Sexual Abuse, Assault, and Rape Awareness
Statistics
Due to the secretive nature of sexual crimes and the inability for members of society to talk about these crimes; many believe that sexual crimes are a rare occurrence. The unfortunate reality is that 1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys are victims or will become victims of a sexual crime before the age of 18. Nine years old is the median age of child sexual assault victims. Society holds beliefs that sexual crimes are committed by strangers, when in fact, 34% of sexual crimes involve a family member or caregiver. Members of society do not realize how often these crimes occur, how often they are over looked, and the toll these crimes have taken on the lives of victims.
General Information about Sexual Crime Victims
-1 out of 3 girls are victims or will become victims of a sexual crime before the age of 18.
-1 out of 5 boys are victims or will become victims of a sexual crime before the age of 18.
-80% of young adults who were abused as children, met the diagnostic criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder by age 21
-34% of Sexual Crimes involve a family member or caregiver.
-1.3 forcible rape of adult women every minute. (In America)
-78 women are rape every hour. (In America)
-1,871 women are raped every day. (In America)
Sexual Crime and The Legal System
-72% of Sexual Crimes go unreported.
-If the crime is reported, there is a 50.8% chance of an arrest.
-If there is an arrest, there is an 80% chance of a prosecution.
-If a case makes it to prosecution, there is only a 58% chance of a felony conviction.
-If there is a felony conviction, there is only a 69% chance that the offender will spend time in jail.
-1 out of 20 offenders spend time in jail
-19 out of 20 offenders will walk free
-68% of Rapes occur between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Sexually Abused Children and Crime Rate
-Abused children are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile
-Abused children are 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult
-Abused children are 30% more likely to commit a violent crime
-Over 14% of males in U.S. prisons were abused as children
-Over 36% of females in U.S. prisons were abused as children
Sexually Abused Children and Future Sexual Relations
-Abused teens are 3 times less likely to practice safe sex, making them at a greater risk of S.T.D.'s
-Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy
-60-67% of unwed teenage mothers are incest survivors
-96% of prostitutes were sexually molested in childhood.
-Nearly 80% of these prostitutes (who were abused as children) became prostitutes before the age of 18
-Nearly 60% of these prostitutes were abused before the age of 16, many were younger than 13
Sexual Crimes and Homosexuality
-The Archives of Sexual Behaviors reports: 46% of homosexual men reported they were molested by a person of the same gender
-The Archives of Sexual Behaviors reports: 22% of homosexual females reported they were molested by a person of the same gender
Sexual Crimes and Daycares
-An average of 5.5 children per 10,00 enrolled in daycare are sexually abused
-42% of Sexual Abuse cases in daycares are forcible fondling
-11% of Sexual Abuse cases in daycares are forcible sodomy
-Children under the age of 6 are more likely to be abused by their babysitters
Stalking Victimization
-1 out of 12 women are stalked
-1 out of 45 men are stalked
-Majority of stalking victims are between the ages of 18 and 39 years old
-23% of female stalking victims were stalked by strangers
-36% of male stalking victims were stalked by strangers