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Non-partner rape was more commonly perpetrated than partner rape. 69.3% of the men who reported rape had raped more than once. 15.5% had raped four or more women or girls. 71% reported their motivation behind rape being sexual entitlement, 63% said they raped for entertainment, and 50% said they raped out of anger or to punish a woman. 52.2% ...
Research shows that most victims of police sexual assault and harassment were women, who in many cases were weak to an officer's authority, such as arrestees, confidential informants, incarcerated people, sex workers, and police investigators (young people who were interested in a career in law enforcement). [60] [61]
Methodological differences, such as the method of survey administration, the definition of rape or sexual assault used, the wording of questions, and the time period studied contribute to these disparities. [48] Rape, a subset of sexual assault, took place 3.1 times per 1,000 in females aged 18 to 24 in the year 2013. [5]
More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children's agency said on Wednesday.
The discrepancy between these numbers implies that campus culture can have a major impact on sexual-assault rates. New study of 9 colleges finds 10.3 percent of female students were sexually ...
Of the 5,399 women who took the anonymous survey, 5% said they were sexually assaulted last year; 20% said they were sexually coerced, and 42% said they were subjected to unwanted sexual attention ...
About 2.3 million people are raped or physically assaulted each year by a current or former intimate partner or spouse. [56] Physically assaulted women receive an average of 6.9 physical assaults by the same partner per year. [56]
On campuses, it has been found that alcohol is a prevalent issue in regards to sexual assault. It has been estimated that 1 in 5 women experience an assault, and of those women, 50–75% have had either the attacker, the woman, or both, consume alcohol prior to the assault. [59]