Sorry in advance for the big post.
Let me be the first to say fuck off tweeter.
I have been following these stories and while disappointed that the rape ones have turned out to be apparently false, don't delude yourself for one second that shit exactly like that doesn't happen at college campuses across this country. So being falsely accused of rape is the worst thing that can happen to a guy? Give me a fucking break. I bet if you ask any of these guys that hang here that have daughters that one of their biggest fears is some fucking asshole cunt of of man will assault them or take advantage of them. They all remember "that guy" from when they were younger. And let's not forget boys and men that are sexually assaulted.
Do you know anyone that's been raped or assaulted. Don't say no, because you know what? If you know 6 women, at least one of them has been raped. Nobody talks about it. It's a big fucking secret. Women suffer silently and blame themselves. Just like the bullshit that went in at Penn State that no one talked about, no one talks about rape of females and if they do it's only to slander the victim.
Here's some stats...why don't you read up on rape.
Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted.
Who Are the Victims?
1 out of every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime. Among all victims, about nine out of ten are female.
1 out of every 33 American men has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in his lifetime.
At least 10% of all victims are male.
Age
Age of sexual assault victims
15% are under age 12
29% are age 12-17
44% are under age 18
80% are under age 30
Ages 12-34 are the years with the highest risk
Girls ages 16-19 are four times more likely than the general population to be victims of sexual assault.
Race
Women
17.7% of white women
18.8% of African-American women
6.8% of Asian / Pacific Islander women
34.1% of American Indian / Alaskan Native women
24.4% mixed race women
14.6% of Hispanic women
Men
2.8% of white men
3.3% of African-American men
4.4% of mixed race men
Effects of Rape
Physical Injuries
100% of completed rapes, 39% of attempted rapes, and 17% of sexual assaults against females result in injured victims.
33% of victims sustain minor physical injuries (bruises and chipped teeth).
5% of victims sustain major injuries (broken bones and gunshot wounds).
61% of victims sustain undetermined injuries.
Only around 36% of injured victims receive medical care.
82% of those cared for use hospital services.
55% use physician services.
17% use dental services.
19% use ambulatory / paramedic services.
17% use physical therapy services.
Mental Health
Survivors of sexual assault are:
3 times more likely to suffer from depression
6 times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder
13 times more likely to abuse alcohol
26 times more likely to abuse drugs
4 times more likely to contemplate suicide
Economic
Approximately 1 in 11 sexual assault victims reported that they suffered some economic loss as a consequence of the crime.
The average economic loss (in 1997) was about $200
Nearly 7% of victims reported losing time from work.
Occurrence of Sexual Assaults
The number of rapes reported is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, with a slight increase in August (around 9%) and the fewest in December (approximately 7%).
Time of day sexual assaults occur:
43% between 6:00pm and midnight
33% between 6:00am and 6:00pm
24% between midnight and 6:00am
Nearly 6 out of 10 sexual assault incidents were reported by victims to have occurred in their own home or at the home of a friend, relative, or neighbor.
Reporting to Police
There were 90,427 forcible rapes reported to police in 2007.
Sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes, with an average of 39% being reported to the police each year.
When victims of rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault did not report the crime to the police, the most often cited reasons were:
Rape
Personal matter (23.3%)
Fear of reprisal (16.3%)
Police biased (5.8%)
Attempted Rape
Personal matter (16.8%)
Fear of reprisal (11.3%)
Protect offender (9.9%)
Completed and attempted sexual assault
Personal matter (25.3%)
Reported to different official (12.4%)
Fear of reprisal (11.3%)
Relationships between offender and victim
The closer the relationship between the female victim and the offender, the greater the likelihood that the incident will not be reported.
When the offender was a current or former husband or boyfriend, about 75% of all victimizations were not reported to police.
When the offender was a friend or acquaintance, an average of 71% were not reported.
When the offender was a stranger, an average of 44% were not reported.
The Offenders
Almost 2/3 of sexual assaults are committed by someone known to the victim.
23% of rapists are an intimate
3% are another relative
38% are a friend or acquaintance
31% are a stranger
6% are unknown
Only about 6% of rapists ever serve a day in jail.Age
The average age of an arrested rapist is 31 years old.
0.6% are 17 years old or younger
54.6% are 18 to 29 years old
28.6% are 30 to 39 years old
8.9% are 40 to 49 years old
7.3% are 50 years old or older
Marital status of arrested rapists
22.1% are married
1.2% are widowed
28.5% are divorced
6.2% are separated
42% are never married
Weapons use during sexual assault
An average 8% of sexual assaults each year involve the use of a weapon.
2% use a firearm
4% use a knife
2% use another form of weapon
6% are unsure
87% of victims reported the use of physical force alone
Criminal justice figures
Convicted rapists made up 1.2% of the 272,111 state prisoners released in 1994, and 46% of these released rapists were rearrested within three years for some type of felony or serious misdemeanor.
2.5% were rearrested for another rape.
In 1999, women accounted for 1 in 50 offenders committing a violent sex offense including rape and sexual assault.
Nearly 6 in 10 of these women serving time in state prisons have experienced physical or sexual abuse in the past.
Offenders in sexual assault murders are about 6 years younger on average than other murderers.
Youth fewer than 18 have accounted for about 10% of the sexual assault murders since 1976.
www.rccmsc.org/resources/get-the-facts.aspx