GITNUXREPORT 2026

Sexual Assault Against Women Statistics

Sexual violence against women is a devastatingly common and widespread global crisis.

Rajesh Patel

Team Lead & Senior Researcher with over 15 years of experience in market research and data analytics.

First published: Feb 13, 2026

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65% PTSD in sexual assault victims.

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94% suffer emotional distress.

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30-50% develop PTSD.

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Victims 4x more likely to suffer depression.

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33% attempt suicide post-assault.

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68% physical injuries.

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Increased risk of HIV/STDs by 3x.

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Alcohol abuse 13x higher.

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37% self-harm behaviors.

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Pregnancy from rape: 5%.

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Chronic pelvic pain in 50%.

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Eating disorders 2-4x more likely.

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Sleep disorders in 60%.

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50% somatic symptoms.

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Revictimization rate 33% within 9 months.

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Lost productivity: $1.1 trillion annually.

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Anxiety disorders 6x higher.

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70% report relationship problems.

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Long-term: 20% chronic PTSD.

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Gynecological issues in 40%.

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Drug abuse 10x higher.

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45% fear-related avoidance.

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Mortality risk doubled.

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80% need mental health services.

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Dissociative symptoms in 50%.

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99% of perpetrators are male.

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57% of perpetrators are acquaintances.

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34% of perpetrators are intimate partners.

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41% of perpetrators are friends/acquaintances of victim.

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Family members perpetrate 7% of assaults.

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Strangers account for 13% of rapes.

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70% of perpetrators known to victim.

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Alcohol involved in 50% of cases.

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Repeat perpetrators common; 1 man may assault 6 women.

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80% of campus assaults by fellow students.

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Military: 89% perpetrators are service members.

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60% of child sexual abuse by family.

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Perpetrators often deny or minimize acts.

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Younger perpetrators (under 30) common.

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White males 69% of perpetrators.

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Many perpetrators have prior convictions.

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Fraternity members 3x more likely.

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Online predators increasingly target women.

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50% of perpetrators use physical force.

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Drugs involved in 30-50% of assaults.

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Serial rapists responsible for 44% of solved cases.

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Perpetrators often from same racial group as victim.

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Coaches/athletes perpetrate 8% of campus assaults.

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75% of perpetrators are under 30.

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Intimate partners use coercion in 80% cases.

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1 in 6 U.S. women has experienced attempted or completed rape.

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Globally, 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence.

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81% of women have experienced some form of sexual harassment.

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In the U.S., 21.3% of women were raped in their lifetime.

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91% of rape victims are female.

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Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted.

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43% of sexual assaults occur after 12 AM.

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College women are 3 times more likely to experience sexual assault off-campus.

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1 in 5 women in the military experience sexual assault.

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13% of women report being raped by a stranger.

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50% of sexual assaults occur at or near the victim's home.

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In India, 88% of women face public sexual harassment.

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35% of women worldwide experienced physical/sexual violence by intimate partner.

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U.S. women aged 18-24 have highest rape rate.

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1 in 4 girls experience sexual abuse before 18.

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82% of juvenile sexual assault victims are female.

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Sexual violence costs U.S. $3.1 trillion over lifetime of victims.

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27% of women report sexual violence by intimate partner.

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In UK, 1 in 5 women have experienced sexual assault.

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60% of sexual assaults unreported.

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Lifetime risk of rape or attempted rape for U.S. women is 21.3%.

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1 in 3 Indigenous women experience sexual violence.

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40% of women in South Africa report rape.

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12% of U.S. women report rape by intimate partner.

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Sexual assault peaks between 12-34 years for women.

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70% of sexual assaults occur to girls under 17.

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In Australia, 1 in 6 women sexually assaulted post-15.

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25% of women in Europe experienced sexual violence.

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U.S. female rape victims: 51% beaten, assaulted.

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1 in 10 women worldwide raped.

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Only 6% of rapists are prosecuted.

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310K assaults annually, 5% lead to arrest.

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2% of rapes result in felony conviction.

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994 perpetrators incarcerated per 1000 assaults.

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60% of assaults not reported to police.

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Victims who report: 40% no police report filed.

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Backlog of 100K rape kits in U.S.

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False reports: 2-10% of cases.

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70% of reported cases no arrest.

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Prison rape reports: 50% not investigated.

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Campus assaults: 10% reported.

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Indigenous women: 96% cases no prosecution.

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Average sentence: 5 years for rape.

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80% of victims don't seek legal help.

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Police skeptical in 20% of reports.

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Title IX complaints doubled post-2011.

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50 states have rape kit processing laws.

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Victim advocates improve reporting by 50%.

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International: Only 10% convictions globally.

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UK: 15% rape cases charged.

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DNA evidence solves 50% of tested kits.

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90% of unreported due to fear.

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Military: 80% not reported.

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30% of reports dropped by prosecutors.

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55% of female sexual assault victims are 30 or younger.

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Black women are 1.5 times more likely to experience rape.

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94% of female sexual assault victims are assaulted by known persons.

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Women aged 16-19 4 times more likely to be victims.

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1 in 4 girls sexually abused before 18.

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Rural women 2 times more likely to experience sexual violence.

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34% of female victims raped by family member.

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Disabled women 3 times more likely to be assaulted.

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Lesbian women 2.5 times more likely than straight women.

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40% of female victims under 18.

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Hispanic women report lower rates but higher underreporting.

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Transgender women 86 times more likely to experience rape.

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1 in 3 Native American women assaulted by non-Native.

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Elderly women (65+) 1 in 10 experience abuse including sexual.

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Low-income women twice as likely to be victims.

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48% of female victims are white, 21% Black.

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College women: 1 in 5 assaulted.

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Immigrant women face higher risks due to status.

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Single mothers 3 times more likely.

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Women with children under 12 higher risk.

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Bisexual women 2 times more likely than lesbians.

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20% of female high school students report dating violence.

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Women in prison 4-5 times more likely.

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Homeless women 13 times more likely.

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57% of female victims are employed.

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Asian women report lowest rates but high underreporting.

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90% of adult rape victims female.

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Every 68 seconds, another American is sexually assaulted, but behind that relentless tick of the clock lies a hidden epidemic of trauma, as these stark statistics reveal a global crisis of violence targeting women and girls in nearly every facet of their lives.

Key Takeaways

1 in 6 U.S. women has experienced attempted or completed rape.
Globally, 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence.
81% of women have experienced some form of sexual harassment.
55% of female sexual assault victims are 30 or younger.
Black women are 1.5 times more likely to experience rape.
94% of female sexual assault victims are assaulted by known persons.
99% of perpetrators are male.
57% of perpetrators are acquaintances.
34% of perpetrators are intimate partners.
Only 6% of rapists are prosecuted.
310K assaults annually, 5% lead to arrest.
2% of rapes result in felony conviction.
65% PTSD in sexual assault victims.
94% suffer emotional distress.
30-50% develop PTSD.

Sexual violence against women is a devastatingly common and widespread global crisis.

Health and Psychological Impacts

65% PTSD in sexual assault victims.
94% suffer emotional distress.
30-50% develop PTSD.
Victims 4x more likely to suffer depression.
33% attempt suicide post-assault.
68% physical injuries.
Increased risk of HIV/STDs by 3x.
Alcohol abuse 13x higher.
37% self-harm behaviors.
Pregnancy from rape: 5%.
Chronic pelvic pain in 50%.
Eating disorders 2-4x more likely.
Sleep disorders in 60%.
50% somatic symptoms.
Revictimization rate 33% within 9 months.
Lost productivity: $1.1 trillion annually.
Anxiety disorders 6x higher.
70% report relationship problems.
Long-term: 20% chronic PTSD.
Gynecological issues in 40%.
Drug abuse 10x higher.
45% fear-related avoidance.
Mortality risk doubled.
80% need mental health services.
Dissociative symptoms in 50%.

Health and Psychological Impacts Interpretation

This collection of statistics is less a set of data points and more a horrifyingly detailed blueprint for how a single act of violence systematically dismantles a woman's mind, body, and life.

Perpetrator Characteristics

99% of perpetrators are male.
57% of perpetrators are acquaintances.
34% of perpetrators are intimate partners.
41% of perpetrators are friends/acquaintances of victim.
Family members perpetrate 7% of assaults.
Strangers account for 13% of rapes.
70% of perpetrators known to victim.
Alcohol involved in 50% of cases.
Repeat perpetrators common; 1 man may assault 6 women.
80% of campus assaults by fellow students.
Military: 89% perpetrators are service members.
60% of child sexual abuse by family.
Perpetrators often deny or minimize acts.
Younger perpetrators (under 30) common.
White males 69% of perpetrators.
Many perpetrators have prior convictions.
Fraternity members 3x more likely.
Online predators increasingly target women.
50% of perpetrators use physical force.
Drugs involved in 30-50% of assaults.
Serial rapists responsible for 44% of solved cases.
Perpetrators often from same racial group as victim.
Coaches/athletes perpetrate 8% of campus assaults.
75% of perpetrators are under 30.
Intimate partners use coercion in 80% cases.

Perpetrator Characteristics Interpretation

The statistics paint a chilling portrait of a predator who is not a shadowy stranger, but most often a familiar man—a friend, a partner, or a classmate—armed with entitlement, opportunity, and a staggering ability to repeat his crimes.

Prevalence and Incidence

1 in 6 U.S. women has experienced attempted or completed rape.
Globally, 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence.
81% of women have experienced some form of sexual harassment.
In the U.S., 21.3% of women were raped in their lifetime.
91% of rape victims are female.
Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted.
43% of sexual assaults occur after 12 AM.
College women are 3 times more likely to experience sexual assault off-campus.
1 in 5 women in the military experience sexual assault.
13% of women report being raped by a stranger.
50% of sexual assaults occur at or near the victim's home.
In India, 88% of women face public sexual harassment.
35% of women worldwide experienced physical/sexual violence by intimate partner.
U.S. women aged 18-24 have highest rape rate.
1 in 4 girls experience sexual abuse before 18.
82% of juvenile sexual assault victims are female.
Sexual violence costs U.S. $3.1 trillion over lifetime of victims.
27% of women report sexual violence by intimate partner.
In UK, 1 in 5 women have experienced sexual assault.
60% of sexual assaults unreported.
Lifetime risk of rape or attempted rape for U.S. women is 21.3%.
1 in 3 Indigenous women experience sexual violence.
40% of women in South Africa report rape.
12% of U.S. women report rape by intimate partner.
Sexual assault peaks between 12-34 years for women.
70% of sexual assaults occur to girls under 17.
In Australia, 1 in 6 women sexually assaulted post-15.
25% of women in Europe experienced sexual violence.
U.S. female rape victims: 51% beaten, assaulted.
1 in 10 women worldwide raped.

Prevalence and Incidence Interpretation

A civilization that systematically fails to protect half its population from violation is not a civilization in progress, but one in a state of profound and violent decay.

Reporting and Legal Outcomes

Only 6% of rapists are prosecuted.
310K assaults annually, 5% lead to arrest.
2% of rapes result in felony conviction.
994 perpetrators incarcerated per 1000 assaults.
60% of assaults not reported to police.
Victims who report: 40% no police report filed.
Backlog of 100K rape kits in U.S.
False reports: 2-10% of cases.
70% of reported cases no arrest.
Prison rape reports: 50% not investigated.
Campus assaults: 10% reported.
Indigenous women: 96% cases no prosecution.
Average sentence: 5 years for rape.
80% of victims don't seek legal help.
Police skeptical in 20% of reports.
Title IX complaints doubled post-2011.
50 states have rape kit processing laws.
Victim advocates improve reporting by 50%.
International: Only 10% convictions globally.
UK: 15% rape cases charged.
DNA evidence solves 50% of tested kits.
90% of unreported due to fear.
Military: 80% not reported.
30% of reports dropped by prosecutors.

Reporting and Legal Outcomes Interpretation

The criminal justice system treats sexual assault as a crime of paperwork, where a victim's account is more likely to be lost in a backlog than lead to a conviction.

Victim Demographics

55% of female sexual assault victims are 30 or younger.
Black women are 1.5 times more likely to experience rape.
94% of female sexual assault victims are assaulted by known persons.
Women aged 16-19 4 times more likely to be victims.
1 in 4 girls sexually abused before 18.
Rural women 2 times more likely to experience sexual violence.
34% of female victims raped by family member.
Disabled women 3 times more likely to be assaulted.
Lesbian women 2.5 times more likely than straight women.
40% of female victims under 18.
Hispanic women report lower rates but higher underreporting.
Transgender women 86 times more likely to experience rape.
1 in 3 Native American women assaulted by non-Native.
Elderly women (65+) 1 in 10 experience abuse including sexual.
Low-income women twice as likely to be victims.
48% of female victims are white, 21% Black.
College women: 1 in 5 assaulted.
Immigrant women face higher risks due to status.
Single mothers 3 times more likely.
Women with children under 12 higher risk.
Bisexual women 2 times more likely than lesbians.
20% of female high school students report dating violence.
Women in prison 4-5 times more likely.
Homeless women 13 times more likely.
57% of female victims are employed.
Asian women report lowest rates but high underreporting.
90% of adult rape victims female.

Victim Demographics Interpretation

The grim math of sexual violence reveals not a single 'type' of victim but a predatory system of compounding vulnerabilities where the primary, unifying risk factor for a woman is simply existing within a society that permits it.

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