Facts About Rape
- If you are a female, the chances are 1 in 3 that you will be sexually assaulted in your lifetime.
- Somewhere in America, a woman is raped every 2 minutes.
- Rape is the fastest growing violent crime in the United States.
- The risk of rape is four times higher for females ages 16-24 than any other age group
- Approximately one in six males will be assaulted sometime in their lifetime.
- Approximately 50% of all rapes occur in the victim's home.
- All ages, races, and economic groups are at risk.
- Only about 1 in 10 sexual assaults are reported, making rape the most under-reported crime in the United States.
- Less than 2% of reported rapes are false.
- The penalty for rape is 10 to 20 years imprisonment, life imprisonment, or death.
- About 80% of victims know their attacker.