Sexual Assault: Facts & Definitions

Any time anyone does anything of a sexual nature without the expressed consent of the other person.

56% of all females will be confronted or hurt sexually
Over 3 million women will be assaulted this year
Of these women who are assaulted, only 1 in 100 will report it to the police if victimized
by date/acquaintance
Fewer than 30 out of 100 women assaulted by a stranger come forward
84% of women assaulted knew their assailant
The emotional trauma is generally more long-term when the victim knows the perpetrator
Most victims never tell anyone about the assault - about 50%
Assault victims account for approximately 70% of all suicide attempts
Very seldom are the reports of sexual assault false accusations - approximately 5-6%
4 out of 10 men would rape under certain circumstances
75% of victims of sex crimes will later have issues with eating disorders, substance abuse,
and prostitution
Most sexual assaults involve the female being given alcohol
Only 27% of the women whose sexual assault met the legal definition of rape thought of themselves as victims
The victim does NOT have to say NO, they have to give consent
Most rapes are premeditated
Most women do not scream
Most rapists will repeat successful behavior

The number of survivors who report on college campuses is lower because of fear of recognition
One in four college women surveyed are victims of rape or attempted rape
85% of rapes on campuses are acquaintance/ date rapes
84% of college men who committed rape said that what they did was definitely not rape
42% of college women who are raped do not tell anyone about the assault
5% of college women who are raped report the rape to the police; 5% report it to a rape crisis center
1 out of every 15 college men reported committing a rape or attempting to commit rape the proceeding year
75% of the assailants and 55% of the survivors had been drinking at the time of the assault
The risk of being raped is 4 times greater for women aged 16 to 24 then for any other age group