Statistics and numbers
- Somewhere in America, a woman is raped every 2 minutes.
- Between 1995 and 1996, more than 670,000 woman were the victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault.
- Approx. 28% of victims are rapes by husbands or boyfriends.
Approx. 35% are raped by acquaintances.
Approx. 5% of victims are raped by relatives. - Approx. 68% of rape victims know their assailant.
- Every fourth rape takes place in a public area or in a parking garage.
- 68% of rapes occur between the hours of 6.pm and 6.am.
- In 29% of rapes, the offender used a weapon.
- 75% of female rape victims required medical care after the attack.
- In 47% of rape, the victim sustained injuries other than rape injuries.
- At least 45% of rapists were under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
- 29% of female victims reported that the offender was a stranger.