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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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