The R.A.P.E. Foundation
Recovery Advocacy Prevention Education
Rape Statistics and Facts
Rape is a horrid crime that affects us all. Listed below are some staggering facts and statistics. Our list of resources and information are listed on the next page. Thank you for taking the time to read these. Together, we can make a difference and change these statistics for the better.
* In the U. S., it is averaged that 1.3 women are raped every 60 seconds. Thus, there are 78 rapes every hour 1,872 rapes every day 56,160 rapes every month and 683,280 rapes each year.
* 17.6 of all American women have survived a completed or attempted rape/sexual assault.
* Approximately, 91 % of all rape victims and survivors are female, and 9% are male.
* One out of every 10 rapes/sexual assaults occur to a male victim.
* One out of every 4 girls will be sexually assaulted by age 18, and so will one in every 6 boys.
* Adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 are 2 - 3 times more likely to be sexually assaulted than adults.
* At the time of the rape, 22 % of victims were under age 12, 54 % were under the age of 18 and 83 % were under the age of 25.
* Women who were molested or sexually abused as children, or sexually assaulted as adults are up to 7 times more likely to be assaulted again/repeatedly.
* It is estimated than any where from 62 % to 82 % of all rapes are committed by someone known to the victim.
* 46 % of rapes/sexual assaults were committed by a spouse/partner/boy/girlfriend, or someone with whom the victim was in love. 22 % of rapes were committed by a friend, or someone the victim knew well. 19 % were acquaintance rape. Only approximately 4 % were committed by a stranger.
* Less than half of all rapes/sexual assaults (Approx. 25 - 37 %) are ever reported.
* Only 2 % of all rapists are ever convicted and imprisoned
* 93.7 % of rapists are male, and 6.3 % are female.
* Globally, at least 1 in every 3 women has been sexually abused, raped, or sexually assaulted at some point in her life time.
* The United States has the highest rape rate globally, of countries that report such statistics. This rate is 4 times that of Germany, 13 times higher than England, and 20 times higher than Japan.
* It is estimated that 683,000 women are raped each year in the United States.
* Over 260,000 rapes occurred in 2000.
* In 2004 - 2005, there was an annual average of 200, 780 victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.
* Women with disabilities, handicaps, or other severe medical issues are raped and/or abused at twice the rate of the general population.
* Rape/sexual assault survivors often have medical issues that arise as a result from their assault. Everything from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) to suicide, eating disorders, chronic pelvic pain, chronic vaginal infections, gastrointestinal problems, back pain, and more.
* Rape and sexual assault cost over $ 5.8 billion annually. These costs include $ 4.1 billion in medical and psychiatric treatments, as well as lost wages/productivity.