MEN ARE AT RISK. 5X
Many men believe that sexual assault is a women's issue, but sexual assault affects everyone.
It's time to change the perspective.
MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE AT RISK, MORE LIKELY
Male college students 18-24 are
approximately 5 times more likely to be the victim of rape or sexual assault than non-students of the same age.
Nonstudents aged 18-24
College students 18-24
ONE OUT OF EVERY 1 out of every 10 rape victims are male.
3%
5x
10
OF AMERICAN MEN 1 in 33 men have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime
RAPE & SEXUAL VIOLENCE AT HOME
38%
Following a survey of 40,000 households, the National Crime Victimization survey found that 38% of incidents were against men.
8 OUT OF 10 CASES OF RAPE, THE VICTIM KNEW THE PERPETRATOR Victims of rape or sexual violence/assault are 80% more likely to know their attacker than not.
Of unreported cases from 2005-2010, victims cited these reasons for not reporting:
REASONS VICTIMS DIDN'T REPORT
of incidents were against men
20% FEARED RETALIATION 13% BELIEVED IT WAS A PERSONAL MATTER 8% BELIEVED IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO REPORT 7% DID NOT WANT TO GET THE PERPETRATOR IN TROUBLE
OUT OF 1,000 SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES, ONLY 230 ARE REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITIES. This means 3 out of every 4 cases go unreported.
SLO Police Non-Emergency Number: (805) 781-7312 Information was gathered from:
https://www.rainn.org/statistics/victims-sexual-violence
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