| New Jersey | 24.7 |
| New York | 23.0 |
| Utah | 41.8 |
| Statistics in Utah still reflect a discouraging social atmosphere | ||||
| Rape per 100,000 Population | Utah 42.70 |
New York 23.70 |
California 33.40 | Virginia 27.20 |
"Rape continues to be a problem in Utah. In fact, the rate of rape in the state is higher than most other areas in the United States, including California or New York."
- Mormon Family Values?, Families Against Cults
"Utahns...are targeted for...rape more often than the average American."
- Courtney Jones, Perfect, Voices 2(2)
Table 1. State rape rates for the United States, and California's, New Jersey's, New York's, Utah's, and Virginia's rate and rank, 1994-2001.
| Year | High | Average | Low | California | New Jersey | New York | Utah | Virginia |
| 1994 | 77.3 DE | 39.3 | 20.3 WV | 34.9 (29th) | 24.9 (45th) | 25.9 (43rd) | 42.2 (18th) | 28.5 (37th) |
| 1995 | 80.3 AK | 37.1 | 19.4 NE | 33.4 (27th) | 24.3 (42nd) | 23.7 (43rd) | 42.7 (14th) | 27.2 (38th) |
| 1996 | 65.6 AK | 36.3 | 19.6 WV | 32.1 (27th) | 24.7 (43rd) | 23.0 (46th) | 41.8 (15th) | 26.7 (40th) |
| 1997 | 66.2 AK | 35.9 | 19.5 MT,WV | 31.6 (30th) | 21.5 (45th) | 22.5 (44th) | 47.3 (12th) | 27.0 (38th) |
| 1998 | 68.6 AK | 34.5 | 17.8 MT | 29.9 (33rd) | 20.0 (46th) | 21.1 (45th) | 41.7 (14th) | 26.7 (41st) |
| 1999 | 83.5 AK | 32.8 | 17.3 NJ | 28.2 (32nd) | 17.3 (50th) | 19.6 (47th) | 37.8 (18th) | 25.0 (41st) |
| 2000 | 79.3 AK | 32.0 | 16.1 NJ | 28.9 (31st) | 16.1 (50th) | 18.6 (48th) | 38.6 (14th) | 22.8 (45th) |
| 2001 | 78.9 AK | 31.8 | 15.1 NJ | 28.9 (30th) | 15.1 (50th) | 18.7 (46th) | 39.5 (13th) | 24.6 (41st) |
The following map shows how rape rates vary across the country.
Figure 1. State rape rates, 1997-2001 average