1 in 3 American women will be sexually abused during their lifetime. (George Mason University, Worldwide Sexual Assault Statistics, 2005)
1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men will be sexually assaulted before the age of 18. (Finkelhor et al., 1990)
In 2002 247,730 people were raped/sexually assaulted in the US, according to a National Crime Victimization Survey (
www.ncvc.org)
In 2002, 54% of rapes and sexual assaults were reported to the police (
www.ncvc.org)
Every 2 minutes someone somewhere in America is sexually violated (
www.rainn.org)
In Fiscal Year 2008-2009 (July-June) WOAR provided the following services:
Over 2,400 calls were answered on the hotline
Direct service (crisis intervention, counseling, medical accompaniment, legal advocacy) was provided to:
- 1,500 adults
- 1,250 children
- 1,040 family members and friends
Hours of Direct Service
- 7,225 hours to adults
- 5,400 hours to children
- 1,760 hours to family members and friends
Educational Programs
- 2,000 programs in schools
- 438 programs in the community
Numbers of Rapes reported by the Philadelphia Police Department’s Uniform Crime Report:
- In 2004 – 1,001
- In 2005 – 1,024
- In 2006 - 960
