Sexual Assault Statistics
- Karli King
- Aug 10
- 2 min read
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center put together the following statistics:
One in five women in the United States experienced completed or attempted rape during their lifetime.
Nearly a quarter (24.8%) of men in the U.S. experienced some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime.
Nationwide, 81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime.
One in three female victims of completed or attempted rape experienced it for the first time between the ages of 11 and 17.
About one in four male victims of completed or attempted rape first experienced it between the ages of 11 and 17.
It is estimated that 734,630 people were raped (including threatened, attempted, or completed rape) in the U.S. in 2018. SOURCE
Forty percent of rapes and sexual assaults were reported to police in 2017, but only about 25% were reported to police in 2018.
The prevalence of false reporting for sexual assault crimes is low — between two percent and 10 percent.
Almost one in four undergraduate women experienced sexual assault or misconduct at 33 of the nation's major universities. SOURCE
About half (51.1%) of female victims of rape reported being raped by an intimate partner and 40.8% by an acquaintance.
Over half (52.4%) of male victims report being raped by an acquaintance and 15.1% by a stranger.
The estimated lifetime cost of rape is $122,461 per victim.
Sexual assault is an epidemic that effects us all and if you are not actively being apart of the solution, that is unfortunately part of the problem. Learn how you can get involved and educating yourself further by reaching out today.
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