Rape
Fast Facts
- Every 2 ½ minutes someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted.
- 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men are sexually assaulted.
- About 44% of rape victims are under age 18. 80% are under age 30.
- 67% of sexual assaults were committed by a non-stranger: 47% were a friend or acquaintance of the victim, 17% were an intimate, and 3% were another relative.
[Statistics from the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, November 2006]
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