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STATISTICS
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Abuse Statistics
Center
Against Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual
Abuse Statistics
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38% of girls are sexually abused before the age of 18
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16% of boys are sexually abused before the age of 18
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In most cases, the child knew the sex offender.
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With girls, 29% were relatives and 60% were acquaintances. With boys, 16 % were relatives and 44% were acquaintances.
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Children who grow up in a family where there is domestic violence are eight times more likely to be sexually molested within that a family.
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68% of incest survivors were adult victims of rape or attempted rape by a non-relative at some point in their lives.
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Women who reported childhood rape were three times more likely to become pregnant before age 18
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70 to 80% of sexual abuse survivors report excessive use of drugs and alcohol.
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It is estimated that there are 60 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse in America today.
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Approximately 95% of teenage prostitutes have been sexually abused.
Sexual Assault Statistics
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25% of females are raped at some time in their lives
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75% of rape victims knew the person who assaulted them
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29% of rape victims were under age 11. 32% were 11 to 17. 22% were 18 to 24
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46% of rape victims considered or attempted suicide
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7% of rape victims became pregnant or contracted a sexually transmitted disease
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40% of rapists were under age 25
AMA's National Advisory Council on Family Violence
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250,000 - 500,000 pedophiles reside in the U.S. U.S. Department of Justice
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Convicted child molesters who abuse girls had an average of 52 victims each
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Men who molested boys had an astonishing average of 150 victims National Institute of Mental Health study
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2/3 of sex offenders currently in state prisons sexually assaulted children under the age of 18 FBI
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Sexual assault continues to represent the most rapidly growing violent crime in America, claiming a victim every 4 seconds. Over 61% of female victims are under the age of 18.
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Violent child victimizers were more likely than adult victimizers to have been physically or sexually abused when they were children.
Prevent Abuse Now
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About 60% of male survivors sampled reported at least one of
their perpetrators to be female.
- It is estimated that approximately 71% of child sex offenders are under 35 and knew the victim at least casually.
- About 80% fall within normal intelligence ranges.
- 59% gain sexual access to their victims through seduction or enticement.
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