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Facts About Rape
- Every 46 seconds in America a woman is raped.
(Martin, Laura C., A Life Without Fear, 1992)
- 1 in 4 women have been raped.
(Fact Sheet from the Center for Women Policy Studies, Washington, D.C.)
- 8 out of 10 women who were raped knew their attacker.
(Martin, 1992)
- 10-14% of women have been raped by their husbands.
(Center for Women Policy Studies)
- 29% of all rape victims are younger than 11 years of age; 32% are between 11 and 17.
(Martin, 1992)
- Only 10-16% of rapes are reported.
(Center for Women Policy Studies)
- 1 in 7 people reporting rape are male.
(National Crime Survey, l990)
- 683,000 rapes occur in America each year.
(Martin, 1992)
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