Facts About Sexual Violence

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/sexual-violence/index.html

Women

• Nearly 1 in 5 women have experienced completed or attempted rape during her lifetime.

• 1 in 3 female rape victims experienced it for the first time between 11-17 years old.

• 1 in 8 female rape victims reported that it occurred before age 10.

Men

• Nearly 1 in 38 men have experienced completed or attempted rape during his lifetime.

• About 1 in 4 male rape victims experienced it for the first time between 11-17 years old.

• About 1 in 4 male rape victims reported that it occurred before age 10.