Learn the facts about sexual abuse, assault, and harassment 
●	1 in 4 women reported completed or attempted rape during her lifetime (Basile et al, 2022).
●	54.3% of women have experienced contact sexual violence* in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022). 
●	30.4% of women and 10.9% of men have experienced sexual harassment in a public place (Basile et al, 2022).  
●	30.7% of men have experienced contact sexual violence in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022). 
●	Nearly 1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men reported unwanted sexual contact at some point in their lives (Basile et al, 2022). 
●	More than 1 and 4 non-Hispanic Black women (29%) in the United States were raped in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
●	1 in 3 Hispanic women (34.8%) reported unwanted sexual contact in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
●	More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced violence in their lifetime (Rosay, 2016).
●	32.9% of adults with intellectual disabilities have experienced sexual violence (Tomsa et al., 2021).
●	1 in 3 women were raped by an intimate partner and 1 in 6 by a family member (Basile et al 2022). 
●	4 in 5 female rape victims reported they were first raped before the age of 25 and almost half (49%) were first raped as a minor (Basile et al, 2022).
●	More than 80% of male rape victims reported having first been raped before the age of 25 and 56.6% who were first raped before the age of 18 (Baile et al, 2022).
●	1 in 7 women become pregnant as a result of their rape (Basile et al, 2022).
●	54% of rapes go unreported to police (Tapp & Coen, 2024). 
●	87% of women and 90% of men did not tell anyone or seek any help after experiencing sexual harassment or assault (Raj, Patel, & Kearl, 2024).
●	70% of women and 24% of men experienced sexual harassment in public spaces (Raj, Patel, & Kearl, 2024).
●	1 in 50 women has been sexually assaulted at school or in the workplace (Raj, Patel, & Kearl, 2024). 
●	1 in 4 undergraduate women experienced sexual assault or misconduct at 33 of the nation’s major universities (Cantor et al, 2020).
●	The prevalence of several health conditions (e.g., asthma, frequent headaches, chronic pain, difficulty sleeping) was higher for sexual violence victims compared to nonvictims for both women and men (Basile et al, 2022).

*Contact sexual violence includes rape, made to penetrate, sexual coercion, and/or unwanted sexual contact.



References:

Basile, K.C., Smith, S.G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada S., & Leemis, R.W. (2022). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 Report on Sexual Violence. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nisvs/documentation/nisvsReportonSexualViolence.pdf 

Cantor, D., Fisher B., Chibnall, S., Harps, S., Townsend, R., Thomas, G., Lee, H., Kranz, V., Herbison, R., & Madden, K. (2020). Report on the AAU campus climate survey on sexual assault and misconduct. https://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/aau-report_rev-01-17-2020.pdf 

Raj A, Rao N, Patel P, Kearl H. #MeToo 2024: A National Study of Sexual Harassment and Assault in the United States. Newcomb Institute. Tulane University. September 2024. https://newcomb.tulane.edu/content/metoo-research   

Rosay, A. B. (2016, September). Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men,. NIJ Journal, 277. National Institute of Justice. http://nij.gov/journals/277/Pages/violence-againstamerican-indians-alaska-natives.aspx 

Tomsa, R., Gutu, S., Cojocaru, D., Gutiérrez-Bermejo, B., Flores, N., & Jenaro, C. (2021). Prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual disability: Systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041980 

Tapp, S., Coen, E. J. (2024). Criminal victimization, 2023. U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs. NCJ 309335. https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/cv23.pdf