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)
Numbers of Rapes reported by the Philadelphia Police Department’s Uniform Crime Report:
- In 2008 - 1,038
- In 2009 - 896
- In 2010 - 945
