U.S. National Statistics: A Sampling of The Facts

• Every 2 to 3 minutes, a woman in the United States is sexually assaulted. http://www.rape101.com/handouts/sexual_assault_facts.htm⁵


• In a national survey, 28% of college women reported a sexual experience since age 14 that met the legal definition of rape or attempted rape; 8% of college men reported perpetrating aggressive behavior which met the legal definition of rape. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/fact_book/24_Sexual_Violence.htm⁶


• About half of all rapes and sexual assaults against women are committed by a friend or acquaintance; 26% are committed by intimate partners.
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/fact_book/24_Sexual_Violence.htm⁶


• Chronic headaches, fatigue, sleep disturbance, recurrent nausea, decreased appetite, eating disorders, menstrual pain, sexual dysfunction, and suicide attempts may follow sexual assault. The likelihood of substance abuse increases by 250%. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/fact_book/24_Sexual_Violence.htm⁶


• One study found that the number of visits to physicians by rape victims increased 56% in the year following the crime, while doctor visits by non-victims increased by 2%.
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/fact_book/24_Sexual_Violence.htm⁶


• There are more women who have suffered sexual assault than there are women who wear glasses. http://www.rape101.com/handouts/sexual_assault_facts.htm

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