CJ 0852 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Uniform Crime Reports, Sex And The Law, National Crime Victimization Survey
15 Feb 2017
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1 out of every 6 american women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14. 8% completed rape; 2. 8% attempted rape). 1. 17. 7 million american women have been victims of attempted or completed rape. 1. 9 of every 10 rape victims were female in 2003. 2. Lifetime rate of rape /attempted rape for women by race:1. About 3% of american men or 1 in 33 have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. 1. In 2003, 1 in every ten rape victims were male. 2. 2. 78 million men in the u. s. have been victims of sexual assault or rape. 1. 15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12. 3. Girls ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. 7% of girls in grades 5-8 and 12% of girls in grades 9-12 said they had been sexually abused. 4.
