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Violent Crime Statistics
Date Rape Information
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Teenage Rape
*
38% of women who have been raped were 14-17 years old
at the time of the attack
* Nearly all female teenage victims know their attacker
* 56% of teenage girls who are raped are raped by a date
* 30% of teenage girls who are raped are raped by a
friend
* 11% of teenage girls who are raped are raped by a
boyfriend
* 78% of teenage victims do not tell their parents about
the
incident
* 71% of teenage victims tell a friend that they were
raped
* 6% of teenage rape victims report the assault to the
police
* 75% of acquaintance rapes involve alcohol
* 3.3 million Americans aged 14-17 are considered
problem
drinkers
* The risk of rape is four times higher for women aged
16-24
than for any other age group
Rape on
College Campuses
Incidence facts:
*
One in four college women surveyed are victims of rape
or
attempted rape
* 85% of rapes on campus are acquaintance rapes
* One in six female college students reported having
been a
victim of rape or attempted rape during the preceding
year
* 27% of women have experienced a rape or attempted rape
since age 14
* The majority of reported victims and offenders are
college
age, with the rape victimization highest among 16-19
year
olds
Women's
responses to assault facts:
*
Only 27% of the women whose sexual assault met the legal
definition of rape thought of themselves as rape
victims
* 42% of college women who are raped tell no one about
their
assault
* 42% of the women who were raped said they had sex
again
with the men who assaulted them
* 42% of raped women said they expect to be raped again
Men's
responses to rape facts:
* 84% of college men who committed
rape said that what they
did was definitely not rape
* 55% of the men who raped said they had sex again with
their victims
* One in fifteen male students reported committing a
rape or
attempting to commit rape during the preceding year
* Nearly one third of college men said they were likely
to have
sex with an unwilling partner if they thought they
could get
away with it
Reporting
facts:
* 5%
of college women who are raped report the rape to the
police
* 5% of college women who are raped seek help at a rape
crisis center
Alcohol
facts:
*
90% of acquaintance rapes involve alcohol
* Alcohol is a factor in 100% of gang rapes
Diseases,
pregnancy, etc.:
*
Three in 1000 college students are HIV-positive
* Every year, one million teenage girls get pregnant
Definitions:
Rape
is defined as sexual penetration without consent where
there is force or coercion.
a. The Pennsylvania State
University will not tolerate sexual assault or abuse,
such as rape (including acquaintance rape) or other
forms of nonconsensual sexual activity. These acts
degrade the victims, our campus community, and society
in general. While the University cannot control all the
factors in society that lead to sexual assault and
abuse, the University strives to create an environment
that is free of acts of violence.
b.
Violations of this policy will result in disciplinary
action, which may include separation from the
University.
c.
Sexual assault and abuse is nonconsensual physical
contact of a sexual nature. Sexual assault and abuse can
occur between acquaintances or parties unknown to each
other.
Links for
More Information on Sexual Assault
Guide for Sexual Assault
Victims
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