Statistics

-False reports of rape are rare, according to the FBI, occurring only 8% of the time. (13)

Federal Bureau of Investigation. (1995) Uniform crime reports. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Justice.

-In the year 2000, 246,000 women survived rape and sexual assault. This computes to 28 women every hour. (4)

-Females aged 16-19 are four times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. (4)

-In a study done in the 1980s, 5% of rape survivors went to the police. (1) Throughout the last 10 years, the National Crime Victimization Survey has reported that approximately 30% of rape survivors report the incident to the police. (4)

-Of those rapes reported to the police (which is 1/3 or less to begin with), only 16% result in prison sentences. Therefore, approximately 5% of the time, a man who rapes ends up in prison, 95% of the time he does not. (4)

Rennison, C. M. (2001). National crime victimization survey, criminal victimization 2000: Changes 1999-2000 with trends 1993-2000, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, NCJ 187007Welcome to