UN) A United Nations report compiled from government sources showed that more than 250,000 cases of rape or attempted rape were recorded by police annually. The reported data covered 65 countries. United States BJS) Reported rates in US armed services The U.S. Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey states that on average there are 237,868 victims (age 12 or older) of<unk>  and rape each year. According to RAINN, every 107 seconds someone in America is<unk> ly<unk> ed.<unk>  in the United States military also is a<unk> lient issue. Some researchers assert that the unique professional and socially-contained context of military service can heighten the destructive nature of<unk> , and, therefore, improved support is needed for these victims. The victims of<unk> : Age *15% are under the age of 12 *29% are age 12–17 *44% are under age 18 *80% are under age 30 *12–34 are the highest risk years *Girls ages 16–19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or<unk> . By gender A study from 2011 finds that, * *19.3% of women have been victims of attempted (7.8%) or completed (11. 5%) rape during their lifetime. *An estimated 1.7% of men have been victims of attempted or completed rape during their lifetime. *Over 23 million women have been victims of attempted or completed rape during their lifetime. *Almost 2 million men have been victims of attempted or completed rape during their lifetime. *An estimated 7.6 million men have been forced to penetrate during their lifetime, 71% having done so before the age of 25. The National Crime Victimization Survey conducted by the U.S. Justice Department (Bureau of Justice Statistics) found that from 1995 to 2013, men represented 17% of victims of<unk>  and rape on college campuses, and 4% of non-campus<unk> s and rapes. LGBT LGBT identifying individuals, with the exception of lesbian women, are more likely to experience<unk>  on college campuses than heterosexual individuals. *1 in 8 lesbian women and nearly 50% of bisexual women and men experience<unk>  in their lifetime. *Nearly 4 in 10 gay men experience<unk>  violence in their lifetime. *64% of transgender people have experienced<unk>  in their lifetime. Effects *3 times more likely to suffer from depression *6 times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder *13 times more likely to abuse alcohol *26 times more likely to abuse drugs *4 times more likely to contemplate suicide The reporting of<unk> : *on average 68% of<unk> s go unreported *98% of rapists will not spend time in jail The assailants: According to the U.S. Department of Justice 1997 Sex Offenses and Offenders Study, *A rapist's age on average is 31 years old *52% of offenders are white *22% of rapists imprisoned report that they are married *Juveniles accounted for 16% of forcible rape arrestees in 1995 and 17% of those arrested for other sex offenses In 2001, *11% of rapes involved the use of a weapon *3% used a gun *6% used a knife *2% used another form of weapon *84% of victims reported the use of physical force only According to the U.S. Department of Justice 2005 National Crime Victimization Study *About 2/3 of rapes were committed by someone known to the victim *73% of<unk> s were perpetrated by a non-stranger *38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance *28% are an intimate partner *7% are a relative College In the United States, several studies since 1987 have indicated that one in four college women have experienced rape or attempted rape at some point in their lifetime. These studies are based on anonymous surveys of college women, not reports to the police, and the results are disputed. In 2015, Texas A&M University professor Jason Lindo and his colleagues analyzed over two decades worth of FBI data, noting that reports of rape increased 15-57% around the times of major American Football games at Division 1 schools while attempting to find a link between campus rape and alcohol. A 2006 report from the U.S. Department of Justice titled "The<unk>  Victimization of College Women" reports that 3.1% of undergraduates survived rape or attempted rape during a 6–7 month academic year with an additional 10.1% surviving rape prior to college and an additional 10.9% surviving attempted rape prior to college. With no overlap between these groups, these percentages add to 24.1%, or "One in Four". Koss, Gidycz & Wisniewski published a study in 1987 where they interviewed approximately 6,000 college students on 32 college campuses nationwide. They asked several questions covering a wide range of behaviors. From this study 15% of college women answered "yes" to questions about whether they experienced something that met the definition of rape. An additional 12% of women answered "yes" to questions about whether they experienced something that met the definition of attempted rape, thus the statistic One in Four. A point of contention lies in the leading nature of the questions in the study conducted by Koss, Gidycz & Wisniewski. Koss herself later admitted that the question that had garnered the largest "rape" result was flawed and ultimately rendered the study invalid. Most prominently the problem was that many respondents who had answered yes to several questions had their responses treated as having been raped. The issue being that these<unk> me respondents did not feel they had been victimized and never sought redress for grievances. The resultant change shows a prevalence of only 1 in 22 college women having been raped or attempted to be raped during their time at college. In 1995, the CDC replicated part of this study, however they examined rape only, and did not look at attempted rape. They used a two-stage cluster<unk> mple design to produce a nationally representative<unk> mple of undergraduate college students aged greater than or equal to 18 years. The first-stage<unk> mpling frame contained 2,919 primary<unk> mpling units (PSUs), consisting of 2- and 4-year colleges and universities. The second<unk> mpling stage consisted of a random<unk> mple drawn from the primary<unk> mple unit frame enrolled in the 136 participating colleges and universities to increase the<unk> mple size to 4,609 undergraduate college students aged greater than or equal to 18 years old with a representative<unk> mple demographic matching the national demographic. Differential<unk> mpling rates of the PSU were used to ensure sufficient numbers of male and female, black and Hispanic students in the total<unk> mple population. After differential<unk> mple weighting, female students represented 55.5% of the<unk> mple; white students represented 72.8% of the<unk> mple, black students 10.3%, Hispanic students 7.1%, and 9.9% were other. It was determined that nationwide, 13.1% of college students reported that they had been forced to have<unk>  intercourse against their will during their lifetime. Female students were significantly more likely than male students to report they had ever been forced to have<unk>  intercourse; 20% of approximately 2500 females (55% of 4,609<unk> mples) and 3.9% of males reported experiencing rape thus far in the course of their lifetime. Other studies concerning the annual incidence of rape, some studies conclude an occurrence of 5%. The National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence found that in the 2013–2014 academic year, 4.6% of girls ages 14 – 17 experienced<unk>  or<unk>  abuse. In another study, Mohler-Kuo, Dowdall, Koss & Weschler (2004) found in a study of approximately 25,000 college women nationwide that 4.7% experienced rape or attempted rape during a single academic year. This study did not measure lifetime incidence of rape or attempted rape. Similarly, Kilpatrick, Resnick, Ruggiero, Conoscenti, & McCauley (2007) found in a study of 2,000 college women nationwide that 5.2% experienced rape every year. On campuses, it has been found that alcohol is a prevalent issue in regards to<unk> . It has been estimated that 1 in 5 women experience an<unk>  and of those women 50%-75% have had either the attacker, the woman, or both consuming alcohol prior to the<unk> . Not only has it been a factor in the rates for<unk>  on campus, but because of the prevalence,<unk> s are also being affected specifically by the inability to give consent when intoxicated and bystanders not knowing when to intervene due to their own intoxication or the intoxication of the victim. Children Other research has found that about 80,000 American children are<unk> ly abused each year.
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