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President of M.A.A.R. |
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Tyler Felix
Vice President of M.A.A.R. |
Henry Chan
Publicity Chair | Sam
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Ex-Officio |
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In the United States, 1.3 women are
raped
every minute. That results in 78 rapes each hour, 1,872 rapes each day,
56,160 rapes each month, and 683,280 rapes each year.
The United States has the world's highest rape rate of the countries
which publish such statistics - 4 times higher than Germany, 13 times
higher than England, and 20 times higher than Japan.
- 1 out of every 3 American women
will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime.
- 1 in 7 women will be raped by her
husband.
- 61% of all rape
cases are victims
less than 18 years old. 22% are between the ages of 18 and 24.
- In a survey of college women, 38%
reported sexual victimization which met the legal definition of a rape
or attempted rape, yet only 1 out of every 25 reported their assault to
the police.
- 1 in 4
college women have either
been raped or suffered attempted rape.
- In a study of college students, 35%
of
men indicated some likelihood that they would commit a violent rape of
a woman who had fended off an advance if they were assured of getting
away with it.
- 1 in 12
male students surveyed had
committed acts that met the legal definition of rape. Furthermore, 84%
of the men who had committed such acts said what they had done was
definitely not rape.
- 75%
of male students and 55% of
female students involved in acquaintance rape had been drinking or
using drugs.
- Rape has a
devastating impact on
the
mental health of victims. 31% of all victims develop Rape-Related
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (RR-PTSD) at some time during their
lifetime. Based upon U.S. census reports on the number of women in the
United States, 1.3 million women currently have RR-PTSD, 3.8 million
women have previously had RR-PTSD, and roughly 211,000 will develop
RR-PTSD each year.
- When
compared with non-victims,
rape victims have been found to be 8.7 times more likely to attempt
suicide.
- Only 16% of
rapes are ever reported
to
the police. In a survey of victims who did not report rape or attempted
rape to the police, the following was found as to why no report was
made: 43% though nothing could be done; 27% felt it was a private
matter; 12% were afraid of police response; and 12% felt it was not
important enough.
The information above is provided by the United States Department of
Justice-Violence Against Women Office. |
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