Sexual Assault is an epidemic
1 in 4
women have been raped or sexually assaulted since the age of 16
1 in 6
children have been sexually abused
an estimated
798,000
women are raped or sexually assaulted in the UK every year
69,958
were recorded by police between 1 October 2023 and 30 September 2024
By the end of 2024, charges had been brought in just
2.7%
of cases.
In other words, fewer than
3 in 100
rapes recorded by police resulted in someone being charged that same year
and
6 in 7
rapes against women are carried out by someone they know
91%
of people prosecuted for sexual offences are men aged 18+
Approximately
798,000 women
women are raped or sexually assaulted every year. So, probably at least one woman you know was raped or sexually assaulted in the last 12 months.
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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