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Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault Statistics
(RAINN calculation based on 2000 National Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice)
One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.
(Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey, National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998)
- 15% of sexual assault victims are under age 12
- 29% are age 12-17
- 44% are under age 18
- 80% are under age 30
According to 1999 National Crime Victim Survey 72% of rapes/sexual assaults are not reported to police.
Of the 28% that are reported Probability statistics show:
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There is a 50.8% chance that an arrest will be made
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If an arrest is made, there is an 80% chance of prosecution
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If there is a prosecution, there is a 58% chance of a felony conviction
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If there is a felony conviction, there is a 69% chance the convict will spend time in jail
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Therefore, even in those 28% of rapes that are reported to police, there is only a 16.3% chance the rapist will go to prison
Factoring in unreported rapes, about 5% - one out of
twenty - of rapists will ever spend a day in jail. 19 out of 20 will
walk free
(Probability statistics compiled by NCPA from US Department of Justice Statistics)
