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CHILD
SEXUAL ABUSE STATISTICS
38% of girls are sexually abused before the age of 18.
16%
of boys are sexually abused before the age of 18.
In
1994, 345,400 sexual abuse incidents were reported to Child Protective Services
in in the United States.
In
Arizona, 2,722 sexual abuse incidents were reported in 1994-95.
90
to 95% of all sexual abuse cases go unreported to police.
In
most cases, the child knew the sex offender. With girls, 29% were relatives and
60% were acquaintances. With boys, 16% were relatives and 44% were
acquaintances.
Fabricated
sexual abuse reports constitute 1 to 4% of reported cases. Of this, 75% of
reports are by adults and 25% are by children.
Physical
force was not used in two thirds of incestuous abuse.
Children
who grow up in a family where there is domestic violence are eight times more
likely to be sexually molested within that family.
68%
of incest survivors were adult victims of rape or attempted rape by a
non-relative at some point in their lives.
Women
who reported childhood rape were three times more likely to become pregnant
before age 18.
70
to 80% of sexual abuse survivors report excessive use of drugs and alcohol.
70%
of child sex offenders had between 1 and 9 victims. 23% had 10 to 40 victims.
Sexual
Assault Statistics
25% of females are raped at some time in their lives.
It
is estimated that 10% of all sexual assaults happen to males.
In
the United States, 500,200 females and 48,500 males were raped in 1993.
In
Arizona, 1,465 adult rapes were reported to police in 1994.
Only
16% of rape cases are reported. 53% of robbery and 46% of physical assault are
reported.
75%
of rape victims knew the person who assaulted them.
29%
of rape victims were under age 11. 32% were 11 to 17. 22% were 18 to 24.
40%
of rapes take place in the victim's home.
46%
of rape victims considered or attempted suicide.
7%
of rape victims became pregnant or contracted a sexually transmitted disease.
40%
of rapists were under age 25.
The
average sentence for criminals convicted of rape is almost 10 years. The average
time served for those criminals is just over 5 years.
In
1994, 8% of adult rape charges were found to be false or unfounded.
These statistics were last
checked on 12/31/01
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