In 70-80% of intimate partner homicides, no matter which partner was killed, the man physically abused the woman before the murder.
June 11, 2012/www.examiner.com
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Sexual Assault and Violent Crime Statistics:
Be Aware. Be Prepared. Be Safe
- Every 2 minutes a sexual assault occurs in the U.S. (RAINN)
- 80% of rape and assault victims are under 30 years old. (RAINN)
- At least 1 in 4 college women will be the victim of a sexual assault during her academic career. (New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault)
- 84% of rape survivors tried unsuccessfully to reason with the man who raped her. (One In Four USA)
- About 70% of sexual assault survivors reported that they took some form of self-protective action during the crime. The most common technique was to resist by struggling or chase and try to hold the attacker. Of those survivors who took protective action, over half believed it helped the situation. (One In Four USA)
- An estimated 4.3 million violent crimes, and 133,000 personal thefts were committed against U.S. residents age 12 or older in 2009.
- According to a 2013 global review of available data by the World Health Organization, 35% of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence (WHO).
- In a 20-year study from 1973 to 1992, the National Crime Victimization Survey found that women took protective measures in roughly 80% of rape attacks. This included anything from screaming, threatening, or attacking the criminal. This was helpful in 60% of the attacks, harmful in 7%, and made no difference in 11%.
- To enhance your rape escape options and deter a predator - beforehand - carry pepper spray and a personal security alarm (noisemaker or screamer) in plain sight (www.crime-safety-security.com).
Be Aware. Be Prepared. Be Safe