Posted by: Lokkan-Do
Rape Stats - 01/09/05 05:27 PM
I thought this might be interesting:
One rape or sexual assault occurs every two minutes.
One violent crime occurs every five seconds
in the U.S.
172 Women are physically and/or sexually assaulted every hour!
261,000 rapes and sexual assaults occurred in the U.S. in 2000.
90,186 forcible rapes in 2000 as reported to police.
In the year 2000, 2.8 % of college women experienced rape in a six month U.S. Department of Justice study.
17% of rape or sexual assault victims were victimized by someone they knew!
One murder occurs every 34 minutes.
Source: http://www.womens-selfdefense.com/
They claim they got these figures from the National Center for Victims of Crime - Year 2000
Lok
One rape or sexual assault occurs every two minutes.
One violent crime occurs every five seconds
in the U.S.
172 Women are physically and/or sexually assaulted every hour!
261,000 rapes and sexual assaults occurred in the U.S. in 2000.
90,186 forcible rapes in 2000 as reported to police.
In the year 2000, 2.8 % of college women experienced rape in a six month U.S. Department of Justice study.
17% of rape or sexual assault victims were victimized by someone they knew!
One murder occurs every 34 minutes.
Source: http://www.womens-selfdefense.com/
They claim they got these figures from the National Center for Victims of Crime - Year 2000
Lok