Research on Rape & Sexual Abuse

• 44% of victims are under 18


• 80% are under 30


• 9 out of 10 rape victims are female


• 80% of victims are white


• Girls aged 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault


• Approximately 2/3 of assaults are commited by someone known to the victim


• Victims of sexual assualt are 3 times more likely to suffer from depression


• 6 times more likely to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder


• 13 times more likely to abuse alcohol


• 26 times more likely to abuse drugs


• 4 times more likely to contemplate suicide


• 60% of sexual assaults are not reported to police


• 15 out of 16 rapists will not spend a day in jail


• Males are least likely to report a sexual assault, though they make up about 10% of all victims


• 38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance


• The average rapist is 31 years old


• 52% are white


• In 1 in 3 sexual assaults the attacker was intoxicated either with drugs or alcohol


• 11% of rapes involve the use of a weapon


• 4 in 10 rapes/sexual assaults take place at the victims home


• 2 in 10 rapes/sexual assaults take place at the home of friend/neighbour/relative


• 1 in 12 take place in a parking garage


• 43% of rapes occur between 6pm and midnight