Every 68 seconds,
an American is sexually assaulted​ and every  9 minutes, that victim is a child

Sexual Assault Statistics

Ages 12-34 are the highest risk years for rape and sexual assault. 18 percent of girls and 3 percent of boys say that by age 17 they have been victims of a sexual assault or abuse at the hands of another adolescent. https://theconversation.com/sexual-assault-among-adolescents-6-facts-103658​

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Young women are especially at risk. 82% of all juvenile victims are female. 90% of adult rape victims are female.​

The likelihood that a person suffers suicidal or depressive thoughts increases after sexual violence:

• 94% of women who are raped experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the two weeks following the rape.

• 30% of women report symptoms of PTSD 9 months after the rape.

• 33% of women who are raped contemplate suicide.

• 13% of women who are raped attempt suicide.

• Approximately 70% of rape or sexual assault victims experience moderate to severe distress, a larger percentage than for any other violent crime.​

People who have been sexually assaulted are more likely to use drugs than the general public:

• 3.4 times more likely to use marijuana

• 6 times more likely to use cocaine

• 10 times more likely to use other major drugs

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Source: https://www.rainn.org/statistics/victims-sexual-violence

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