Sex Crimes Statistics

From the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network and the U.S. Department of Justice

• Somewhere in America, a woman is sexually assaulted every 2 minutes.
• Between 1995 and 1996, more than 670,000 women were the victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.
• Approximately 68% of rape victims knew their assailant.
• One of every four rapes takes place in a public area or in a parking garage.
• 29% of female victims reported that the offender was a stranger.
• 68% of rapes occur between the hours of 6 PM and 6 AM.
• At least 45% of rapists were under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• In 29% of rapes, the offender used a weapon.
• In 47% of rapes, the victim sustained injuries other than rape injuries.
• 75% of female rape victims require medical care after the attack.
• According to the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family, approximately one-third of all juvenile victims of sexual abuse are children younger than 6 years old.
• One in two rape victims is under age 18; one in six is under age 12.
• About 81% of rape victims are white; 18% are black; 1% are other races.
• In 1995, 32,130 males age 12 and older were victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.
• Teens 16 to 19 were three and one-half times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.
• Those with a household income under $7,500 were twice as likely as the general population to be victims of a sexual assault.