced sexual violence other than rape.

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17Men: 24.8% experienced sexual violence other than rape.

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1847% of TGQN college students assaulted.

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1913% of women sexually assaulted in military.

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201 in 4 transgender service members assaulted.

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21Child sexual abuse reported in 9% of households.

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2267% of child sex offenses involve fondling.

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235.4% of state prisoners sexually victimized by staff.

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244.4% by inmates.

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2570-80% of sexual assaults involve drugs/alcohol.

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2650% of victims black out from alcohol.

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271 in 10 high school girls forced into sex.

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289% of high school boys.

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291 in 5 women worldwide raped or assaulted.

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Prevalence Interpretation

Every sixty-eight seconds, another American is sexually assaulted, a relentless national heartbeat of violation that disproportionately targets women, transgender individuals, and the young, revealing a crisis woven deeply into the fabric of our schools, colleges, military, and homes.

Reporting

1Out of every 1,000 rapes, only 384 are reported to police (38.4%).

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2About 3 out of 4 rapes are not reported to police.

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3Only 28% of reported incidents result in arrest.

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4Of those arrested, only 19 lead to a felony conviction.

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5Only 6 out of 1,000 result in incarceration.

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612.5% of incidents reported to police resulted in arrest in 2019.

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7Only 31% of sexual assaults reported to law enforcement.

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8Less than 5% of rapes on college campuses reported.

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9Only 12% of child sexual abuse reported to authorities.

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1038% of survivors never disclose.

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11Only 13% of assaults reported on reservations.

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1265% of reported cases no arrest.

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1315,093 forcible rapes reported in 2010.

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1417.7% clearance rate for rapes.

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Reporting Interpretation

The grim reality is that a sexual assault is far more likely to be silently endured by a survivor than it is to ever see a day in court, revealing a justice system in desperate need of repair.

Victims

1In a national survey, 91.5% of rape and sexual assault victims were female and 8.5% were male.

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282% of juvenile victims are female.

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390% of adult rape victims are female.

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4Females ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.

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51 out of every 10 rape victims are male.

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6Black women are 2.5 times more likely to be raped than white women.

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7American Indian/Alaska Native women are 2.2 times more likely.

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8Females experienced rape/sexual assault at a rate of 2.1 per 1,000.

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9Males at 0.3 per 1,000.

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1070% of sexual assaults occur to girls 16 or younger.

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1137% of female victims raped before age 12.

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1243% raped before age 18.

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13Bisexual women 46.0% rape victimization.

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14Lesbian women 13.1%.

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1555% of female victims first raped before 12.

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1642.2% of female victims first raped 11-17 years.

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1727.8% first raped 18 or older.

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1850% of transgender people experience sexual assault.

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1964% of transgender people sexually assaulted in lifetime.

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20Rape victimization rate highest for ages 16-24.

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212.7 per 1,000 for 16-19 females.

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221 in 3 girls sexually abused before 18.

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231 in 6 boys.

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241 in 4 girls, 1 in 6 boys victimized by age 18.

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2549% of female inmates raped before prison.

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2635% of men in prison raped as children.

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271 in 4 girls, 1 in 13 boys experience child sexual abuse.

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281 in 3 American Indian women raped in lifetime.

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2934% before age 18.

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301 in 3 Native men experienced sexual violence.

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3190% of homeless women abused as child.

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321 in 3 homeless men survivors.

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3338% of prostitutes first sexually assaulted as child.

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3473% raped, 63% molested as children.

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3511% girls physically forced into sex.

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3692% of juvenile victims female.

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3712% girls under 20 experience forced sex.

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Victims Interpretation

While men are not exempt from this violence, the epidemic of sexual assault in America is a systematic and devastating attack on female bodies, particularly young women and girls, with the burden crushing hardest on Black, Native, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

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