This document discusses statistics related to rape and sexual assault in the United States. Some of the key points include: - 1 in 6 American women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. However, the majority of rapes are not reported to authorities. - 44% of rapes occur before the age of 18, and 80% occur before the age of 30. 12% of girls and 5% of boys will be sexually abused before 12th grade. - An estimated 17.7 million American women have been sexually assaulted. 90% of victims are women and 10% are men. Most rapes are committed through physical or mental force rather than weapons. - Rape has significant psychological and health

1. R A P EThe Silent Crime Reed D. McPhail 1

2. R A P E By the time this presentation is finished at least one person in America will be R A P E D. 2

3. Rape Is Violent Is Control 3

4. Violent Crimes are Crimes against Society. They are: Rape Murder / Homicide Armed Robbery Aggravated Assault 4

5. FictionFact It is about sex. If you ignore it, it never happened. Not discussing is easier then admitting it. Telling no one? It is about control. It is life changing. It won’t go away. You can control how it effects you. It happens to both sexes, all races, all ages. 5

6. R A P E 44% of all rapes happen before the age of 18 80% before the age of 30 12% of all girls will be sexually abused before AND 5% of all boys will be sexually abused before the twelfth grade. 6

7. According to Rainn(Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) 1 in 6 women in America have been sexually assaulted. Sadly most women raped today do not bother to report the crime {Why} 7

8. Rape Facts: An estimated 17.7 million American Women have been sexually assaulted. 90% of all sexual assault victims are Women. 10% men. 3% of rapes are performed with a fire arm. 8

10. 93% of all rape victims know there attacker.9

11. Rape Victims are: 3X more likely to suffer depression. 6X more likely to suffer post-traumatic stress. 13X more likely to become Alcoholics. 10

12. Rape Victims are: 26X more likely to turn to drugs 4X more likely to contemplate Suicide A rape is estimated to happen every 2 minutes in America. Reportedly higher then any place else in the world. 11

13. The unreported crime: 60% not reported If reported there is a 50.8% chance of an arrest If arrested there is an 80% chance of prosecution. 58% chance of conviction. 69% that any jail time will be served 16.3% chance that the rapist will serve jail time. 15 of 16 rapist walk free. 12

14. Dr. Robert J Woolley States in his findings of Campus Rapes that only 5% are reported. 20% of all college students; 90% of them female will be assaulted sexually before graduation. 13

15. Dr. Wooley Also states that; The greatest defenses are: 1] Self defense courses 2] Carry a gun 3] Stay away from alcohol. Other then being female this is the biggest factor. 14

16. Women stay on Campus! if not then: Take self-defense courses! Statistics show those who carry a weapon or eye gouge are hurt less then .1% of the time. Women that leave campus have a 66% greater chance of being raped. Stay in groups. Do not let a friend leave with anyone. Above all else do not drink!! 15

17. Works Cited 1) http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm 2) http://www.reason.com/news/show/28582.html 3) http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55288 4a) http://www.nraila.org/issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=126 4b) http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_June_5/ai_n16441024 5) http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05201 6) http://www.allbusiness.com/public-administration/justice-public-order/1163621-1.html 7) http://www.rainn.org/statistics http://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/sexual-assault-victims http://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/frequency-of-sexual- assault http://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/reporting-rates http://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/sexual-assault-offenders 16

18. 8) http://gunowners.org/wv26.htm 9) http://www.allbusiness.com/public-administration/justice-public- order/1165991-1.html 10) http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/rape_what_to_do.html 11) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rape.html 12) http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0379073808003575 17