Sexual Violence Effects Millions of Americans 

Every 2 Minutes An American Is Sexually Assaulted #DidYouKnow

• 6.3 million Texans have experienced some form of sexual assault in their lifetime(1)
• 2 in 5 women in Texas have been sexually assaulted(1)
• 1 in 5 men in Texas have been sexually assaulted(1)
• The Majority of sexual assaults occur near or within the victims Home(4)
  • 55% were at home
  • 15% were in an open public area
  • 12% were at a relative’s home
  • 10% were at an enclosed public area
  • 8% were at school or work

What was the survivor doing when the crime occured?(4)

• 48% were sleeping, or performing another activity at home
• 29% were traveling to and from work or school, or traveling to shop or run errands
• 12% were working
• 7% were attending school
• 5% were doing an unknown or other activity

In 9 out of 10 sexual assaults, the victim knew their offender. 

• 93% of child victims of sexual assault knew their offender.(4)
• 59% were acquaintances
• 34% were family members
• 7% were strangers to the victim

Most perpetrators of sexual assault are never held accountable for their crime!

• 91% of sexual assault victims did not report to law enforcement(1)
• Over 94% of rapists roam free with only 3% ever spending a day in jail(4)

Of the sexual violence crimes reported to police from 2005-2010, the survivor reporting gave the following reasons for doing so(4):

• 28% to protect the household or victim from further crimes by the offender
• 25% to stop the incident or prevent recurrence or escalation
• 21% to improve police surveillance or they believed they had a duty to do so
• 17% to catch/punish/prevent offender from reoffending
• 6% gave a different answer, or declined to cite one reason
• 3% did so to get help or recover loss

Of the sexual violence crimes not reported to police from 2005-2010, the victim gave the following reasons for not reporting(4):

• 20% feared retaliation
• 13% believed the police would not do anything to help
• 13% believed it was a personal matter
• 8% reported to a different official
• 8% believed it was not important enough to report
• 7% did not want to get the perpetrator in trouble
• 2% believed the police could not do anything to help
• 30% gave another reason, or did not cite one reason

Statistic References:

^{1. Busch-Armendariz, N.B., Olaya, D., Kerwick, M., Wachter, K. & Sulley, C. (2015). Health and well-being: Texas statewide sexual assault prevalence. The University of Texas at Austin, Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault: Austin, Texas}

^{2.Retrieved from: http://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/cac-statistics}

^{3. Madigan, T. (2012). The serial rapists is not who you think. Star Telegram Online Retrieved from: www.star-telegram.com/2012/08/19/4191666/the-serial-rapist-is-not-who-you.html}

^{4. Retrieved from: http://www.rainn.org}