
Sexual Assault
Sexual assault is defined as any sexual act that is attempted or completed by force, threat of force, or coercion against another person's will.
ACQUAINTANCE RAPE
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80 - 85% of sexual assaults are committed by someone known to the victim.
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57% of rapes occur on dates.
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43% of college-aged men admitted to using coercive behaviors to have sex, including ignoring a woman's protest, using physical aggression, and forcing intercourse. Only 15% acknowledged that they had committed acquaintance rape.
STRANGER RAPE
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The majority of stranger rapists tend to target their victims from afar, such as seeing her in a parking lot or walking in the neighborhood.
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Stranger rapists are more likely than acquaintance rapists to utilize a weapon.
GANG RAPE
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Gang rape involves three or more assailants. Typically there is a leader and co-offenders.
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The amount of brutality and aggression increases in relation to the number of active participants.
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Gang rape is most often committed by fraternity men and athletes.
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Approximately 10% of rapes and sexual assaults are committed by multiple assailants.
MALE RAPE
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Approximately 10% of all rape victims are men.
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Rapists who rape men are heterosexual in 98% of the cases. (Remember, rape is a crime about power and control, not sex).
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In cases of male rape, a weapon is used more often, and the associated violence results in more serious physical injuries.
MARITAL RAPE
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10 - 14% of all married women have been raped by their husbands.
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Women who did not finish high school reported four times more incidence of marital rape than women who received their diplomas.
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In the United States, marital rape did not become a crime in all 50 states until 1994.
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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1 in 4 girls and 1 in 7 boys will be sexually victimized before the age of 18.
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1 out of every 5 rape victims is under the age of 12.
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For 60% of "sexually active" girls under the age of 14, their only sexual experience had been a rape.
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Childhood sexual abuse is highly associated with future revictimization.