In an October 2002 statistics study at the University of
Tennessee, 25% of college women surveyed are victims of rape or attempted rape.
84% of the women assaulted were raped by an acquaintance and 57% were
considered date rape.
10-14% of rapes are between a husband and wife (also called
marital rape). In many cases, alcohol or drugs has been used by either the
assailant or the victim. Surprisingly, 10 percent of rape victims were male in
1999.
Facts about rape aggression and violence against women
In the USA, there is a rape every six minutes. A woman is
beaten every 18 seconds; three to four million are battered every year. Three
out of four women will be the victims of at least one violent crime during
their lifetime.
When and where do rapes and assaults happen?
Perhaps you think sexual assault happens only in certain
high-risk situations such as hitchhiking, walking alone at night, or sparse
home invasions. When you are wearing casual clothing, or dresses, skirts, and
high heeled shoes, there is no clothing that you can wear to keep them away.
Sexual assault also takes place in ordinary, seemingly safe places. In fact,
about one-third of all rapes occur in or near the victim's residence. About
one-half of rapes are by first or casual dates. Rape violence and rape self defence
need to be an important subject of study for every woman.
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