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Nearly 86% of rapes of American Indian and Alaska Native women are perpetrated by non-Native men.

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.

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.

SOURCE | ZINZOW HM1, RESNICK HS, BARR SC, DANIELSON CK, KILPATRICK DG. RECEIPT OF POST-RAPE MEDICAL CARE IN A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF FEMALE VICTIMS. AM J PREV MED. 2012 AUG;43(2):183-7. DOI:...
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.

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 60% of undergraduate women experience harassment while enrolled in college.

Nearly 60% of undergraduate women experience harassment while enrolled in college.

SOURCE | AAU.EDU...
Nearly 30% of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border experience sexual violence, psychological violence, sexual coercion, and/or kidnapping.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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