The Collins Center - Formerly Citizens Against Sexual Assault of Harrisonburg and Rockingham

Rape is the most under-reported crime in the United States.

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigations. Uniform Crime Report, 1990.

Only 16 percent of rapes are ever reported to the police.

Source: National Victim Center and Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Rape in America: A Report to
the Nation, 1992.

One reported forcible rape (penetration of a female forcibly and against her
will) or attempted rape takes place nearly every five minutes in the United
States. This statistic does not included unreported rapes or other sexual
assaults, including assaults against men or many children (boys, or girls
sexually assaulted but not raped).

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigations. Crime in the United States. 2001.

In 2001, there were 248,250 rapes and sexual assaults in the United States
reported to law enforcement.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2002.

Seventy-five percent of women raped are between the ages of 15 and 21. The
average age is 18.

Source: National Victim Center and Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Rape in America: A Report to
the Nation, 1992.

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), conducted by the US
Department of Justice, identified 333,000 incidences of rape and sexual
assault in 1998. This includes unreported rapes (equaling three times the
reported number).

Source: U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics, Criminal Victimization in 1998... 1998.

In 1997, 0.3% of women and 0.1% of men surveyed said they had experienced
a completed or attempted rape in the previous 12 months. These estimates
equate to approximately 302,100 women and 92,700 men who are forcibly
raped each year in the United States.

Source: National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevalence, Incidence, and
Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, 1997.

80% of all sexual assaults are committed by an acquaintance of the victim.

Source: National Victim Center and Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Rape in America: A Report to
the Nation, 1992.

One in four sexual assaults takes place in the victim's home, making it the most
common place for an assault to take place. One in six takes place in or near a
relative's or friend's home; one in five on the street; one in six in a parking
garage or commercial building. Three out of five sexual assaults occur at night,
with the largest proportion occurring between 6:00 pm and midnight.

Source: Crime and Crime Prevention Statistics.

10 to 14 percent of all married women and at least 40 percent of battered
wives in the US have been raped by their husbands.

Source: Campbell & Alford, "The Dark Consequences of Marital Rape," American Journal of Nursing.

The National Institute of Justice estimates that rape and other sexual assaults
of adults cause an annual minimum loss of 127 billion dollars, or about $508
per U.S. resident. This includes tangible losses such as initial police response,
medical care, mental health services, property damage or loss, and loss of
productivity; and intangible losses, such as loss of quality of life, pain, and
suffering. These costs do not include the costs of investigation, prosecution or
incarceration of offenders. This figure makes sexual assault the costliest crime;
even higher than murder.

Source: US Department of Justice, Victim Costs and Consequences: A New Look, 1996.

The cost of mental health care for the "typical" child sexual abuse victim is
estimated to be $5,800.

Source: US Department of Justice, Victim Costs and Consequences: A New Look, 1996.

... violence against children accounts for a significant portion of our nationwide
victim costs. Out-of-pocket costs for child victims are estimated to be more
than 20 percent of all out- of-pocket crime victim costs and more than 35
percent of all costs (including pain, suffering, and lost quality of life).

Source: US Department of Justice, Victim Costs and Consequences: A New Look, 1996.