U.S. National Statistics: A Sampling of The Facts

• Every 2 to 3 minutes, a woman in the United States is sexually assaulted. (http://www.rape101.com/handouts/sexual_assault_facts.htm)
  
  
• Nearly one in five women (18%) and one in 33 men (3%) have reported experiencing a completed or attempted rape at some point in their lives. (http://endabuse.org/newsdesk/facts)
  
  
• About half of all rapes and sexual assaults against women are committed by a friend or acquaintance; 26% are committed by intimate partners. (http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/fivpt/spotlite/rape.htm)
  
  
• Chronic headaches, fatigue, sleep disturbance, recurrent nausea, decreased appetite, eating disorders, menstrual pain, sexual dysfunction, and suicide attempts may follow sexual assault. The likelihood of substance abuse increases by 250%. (http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/fivpt/spotlite/rape.htm)
  
  
• One study found that the number of visits to physicians by rape victims increased 56% in the year following the crime, while doctor visits by non-victims increased by 2%. (http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/fivpt/spotlite/rape.htm)
  
  
• The average rape or attempted rape costs $5,100 in out-of-pocket expenses, for medical and mental health care. Adding the impact on quality of life and work productivity, the average rape costs $87,000. (http://www.rape101.com/handouts/sexual_assault_facts.htm)
  
  
• There are more women who have suffered sexual assault than there are women who wear glasses. (http://www.rape101.com/handouts/sexual_assault_facts.htm)