50% of girls who are Deaf have been sexually abused compared to 25% of girls who are hearing.
SOURCE | DISABLED-WORLD.COM
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34% of American Indian and Alaska Native women will be raped in their lifetime.
SOURCE | ATTORNEY GENERAL’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE: ENDING VIOLENCE SO CHILDREN CAN THRIVENOVEMBER 2014EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
24.2% of active duty women and 6.3% of active duty men indicated experiencing sexual harassment in the year prior to being surveyed in 2018.
SOURCE | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANNUAL REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY, FISCAL YEAR 2018
24% of American Indian transgender students, 18% of multiracial transgender students, 17% of Asian transgender students, and 15% of Black transgender students have experienced sexual assault.
SOURCE | SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY,” MARYLAND COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
24% of American Indian transgender students, 18% of multiracial transgender students, 17% of Asian transgender students, and 15% of Black transgender students experience sexual assault.
SOURCE | 2015 US TRANSGENDER SURVEY REPORT, NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY (NCTE)
22% of transgender respondents who have interacted with police reported harassment by police, with much higher rates reported by people of color. 46% of respondents reported being uncomfortable seeking police assistance.
SOURCE | SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY,” MARYLAND COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
12% of transgender youth report being sexually assaulted in K-12 settings by peers or educational staff.
SOURCE | 2015 US TRANSGENDER SURVEY REPORT, NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY (NCTE)
1 in every 5 survivors of confirmed sexual abuse in ICE detention is transgender even though trans people make up only 1 in 500 people detained by ICE.
SOURCE | GUITIERREZ, JENNICET (JUNE 25, 2015). “I INTERRUPTED PRESIDENT OBAMA BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE HEARD,” WASHINGTON BLADE.
1 in 4 women have experienced rape or attempted rape during their lifetimes, according to several national U.S. surveys.
SOURCE | FISHER ET AL. 2000; KOSS ET AL. 1987; TJADEN AND THOENNES 2000 FISHER, B. S., CULLEN, F. T., & TURNER, M. G. (2000). THE SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION OF COLLEGE WOMEN (NCJ PUBLICATION NO. 182369). WASHINGTON DC: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. KOSS, M. P., GIDYCZ, C. A., &WISNIEWSKI, N. (1987). THE SCOPE OF RAPE: INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION AND VICTIMIZATION IN A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS. JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 55, 162–170. TJADEN, P., & THOENNES, N. (2000). FULL REPORT OF THE PREVALENCE, INCIDENCE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SURVEY (NCJ PUBLICATION NO. 183781). WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
