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Worldwide Sexual Assault Statistics

Publish Date: 
2005
Description: 

This fact sheet includes worldwide sexual assault statistics along with their resources. It also gives a more specific figure breakdown for each of the following: The United States, Africa, Russia, South Pacific, Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America.

Highlighted statistics include:

- 1 out of 3 women worldwide has experienced rape or sexual assault.
- It is estimated that 1 in 3 American women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime.

Worldwide Sexual Assault Statistics [1]

Bibliography: 
George Mason University
Filed under
Statistics [2],Rape/Sexual Assault [3]
Filed under
Fact Sheets [4]

Source URL: http://nsvrc.org/publications/fact-sheets/worldwide-sexual-assault-statistics

Links:
[1] http://www.gmu.edu/facstaff/sexual/brochures/WorldStats2005.pdf
[2] http://nsvrc.org/publications/research/statistics
[3] http://nsvrc.org/publications/rape/sexual-assault
[4] http://nsvrc.org/publications/fact-sheets