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Want to know how many people are raped, sexually abused or sexually assaulted? We have key statistics from trusted sources showing the scale of the problem.
Rape is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse, or other forms of sexual penetration, carried out against a person without their consent.
Despite these improvements, violence remains. Congo is considered the rape capital of the world. On average, 48 women are raped every hour. Gang rapes, genital ...
Nationwide, 81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime. SOURCE, One in three female ...
* Rape in America: A Report to the Nation (Arlington, VA: National. Center for Victims of Crime and the Crime Victims Research and. Treatment Center, 1992) is ...
Once the police consider that they have enough evidence they will pass the case to the CPS. We will review the evidence and consider whether we can bring a ...
The revised UCR definition of rape is: Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex ...
attempted rape; child molestation; inappropriate touching; incest (sexual contact between family members); voyeurism (when someone watches private sexual acts) ...
(d) When the perpetrator is a health care provider, the victim is a client or patient, and the sexual intercourse occurs during a treatment session, ...
May 28, 2025 — The RPE program works to prevent sexual violence by providing funding to state and territorial health departments in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, ...
Many people in society do not understand the extent of trauma endured by rape and sexual assault victims. If you do not have visible physical injuries from ...
Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including infants as young as one, amid the nationwide conflict rippling across Sudan.
510.040 Rape in the first degree. (1) A person is guilty of rape in the first degree when: (a) He engages in sexual intercourse with another person by ...
Sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) offer medical, practical and emotional support to anyone who has been raped, sexually assaulted or abused.
10-14% of married women are raped by their husbands in the United States. Approximately one third of women report having 'unwanted sex' with their partner.
Concerned over the security of women and girls in situations of armed conflict, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stated that rape was a ...
Knowing what the law says about rape and sexual assault may help you to understand. It may also help you to decide what to do next.
The (specify) count is Rape in the Third Degree. Under our law, a person is guilty of Rape in the Third. Degree, when he or she engages in sexual intercourse ...
Nov 18, 2025 — Explore how through UN Women's work in Pakistan, survivors of sexual violence are finding hope and support through one-stop crisis centres ...