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October 24, 2011
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Sexual Assault Statistics
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Every two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted.
(RAINN calculation based on 2000 National Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice)
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One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.
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(Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey, National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998)
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15% of sexual assault victims are under age 12, 29% are age12-17, 44% are under age 18, 80% are under age 30
(Sexual Offenses and Offenders, 1997; National Crime Victim Survey, 1999)
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Sexual assault is an act of violence used to control the victim. Sex is the weapon and power is the motive. Anyone can be a victim; male or female, child or adult.
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According to 1999 National Crime Victim Survey 72% of rapes/sexual assaults are not reported to police.
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Of the 28% of rapes that are reported, Probability statistics show:
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- There is a 50.8% chance that an arrest will be made
- If an arrest is made, there is an 80% chance of prosecution
- If there is a prosecution, there is a 58% chance of a felony conviction
- If there is a felony conviction, there is a 69% chance the convict will spend time in jail
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Therefore, even in those 28% of rapes that are reported to police, there is only a 16.3% chance the rapist will go to prison.
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Factoring in unreported rapes, about 5% - one out of twenty - of rapists will ever spend a day in jail. 19 out of 20 will walk free.
(Probability statistics compiled by NCPA from US Department of Justice Statistics)
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