In 2018, over half (52%) of the criminal human trafficking cases in the US were sex trafficking cases involving children under 18.
SOURCE | 2018 FEDERAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORT. THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSTITUTE.
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Girls placed in foster care have a 67% lifetime prevalence of sexual abuse.
SOURCE | MENDLE, J., LEVE, L. D., VAN RYZIN, M., NATSUAKI, M. N., GE, X. (2011). ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN EARLY LIFE STRESS, CHILD MALTREATMENT, AND PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG GIRLS IN FOSTER CARE. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE, 21, 871-880.
Girls aged 14-17 have the highest rates of sexual assault among youth populations.
SOURCE | FINKELHOR, D., TURNER, H. A., SHATTUCK, A., HAMBY, S. L. (2013). VIOLENCE, CRIME, AND ABUSE EXPOSURE IN A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH: AN UPDATE. JAMA PEDIATRICS, 167, 614-621.
Childhood sexual abuse increases the likelihood of sexual offending by 467%.
SOURCE | DELISI, M., KOSLOSKI, A. E., VAUGHN, M. G., CAUDILL, J. W., TRULSON, C. R. (2014). DOES CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMIZATION TRANSLATE INTO JUVENILE SEXUAL OFFENDING? NEW EVIDENCE. VIOLENCE AND VICTIMS, 29, 620-635.
As many as 6 in 10 migrant women and girls experience sexual violence.
SOURCE | AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT
Alaska’s child sexual assault rate is six times the national average.
SOURCE | ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM
90% of youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ) reported being harassed or assaulted during the past year, compared to 62% of students who identify as straight.
SOURCE | GAY, LESBIAN AND STRAIGHT EDUCATION NETWORK [GLSEN], 2007
76% of women were survivors of sexual abuse by the age of 13 in a study on a state-wide criminal justice system in Oregon.
SOURCE | NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN
50% of girls who are Deaf have been sexually abused compared to 25% of girls who are hearing.
SOURCE | DISABLED-WORLD.COM
1 in 10 youth detained in juvenile facilities experience sexual assault or sexual abuse while in custody.
SOURCE | BECK, A. J. (2014). PREA DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES, 2014. WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS.