Statistics
Sexual Assault
Child Trafficking
Sexual Assault
2 There is a rate of 29 rapes (including felony-level sexual assaults) for every 100,000 residents. Health surveys report that as many as one out of every six Georgia women between the ages of 15 and 44 has experienced sexual intercourse against her will. A recent sexual assault survey research project revealed that rape crisis program directors in Georgia report that they serve an average of 3.5 counties and deal with an average of ten law enforcement agencies, all with an average of 2.5 full-time employees.
3 Adolescent women are at a higher risk for sexual violence than any other age group. Part of the reason for this is the large number date/acquaintance rapes that occur at this age.
4 1 in 4 women will be a victim of sexual violence at some point in her lifetime. (Warshaw, R. 1988. I Never Called It Rape. Harper and Row).
Women who are raped by men they know are less likely to report the crime to the police than women who are raped by strangers. (Bachman, 1994)
1 out of 3 high school relationships includes battering or rape. (Creighton, A., 1990. Helping Teens Stop Violence)
5 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually assaulted before the age of 18 (Russel, D. 1988. The Incidence and Prevalence of Sexual Abuse of Female Children.)
The risk of rape is 4 times higher among women aged 15 to 24 (Harlow, 1991).
38% of all date rape victims are females between the ages of 14 and 17(Bart, P. A. and P. H. O'Brien. 1985. Stopping Rape. New York: Pergamon Press, pg. 131.)
57% of all rapes occur in the context of a date (Koss, Woodruff, Koss study, 1990)
6 Rape is the fastest growing violent crime in The United States. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1994)
In the United States, a woman is raped every 6 minutes. (Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center of the National Victims Center, 1992)
The rate of sexual assault in the United States is the highest of any industrialized nation in the world. (Reiso and Roth, 1993)
1 in 4 women will be a victim of sexual violence at some point in her lifetime. (Warshaw, R. 1988. I Never Called It Rape. Harper and Row).
Women who are raped by men they know are less likely to report the crime to the police than women who are raped by strangers. (Bachman, 1994)
1 out of 3 high school relationships includes battering or rape. (Creighton, A., 1990. Helping Teens Stop Violence)
Child Trafficking
8 Approximately 600,000 to 800,000 victims annually are trafficked across international borders world wide, and between 14,500 and 17,500 of those victims are trafficked into the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of State.
9 Human trafficking affects an estimated 20,000 people a year in the United States alone, including women and children who are unlawfully brought to our shores as sex and labor slaves.