GITNUXREPORT 2026

Women Rape Statistics

Sexual violence against women is a pervasive global crisis affecting countless lives.

Alexander Schmidt

Research Analyst specializing in technology and digital transformation trends.

First published: Feb 13, 2026

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30-50% of rape victims develop PTSD.

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94% of women experience PTSD symptoms post-rape.

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Rape victims are 4 times more likely to suffer depression.

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68% of rape survivors have suicidal thoughts.

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Women raped are 13 times more likely to use drugs.

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33% of rape victims develop chronic health issues.

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Sexual assault increases risk of HIV by 50% if unprotected.

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50% of victims experience severe anxiety disorders.

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Rape survivors have 2x risk of heart disease.

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70% report sleep disturbances lasting years.

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Victims lose $127,000 in lifetime earnings on average.

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37% of victims suffer gynecological complications.

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Child rape victims 3x more likely to be revictimized as adults.

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80% experience shame and self-blame.

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Rape increases alcohol abuse risk by 3.4 times.

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49% develop somatization disorders.

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Victims 26 times more likely to abuse prescription drugs.

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40% have unwanted pregnancies from rape.

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Long-term pain syndromes in 31% of survivors.

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Eating disorders 4x higher in rape victims.

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57% of survivors cannot maintain steady employment.

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Risk of suicide attempt 4x higher post-rape.

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60% experience relationship difficulties lifelong.

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Neurological changes similar to torture in 25%.

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35% develop dissociative disorders.

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Pregnancy complications 2x higher in rape victims.

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72% report hypervigilance years later.

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Increased dementia risk by 20% in elderly survivors.

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45% have chronic pelvic pain.

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Revictimization doubles PTSD severity.

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55% face homelessness risk post-assault.

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96% of female rape victims in the US know their assailant.

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70% of rapists are known to their victims, often family members or acquaintances.

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In the US, 57% of rapes are committed by intimate partners.

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41% of rapists are friends or acquaintances of the victim.

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Only 6% of rapists are strangers to the victim.

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30% of female rape victims are raped by family members.

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In colleges, 90% of campus rapes are committed by serial perpetrators who rape multiple times.

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80% of rapists in the US have prior criminal convictions.

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Male perpetrators account for 98% of rapes against women.

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50% of rapists use alcohol or drugs during the assault.

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In India, 95% of rapists are known to victims, often neighbors.

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60% of workplace sexual assaults are by supervisors or colleagues.

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Repeat rapists account for 400,000 serial rapes annually in the US.

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75% of rapists are under 30 years old.

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In the military, 89% of assailants are known to victims.

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40% of perpetrators are current or former intimate partners.

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White men commit 69% of rapes against white women in the US.

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25% of rapists have prior sexual offense convictions.

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In the UK, 90% of rapists are male aged 18-35.

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55% of child rapists are immediate family members.

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Perpetrators often use physical force in 70% of cases against women.

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65% of gang rapes involve multiple known perpetrators.

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Employed perpetrators are 80% of those committing rape at home.

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35% of rapists met victims through social media or apps.

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In Australia, 78% of sexual assault perpetrators are male relatives or partners.

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45% of perpetrators have substance abuse issues.

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Serial rapists average 5.6 victims each in the US.

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20% of rapists are women (in female-female assaults).

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In South Africa, 60% of rapists are unemployed males.

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85% of marital rapists are repeat offenders.

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In the United States, approximately 1 out of every 6 women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed, 2.8% attempted).

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Globally, 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.

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In the US, an American is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds, with women comprising 90% of victims.

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81% of women in the US have experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime.

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In India, the National Crime Records Bureau reported 31,677 cases of rape against women in 2020.

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In the UK, 1 in 5 women have experienced some form of sexual assault since age 16.

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In South Africa, 1 in 4 women report experiencing rape or attempted rape in their lifetime.

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In the US, college women are 3 times more likely to experience rape or sexual assault than their non-college peers.

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Worldwide, 120 million girls under 20 (about 10%) have experienced forced intercourse or other forced sexual acts.

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In Australia, 1 in 5 women have experienced sexual violence since age 15.

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In the EU, 1 in 3 women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence since age 15.

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In Brazil, 66,000 cases of rape were reported in 2019, predominantly against women.

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In the US, 91% of rape victims are female.

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In Sweden, 9,300 reported rapes in 2016, with women as primary victims.

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In Nigeria, 25% of women aged 15-49 have experienced sexual violence.

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In the US, 21% of female high school students report being forced to have sexual intercourse.

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In Kenya, 14% of women aged 15-49 report physical or sexual violence from a partner.

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In Canada, 51% of women have experienced unwanted sexual advances or harassment.

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In Mexico, 66% of women have suffered some form of violence, including sexual.

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In the US, Native American/Alaska Native women experience rape at 2.5 times the national average.

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In Russia, over 8,000 rapes reported annually, mostly against women.

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In Egypt, 99.3% of Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment.

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In the US, 47% of transgender women report being sexually assaulted.

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In Peru, 78% of women have suffered violence, 50% sexual.

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In the Philippines, 23% of women aged 15-49 experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence.

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In Turkey, 38% of women experienced partner violence, including sexual.

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In the US, 12.5% of female undergraduates experience rape or sexual assault through physical force.

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In Bangladesh, 23.1% of women aged 15-49 experienced physical or sexual violence.

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In Colombia, 37% of women have been victims of sexual violence.

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In the US, women aged 16-19 are 4 times more likely to be victims of rape than the general population.

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Only 2% of rapists are prosecuted and convicted in the US.

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5% of rape allegations lead to conviction in the UK.

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60% of rapes are not reported to police in the US.

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In India, conviction rate for rape cases is 27% as of 2020.

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310,000 rapes occur annually in the US, but only 25,000 reported.

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False rape reports comprise 2-10% of all reports.

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In the EU, only 14% of women report rape to police.

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UK rape conviction rate fell to 1.4% in 2021.

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40% of reported rapes lead to arrest in the US.

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In Brazil, 90% of rape cases do not result in conviction.

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Backlog of 100,000 rape cases in India courts as of 2021.

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70% of victims cite fear of reprisal as reason not to report.

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In Australia, 15% of sexual assaults result in conviction.

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US police clear only 40% of reported rapes by arrest.

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In South Africa, rape conviction rate is 8-10%.

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80% of unreported rapes are by known assailants.

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In Canada, 12% of reported sexual assaults lead to conviction.

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Sweden has one of highest reported rape rates (63 per 100k women).

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50% of victims delay reporting rape for over a year.

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In the UK, 3% of rape cases reach trial.

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Mexico reports 10,000 rapes yearly, conviction rate 15%.

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65% of police dismiss rape reports as "not serious."

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In Nigeria, less than 5% of rapes are reported.

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US federal conviction rate for rape is 58% of cases prosecuted.

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75% of victims who report face secondary victimization by system.

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In Turkey, 88% of violence cases, including rape, dropped by family withdrawal.

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Philippines has 3% conviction rate for rape.

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90% of acquaintance rapes go unreported due to shame.

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In Egypt, 96% of rapes unreported due to stigma.

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Rape victims 94% of 68% of rapes go unreported.

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82% of female juvenile victims are raped by someone they know.

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In the US, 45% of female rape victims are under age 12 at the time of their first assault.

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Black women in the US are 1.5 times more likely to experience rape than white women.

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94% of women who are raped experience severe physical injuries.

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In the US, 70% of rape victims are between 12 and 34 years old.

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Lesbian women are 2.5 times more likely to be raped than heterosexual women.

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Rural women in the US experience higher rates of sexual violence than urban women.

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60% of female rape victims in India are minors under 18.

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In the UK, 85% of rape victims are women aged 16-24.

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Disabled women are 2-3 times more likely to be sexually assaulted than non-disabled women.

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In the US, 1 in 3 Native American women experience sexual violence in their lifetime.

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50% of female sex workers report experiencing sexual violence from clients.

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In Australia, Indigenous women are 32 times more likely to be hospitalized due to assault than non-Indigenous.

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67% of female victims in the US military report rape by fellow service members.

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Poor women in the US are 2 times more likely to experience rape than affluent women.

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In South Africa, 40% of raped women are HIV positive post-assault.

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75% of adult female rape victims were first raped before age 25.

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In Canada, immigrant women report higher rates of sexual violence (22%) than Canadian-born (19%).

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Bisexual women in the US are 2.6 times more likely to experience rape than lesbians.

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In the EU, women with lower education levels experience 1.5 times more sexual violence.

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55% of female prison inmates report prior rape victimization.

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In India, 90% of rape victims are from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

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Elderly women over 60 comprise 10% of rape victims in the US.

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In the UK, 20% of female rape victims are under 16 years old.

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Single women in the US report 30% higher rape rates than married women.

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In Brazil, 70% of female rape victims are black or mixed-race.

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40% of female rape victims in Australia are university students.

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65% of raped women in Nigeria are married.

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In the US, Asian American women have a 7% lifetime rape prevalence.

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50% of female victims in Mexico are housewives.

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85% of current intimate partner violence victims are women, mostly raped by partners.

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While the staggering truth that a woman is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds in the US alone lays bare a global epidemic, these statistics only begin to map the horrifyingly personal and widespread reality of sexual violence against women.

Key Takeaways

In the United States, approximately 1 out of every 6 women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed, 2.8% attempted).
Globally, 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
In the US, an American is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds, with women comprising 90% of victims.
82% of female juvenile victims are raped by someone they know.
In the US, 45% of female rape victims are under age 12 at the time of their first assault.
Black women in the US are 1.5 times more likely to experience rape than white women.
96% of female rape victims in the US know their assailant.
70% of rapists are known to their victims, often family members or acquaintances.
In the US, 57% of rapes are committed by intimate partners.
Only 2% of rapists are prosecuted and convicted in the US.
5% of rape allegations lead to conviction in the UK.
60% of rapes are not reported to police in the US.
30-50% of rape victims develop PTSD.
94% of women experience PTSD symptoms post-rape.
Rape victims are 4 times more likely to suffer depression.

Sexual violence against women is a pervasive global crisis affecting countless lives.

Consequences and Impacts

30-50% of rape victims develop PTSD.
94% of women experience PTSD symptoms post-rape.
Rape victims are 4 times more likely to suffer depression.
68% of rape survivors have suicidal thoughts.
Women raped are 13 times more likely to use drugs.
33% of rape victims develop chronic health issues.
Sexual assault increases risk of HIV by 50% if unprotected.
50% of victims experience severe anxiety disorders.
Rape survivors have 2x risk of heart disease.
70% report sleep disturbances lasting years.
Victims lose $127,000 in lifetime earnings on average.
37% of victims suffer gynecological complications.
Child rape victims 3x more likely to be revictimized as adults.
80% experience shame and self-blame.
Rape increases alcohol abuse risk by 3.4 times.
49% develop somatization disorders.
Victims 26 times more likely to abuse prescription drugs.
40% have unwanted pregnancies from rape.
Long-term pain syndromes in 31% of survivors.
Eating disorders 4x higher in rape victims.
57% of survivors cannot maintain steady employment.
Risk of suicide attempt 4x higher post-rape.
60% experience relationship difficulties lifelong.
Neurological changes similar to torture in 25%.
35% develop dissociative disorders.
Pregnancy complications 2x higher in rape victims.
72% report hypervigilance years later.
Increased dementia risk by 20% in elderly survivors.
45% have chronic pelvic pain.
Revictimization doubles PTSD severity.
55% face homelessness risk post-assault.

Consequences and Impacts Interpretation

Behind each of these staggering statistics lies a human being whose entire life—mind, body, career, and future—has been hijacked by violence, proving rape is not a single crime but a theft of a person's whole world.

Perpetrator Characteristics

96% of female rape victims in the US know their assailant.
70% of rapists are known to their victims, often family members or acquaintances.
In the US, 57% of rapes are committed by intimate partners.
41% of rapists are friends or acquaintances of the victim.
Only 6% of rapists are strangers to the victim.
30% of female rape victims are raped by family members.
In colleges, 90% of campus rapes are committed by serial perpetrators who rape multiple times.
80% of rapists in the US have prior criminal convictions.
Male perpetrators account for 98% of rapes against women.
50% of rapists use alcohol or drugs during the assault.
In India, 95% of rapists are known to victims, often neighbors.
60% of workplace sexual assaults are by supervisors or colleagues.
Repeat rapists account for 400,000 serial rapes annually in the US.
75% of rapists are under 30 years old.
In the military, 89% of assailants are known to victims.
40% of perpetrators are current or former intimate partners.
White men commit 69% of rapes against white women in the US.
25% of rapists have prior sexual offense convictions.
In the UK, 90% of rapists are male aged 18-35.
55% of child rapists are immediate family members.
Perpetrators often use physical force in 70% of cases against women.
65% of gang rapes involve multiple known perpetrators.
Employed perpetrators are 80% of those committing rape at home.
35% of rapists met victims through social media or apps.
In Australia, 78% of sexual assault perpetrators are male relatives or partners.
45% of perpetrators have substance abuse issues.
Serial rapists average 5.6 victims each in the US.
20% of rapists are women (in female-female assaults).
In South Africa, 60% of rapists are unemployed males.
85% of marital rapists are repeat offenders.

Perpetrator Characteristics Interpretation

These statistics paint a grim and infuriating picture of a world where the greatest threat to a woman’s safety is not a shadowy stranger in an alley, but the very people she is supposed to be able to trust—the friends, partners, and family members who weaponize that trust against her.

Prevalence and Incidence

In the United States, approximately 1 out of every 6 women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed, 2.8% attempted).
Globally, 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
In the US, an American is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds, with women comprising 90% of victims.
81% of women in the US have experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime.
In India, the National Crime Records Bureau reported 31,677 cases of rape against women in 2020.
In the UK, 1 in 5 women have experienced some form of sexual assault since age 16.
In South Africa, 1 in 4 women report experiencing rape or attempted rape in their lifetime.
In the US, college women are 3 times more likely to experience rape or sexual assault than their non-college peers.
Worldwide, 120 million girls under 20 (about 10%) have experienced forced intercourse or other forced sexual acts.
In Australia, 1 in 5 women have experienced sexual violence since age 15.
In the EU, 1 in 3 women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence since age 15.
In Brazil, 66,000 cases of rape were reported in 2019, predominantly against women.
In the US, 91% of rape victims are female.
In Sweden, 9,300 reported rapes in 2016, with women as primary victims.
In Nigeria, 25% of women aged 15-49 have experienced sexual violence.
In the US, 21% of female high school students report being forced to have sexual intercourse.
In Kenya, 14% of women aged 15-49 report physical or sexual violence from a partner.
In Canada, 51% of women have experienced unwanted sexual advances or harassment.
In Mexico, 66% of women have suffered some form of violence, including sexual.
In the US, Native American/Alaska Native women experience rape at 2.5 times the national average.
In Russia, over 8,000 rapes reported annually, mostly against women.
In Egypt, 99.3% of Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment.
In the US, 47% of transgender women report being sexually assaulted.
In Peru, 78% of women have suffered violence, 50% sexual.
In the Philippines, 23% of women aged 15-49 experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence.
In Turkey, 38% of women experienced partner violence, including sexual.
In the US, 12.5% of female undergraduates experience rape or sexual assault through physical force.
In Bangladesh, 23.1% of women aged 15-49 experienced physical or sexual violence.
In Colombia, 37% of women have been victims of sexual violence.
In the US, women aged 16-19 are 4 times more likely to be victims of rape than the general population.

Prevalence and Incidence Interpretation

The horrifying numbers form a global chorus of testimony, demanding that we stop calling it 'violence against women' and start calling it what it truly is: a systemic, worldwide pandemic of male violence.

Reporting and Legal Outcomes

Only 2% of rapists are prosecuted and convicted in the US.
5% of rape allegations lead to conviction in the UK.
60% of rapes are not reported to police in the US.
In India, conviction rate for rape cases is 27% as of 2020.
310,000 rapes occur annually in the US, but only 25,000 reported.
False rape reports comprise 2-10% of all reports.
In the EU, only 14% of women report rape to police.
UK rape conviction rate fell to 1.4% in 2021.
40% of reported rapes lead to arrest in the US.
In Brazil, 90% of rape cases do not result in conviction.
Backlog of 100,000 rape cases in India courts as of 2021.
70% of victims cite fear of reprisal as reason not to report.
In Australia, 15% of sexual assaults result in conviction.
US police clear only 40% of reported rapes by arrest.
In South Africa, rape conviction rate is 8-10%.
80% of unreported rapes are by known assailants.
In Canada, 12% of reported sexual assaults lead to conviction.
Sweden has one of highest reported rape rates (63 per 100k women).
50% of victims delay reporting rape for over a year.
In the UK, 3% of rape cases reach trial.
Mexico reports 10,000 rapes yearly, conviction rate 15%.
65% of police dismiss rape reports as "not serious."
In Nigeria, less than 5% of rapes are reported.
US federal conviction rate for rape is 58% of cases prosecuted.
75% of victims who report face secondary victimization by system.
In Turkey, 88% of violence cases, including rape, dropped by family withdrawal.
Philippines has 3% conviction rate for rape.
90% of acquaintance rapes go unreported due to shame.
In Egypt, 96% of rapes unreported due to stigma.
Rape victims 94% of 68% of rapes go unreported.

Reporting and Legal Outcomes Interpretation

The staggering global statistics on rape paint a grim picture of a crime where the system itself often becomes a secondary assailant, failing victims at nearly every turn from reporting to conviction.

Victim Demographics

82% of female juvenile victims are raped by someone they know.
In the US, 45% of female rape victims are under age 12 at the time of their first assault.
Black women in the US are 1.5 times more likely to experience rape than white women.
94% of women who are raped experience severe physical injuries.
In the US, 70% of rape victims are between 12 and 34 years old.
Lesbian women are 2.5 times more likely to be raped than heterosexual women.
Rural women in the US experience higher rates of sexual violence than urban women.
60% of female rape victims in India are minors under 18.
In the UK, 85% of rape victims are women aged 16-24.
Disabled women are 2-3 times more likely to be sexually assaulted than non-disabled women.
In the US, 1 in 3 Native American women experience sexual violence in their lifetime.
50% of female sex workers report experiencing sexual violence from clients.
In Australia, Indigenous women are 32 times more likely to be hospitalized due to assault than non-Indigenous.
67% of female victims in the US military report rape by fellow service members.
Poor women in the US are 2 times more likely to experience rape than affluent women.
In South Africa, 40% of raped women are HIV positive post-assault.
75% of adult female rape victims were first raped before age 25.
In Canada, immigrant women report higher rates of sexual violence (22%) than Canadian-born (19%).
Bisexual women in the US are 2.6 times more likely to experience rape than lesbians.
In the EU, women with lower education levels experience 1.5 times more sexual violence.
55% of female prison inmates report prior rape victimization.
In India, 90% of rape victims are from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
Elderly women over 60 comprise 10% of rape victims in the US.
In the UK, 20% of female rape victims are under 16 years old.
Single women in the US report 30% higher rape rates than married women.
In Brazil, 70% of female rape victims are black or mixed-race.
40% of female rape victims in Australia are university students.
65% of raped women in Nigeria are married.
In the US, Asian American women have a 7% lifetime rape prevalence.
50% of female victims in Mexico are housewives.
85% of current intimate partner violence victims are women, mostly raped by partners.

Victim Demographics Interpretation

This devastating pattern exposes a world where safety is a privilege systematically denied to those who are young, poor, marginalized, or simply not male.

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