Center for Hope & Safety

Sexual Assault Statistics

Every two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted.

(RAINN calculation based on 2000 National Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice)

One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.

(Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey, National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998)

15% of sexual assault victims are under age 12
29% are age 12-17
44% are under age 18
80% are under age 30

(Sexual Offenses and Offenders, 1997; National Crime Victim Survey, 1999)

According to 1999 National Crime Victim Survey 72% of rapes/sexual assaults are not reported to police.

Of the 28% that are reported Probability statistics show:

There is a 50.8% chance that an arrest will be made
If an arrest is made, there is an 80% chance of prosecution
If there is a prosecution, there is a 58% chance of a felony conviction
If there is a felony conviction, there is a 69% chance the convict will spend time in jail
Therefore, even in those 28% of rapes that are reported to police, there is only a 16.3% chance the rapist will go to prison
Factoring in unreported rapes, about 5% - one out of twenty - of rapists will ever spend a day in jail. 19 out of 20 will walk free

(Probability statistics compiled by NCPA from US Department of Justice Statistics)