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
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
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
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