Source: Arkansas Crime Information Center
- In Arkansas, rape in the year 2000 (rate per 100,000
population) is reported most frequently in Jefferson, Sebastian, Crittenden, Miller and
Pulaski Counties.
- In 1999, there were 708 rapes and attempted rapes reported
in Arkansas—only women reported rapes. The following data further illustrates:
Rape – Most
Common: |
Month – May
Location – Victim’s Residence
Age of Offender – 18-20
Sex of Offender – Male
Race of Offender – White |
GENERAL INFORMATION (applicable to
Arkansas)
Source: National Institute of Justice – National
Violence Against Women Survey
- Many American women are raped at an early age: Of the 17.6
percent of all women surveyed who said they had been the victim of a completed or
attempted rape at some time in their life, 21.6 percent were younger than age 12 when they
were first raped, and 32.4 percent were ages 12 to 17. Thus, more than half (54 percent)
of the female rape victims identified by the survey were younger than age 18 when they
experienced their first attempted or completed rape.
- Stalking is more prevalent than previously thought: 8.1
percent of surveyed women and 2.2 percent of surveyed men reported being stalked at some
time in their life; 1.0 percent of women surveyed and 0.4 percent of men surveyed reported
being stalked in the 12 months preceding the survey. Approximately 1 million women and
371,000 men are stalked annually in the United States.
- Women who reported they were raped before age 18 were twice
as likely to report being raped as an adult. Women who reported they were stalked before
age 18 were seven times more likely to report being stalked as an adult.
- 64.0 percent of the women who reported being raped,
physically assaulted, and/or stalked since age 18 were victimized by a current or former
husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend, or date.
- Women are significantly more likely than men to be injured
during an assault: 31.5 percent of female rape victims, reported being injured during
their most recent rape.
- 35.6 percent of the women injured during their most recent
rape received medical treatment
Number
of forcible rapes reported to law enforcement across the country |
| Year |
Number of
Offenses |
Rate per
100,000 women |
| 1997 |
96,153 |
35.9 |
| 1998 |
93,103 |
34.4 |
Remark: Research indicates that up to 85% of
rapes are not reported.
Source: National Victim Center
Rape Statistics
- The United States has the world’s highest rape rate of
the countries that publish such statistics:
- 4 times higher than Germany
- 13 times higher than England
- 20 times higher than Japan
- 1 out of every 3 American women will be sexually assaulted
in her lifetime.
- 1 in 7 women will be raped by her husband.
- 61% of all rape cases are victims less than 18 years old.
22% are between the ages 18 and 24.
- 78% of rape victims know their attacker.
- 75% of male students and 55% of female students involved in
acquaintance rape had been drinking or using drugs.
- 31% of all victims develop Rape-Related Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (RR-PTSD) sometimes in their lifetimes.
- When compared with non-victims, rape victims have been found
to be 8.7 times more likely to attempt suicide.
- Only 16% of rapes are ever reported to the police. In a
survey of victims who did not report rape or attempted rape to the police, the following
was found as to why no report was made:
- 43% thought nothing could be done
- 27% felt it was a private matter
- 12% were afraid of police response
- 12 % felt it was not important enough.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime
Victimization Survey, August 2000
Victim
and offender relationship, 1999 |
| |
Number of Rape or Sexual Assault
Victims |
Relationship with victim as
"Intimate, Other relative or Friend" |
Relationship with victim as
"Stranger" |
Relationship with victim as
"Relationship unknown" |
| Total |
83,170 |
69% |
30% |
1% |
| Male |
39,340 |
45% |
48% |
7% |
| Female |
343,830 |
72% |
28% |
0% |
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contents © 2002 Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse |
