Sexual Assault is an epidemic
an estimated
798,000
women are raped or sexually assaulted in the UK every year
68,387
rapes were recorded by UK police in 2023.
By the end of 2023, charges had been brought in just
2.6%
of cases.
In other words, fewer than
3 in 100
rapes recorded by police in 2023 resulted in someone being charged that same year
Nearly
1 in 2
women have experienced rape, sexual violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
and
6 in 7
rapes against women are carried out by someone they know
97.5%
of all sexual assault perpetrators arrested in the US walk free
Approximately
70 women
commit suicide every day in the US following an act of sexual violence
On the face of it
something
has to change
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Sources: Statistica / Rainn / DOJ / NYTIMES / US Center for Disease Control / Women’s Center Youth and Family Services
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