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| One in five women in the United States experienced completed or attempted rape during their lifetime. SOURCE | Nearly a quarter (24.8%) of men in the U.S. experienced some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime. SOURCE |
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| Nationwide, 81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime. SOURCE | One in three female victims of completed or attempted rape experienced it for the first time between the ages of 11 and 17. SOURCE |
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| About one in four male victims of completed or attempted rape first experienced it between the ages of 11 and 17. SOURCE | It is estimated that 734,630 people were raped (including threatened, attempted, or completed rape) in the U.S. in 2018. SOURCE |
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| Forty percent of rapes and sexual assaults were reported to police in 2017, but only about 25% were reported to police in 2018. SOURCE | The prevalence of false reporting for sexual assault crimes is low — between two percent and 10 percent. SOURCE |
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| Almost one in four undergraduate women experienced sexual assault or misconduct at 33 of the nation's major universities. SOURCE | About half (51.1%) of female victims of rape reported being raped by an intimate partner and 40.8% by an acquaintance. SOURCE |
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| Over half (52.4%) of male victims report being raped by an acquaintance and 15.1% by a stranger. SOURCE | The estimated lifetime cost of rape is $122,461 per victim. SOURCE |
