• In 2000, 246,000 women survived rape and/or sexual assault ... 28 women every hour.
 • 1 in 4 college women report surviving rape (15%) or attempted rape (12%) since their fourteenth birthday.
 • A survey of female high school students found that 1 out of 5 girls had experienced forced sex (rape). Half of these girls told no one about the incident.
 • Rape is common worldwide, with relatively similar rates of incidence across countries, with 19%-28% of college women reporting rape or attempted rape in several countries. In many countries, survivors are treated far worse than in the U.S.
 • Among developmentally disabled adult females, as many as 83% are the victims of sexual assault.
 • The National Violence Against Women Survey found that rape is a crime committed primarily against youth. Of the women who reported being raped sometime in their lives, 21.6% were younger than age 12, 32.4% were ages 12 to 17, 29% were ages 18 to 24, and 16.6% were over 25 years old. Thus, 54% of women victims were under age 18 at the time of the first rape and 83% were under the age of 25.

  • According to the National Crime Victimization Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2009, 78% of sexual assaults were committed by non-strangers (friend, acquaintance, intimate partners, or relatives); strangers committed only 22%.
 • 60% of men who rape are Caucasian.
 • 8% of men admit committing acts that meet the legal definition of rape or attempted rape. Of these men who committed rape, 84% said that what they did was definitely not rape.
 • More than 1 in 5 men report "becoming so sexually aroused that they could not stop themselves from having sex, even though the woman did not consent."
 • 35% of men report at least some degree of likelihood of raping if they could be assured they wouldn't be caught or punished.
 • Sexual assault offenders were substantially more likely than any other category of violent criminal to report experiencing physical or sexual abuse as children.
 • Nearly 1 in 4 women may experience sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
 • In a study of elder female sexual abuse victims 81 % of the abuse was perpetrated by the victim's primary caregiver, and 78% by family members of which 39% were sons.

 • 57% of rapes happen on dates.
 • 75% of the men and 55% of the women involved in non-stranger rapes were drinking or taking drugs just before the attack.
 • About 70% of sexual assault survivors reported that they took some form of self-protective action during the crime.
 • 55% of gang rapes on college campuses are committed by fraternities, 40% by sports teams, and 5% by others.
 • More than half of all rape and sexual assault incidents occurred within one mile of the survivor's home or in her home.
 • In 29% of rapes, the offender used a weapon.