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27.8% of men were age 10 or younger when they first experienced rape.

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...

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...

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...

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...

1 in 10 elderly persons suffer abuse, including sexual abuse, within a one year period. Among those aged 60 and over, the lifetime prevalence of sexual assault is 7%.

SOURCE | ACIERNO, RON & HERNANDEZ-TEJADA, MELBA & AMSTADTER, ANANDA & RESNICK, HEIDI & STEVE, KENNETH & MUZZY, WENDY & KILPATRICK, DEAN. (2009). PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF...
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