can you believe these statistics
Around the world at least I women in 3 has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Most often the abuser is a member of her own family
An estimated 91% of victims of rape are female, 9% are male and 99% of offenders are male.
77% of rapes are committed by someone known to the person raped.
According to the National Crime Victimization Survey there were an estimated 248,000 rapes and sexual assaults against victims over the age of 12 in the US in 2001.
According to the National Victim Center, 683,000 women are raped each year.
Only 2% of rapists are convicted and imprisoned.
Women of all ethnicities are raped: American Indian/Alaska Native women are most likely to report a rape and Asian/Pacific Islander the least likely.
2006-09-26 01:53:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
dont be scared
just avoid going to parties alone
2006-09-26 01:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by hellscream_demonhunter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So what is our choise to spend our lives in fear , and looking over our sholders . Sorry not me sweetie those are the women who get hurt ,and I have lived a very hard life , but never became the victim . I refuse to . I carry myself with my head held high and a big smile on my ALLERT face .
You should too !
2006-09-26 12:45:15 · answer #2 · answered by Geedebb 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋