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56% of all females will be confronted or hurt
sexually |
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Over 3 million women will be assaulted this
year |
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Of these women who are assaulted, only 1 in
100 will report it to the police if victimized by date/acquaintance |
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Fewer than 30 out of 100 women assaulted by a
strangers come forward |
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The number of survivors who report on college
campuses is lower because of fear of recognition |
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Most victims never tell anyone about the
assault - about 50% |
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Assault victims account for approximately 70% of all
suicide attempts |
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Very seldom are the reports of sexual assault
false accusations - approximately 5-6% |
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4 out of 10 men would rape under certain
circumstances |
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75% of victims of sex crimes end up with
eating disorders, substance abuse, and prostitution |
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Most sexual assaults involve the female being
given alcohol |
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84% of women assaulted knew their assailant |
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27% identified themselves as victims |
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The emotional trauma is generally more long-term when the victim knows the perpetrator |
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The victim does NOT have to say NO,
they have to give consent |
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Most rapes are premeditated |
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Most women do not scream |
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Most rapists will repeat successful behavior |
 | One in four college women surveyed are
victims of rape or attempted rape |
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Only 27% of the women whose sexual assault
met the legal definition of rape thought of themselves as victims |
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85% of rapes on campuses are acquaintance/
date rapes |
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84% of college men who committed rape said
that what they did was definitely not rape |
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42% of college women who are raped do not
tell anyone about the assault |
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5% of college women who are raped report the
rape to the police; 5% report it to a rape crisis center |
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1 out of every 15 college men reported
committing a rape or attempting to commit rape the proceeding year |
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75% of the assailants and 55% of the
survivors had been drinking at the time of the assault |
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Alcohol is a factor in 100% of gang rapes |
 | The risk of being raped is 4 times greater
for women aged 16 to 24 then for any other age group |