Nearly 86% of rapes of American Indian and Alaska Native women are perpetrated by non-Native men.
SOURCE | AMENSTY INTERNATIONAL (2007), MAZE OF INJUSTICE: THE FAILURE TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS WOMEN FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
Nearly 80% of rape survivors did not receive medical attention following the incident, including necessary first respondent attention, according to a national sample of US adult women.
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Nearly 68% of Black women in a low-income Dallas sample had been sexually assaulted. Low-income is an intersecting indicator for risk of sexual assault.
SOURCE | TEMPLE, J. R., WESTON, R., RODRIGUEZ, B. F., & MARSHALL, L. L. (2007). DIFFERING EFFECTS OF PARTNER AND NONPARTNER SEXUAL ASSAULT ON WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, 13, 285-297. DOI:10.1177/1077801206297437
Nearly 30% of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border experience sexual violence, psychological violence, sexual coercion, and/or kidnapping.
SOURCE | LEYVA-FLORES, R., INFANTE, C., GUTIERREZ, J. P., QUINTINO-PEREZ, F., GÓMEZ-SALDIVAR, M., & TORRES-ROBLES, C. (2019). MIGRANTS IN TRANSIT THROUGH MEXICO TO THE US: EXPERIENCES WITH VIOLENCE AND RELATED FACTORS, 2009-2015. PLOS ONE, 14(8), E0220775. DOI:10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0220775
Nearly 15% of Black women who were enrolled in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) reported being raped.
SOURCE | KREBS, C. P., LINDQUIST, C. H., & BARRICK, K. (2011). THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT (HBCUCSA) STUDY. RETRIEVED FROM THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE
More than one third of women who report being raped before age 18 also experience rape as an adult.
SOURCE | BLACK, M. C., BASILE, K. C., BREIDING, M. J., SMITH, S .G., WALTERS, M. L., MERRICK, M. T., STEVENS, M. R. (2011). THE NATIONAL INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVEY (NISVS): 2010 SUMMARY REPORT. RETRIEVED FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL
More than 1 in 5 women in the military reported experiencing rape (22.6%), and 50.9% of women and 6.7% of men reported experiencing sexual assault.
SOURCE | LEE MARTIN, MA, LEORA N. ROSEN, PHD, DORIS BRILEY DURAND, PHD, ROBERT H. STRETCH, USAR, KATHRYN H. KNUDSON, USA, PREVALENCE AND TIMING OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN A SAMPLE OF MALE AND FEMALE U.S. ARMY SOLDIERS, MILITARY MEDICINE, VOLUME 163, ISSUE 4, APRIL 1998, PAGES 213–216
It is nearly 5 times more likely for Black women who have experienced sexual violence to test positive for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at the 12 month follow-up compared to those who don’t identify as survivors of sexual violence.
SOURCE | “WINGOOD, G. M., SETH, P., DICLEMENTE, R. J., & ROBINSON, L. S. (2009). ASSOCIATION OF SEXUAL ABUSE WITH INCIDENT HIGH-RISK HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION AMONG YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE, 36, 784- 786. DOI:10.1097/OLQ.0B013E3181B3567E “
Individuals ages 18 to 25 have a higher risk of sexual assault when compared to the general incarcerated population.
SOURCE | JENNESS, V., MAXSON, C. L., MATSUDA, K. N., SUMNER, J. M. (2007). VIOLENCE IN CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. IRVINE: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE.