Monday, May 2, 2011

The Rapist isn't a Masked Stranger source http://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/sexual-assault-offenders

http://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/sexual-assault-offenders
EXCERPTS
Approximately 2/3 of rapes were committed by someone known to the victim.1
73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a non-stranger.1
38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance.1
28% are an intimate.1
7% are a relative.1
He's not Hiding in the Bushes
More than 50% of all rape/sexual assault incidents were reported by victims to have occured within 1 mile of their home or at their home.2

1 comment:

  1. EXCERPT:
    Rapists are more likely to be a serial criminal than a serial rapist.
    46% of rapists who were released from prison were re-arrested within 3 years of their release for another crime.4

    •18.6% for a violent offense.
    •14.8% for a property offense.
    •11.2% for a drug offense.
    •20.5% for a public-order offense.

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