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- In 2001, there were 5,039 sexual assaults reported to the Virginia police. As it
is estimated that as few as 1 out of every 6 rapes are reported to the police,
the actual incidence of this crime could be as high as 30,000. Virginia sexual
assault crisis centers tracked 9,016 sexual assaults reported by victims in
2001.
Source: Virginia State Police Uniform Crime Report, 2002; VAASA Annual Summary, 2002.
- Of the over 9,016 new victims of sexual assault who received services from
Virginia sexual assault crisis centers in 2001, 23 percent were under the age
of 18; 83 percent knew their attackers.
Source: VAASA Annual Summary, 2002.
