A woman is sexually assaulted every 2 minutes in America

86% of rapes are committed by someone the survivor knows.

38% of date rape survivors are females between the ages of 14 to 17.

42.5% of assaults happen in the victim's own home.

78% of teens do not tell their parents that they have been raped.

71% of rape survivors tell a friend.

Only 3% of rapes result in pregnancy.

Rape rates are highest in states which have high pornography sales and lax enforcement of pornography laws.
"Legitimate Violence and Rape: A Test of the Cultural Spillover Theory," 1985.

In a Rhode Island study with high school students, over 50% of males and 42% of females agreed that there were times when it was "acceptable for a male to hold a female down and physically force her to engage in intercourse".
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. RAINNstat. RAINN Web site

Seventy-five percent of women raped are between the ages of 15 and 21. The average age is 18.
Source: National Victim Center and Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Rape in America: A Report to the Nation, 1992.

1 in 4 sexual assaults takes place in the victim's home, making it the most common place for an assault to take place. 3 out of 5 sexual assaults occur at night, with the largest proportion occurring between 6:00pm and midnight.
Source: Crime and Crime Prevention Statistics

About 75% of the men and at least 55% of the women involved in acquaintance rapes had been drinking or taking drugs just before the attack.
Source: Robin Warshaw. 1994. I Never Called It Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape. New York: HarperPerennial.

1 out of 4 girls and 1 out of 6 boys are sexually abused before age 18.
Journal of Traumatic Stress

Girls who are sexually abused often suffer from a traumatic and profound lack of self-esteem. These girls engage in disempowering and self-defeating behaviors, which can propel them into a cycle of prostitution, addiction, drug dealing and violence.
Research on Women and girls in the Justice System Series, 2000

More than 70% of girls in the juvenile justice system or in shelters have histories of sexual abuse and assault.
The US Department of Justice Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice an Delinquency Prevention Action Plan Update (Oct, 2001)

Child sexual abuse is more frequent within families than outside families: disabled children are especially at risk of sexual abuse. especially from people they already know.
Sexual Assault Center. Seattle: National Council for Prevention of Child Abuse. 1979

The average age for the onset of a sexually abusive relationship is 6-8 yrs old.

Reports of molestation of very young children are increasing: more than one-third of all child victims may be 5 years old or younger: children as young as one week old have been molested.

Sexual Assault Center. Seattle: Child Protective Services, Seattle: Department of Health and Hospitals, City of Boston, 1984

62 percent of completed rapes occur by classmates or friends.
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. RAINNstat. RAINN Web site.

57 percent of rapes occur while out on a date.
Curtis DG. Perspectives on Acquaintance Rape. The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (AAETS) Web site.