Sex Offender Statistics, Facts and Consequesnces
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Sexual Assault in Illinois Statistics and Sexual Assault in Chicago Statistics
General Statistics
In 2001 there were 5,618 reported incidents of criminal sexual assault in Illinois. (Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority)
1,195 sexual assaults were perpetrated by family or household members in 2002. (ISP, Crime in Illinois 2002 Annual Uniform Crime Report)
In 2002 ICASA centers served 10,407 adolescent and child survivors of sexual assault, child sexual abuse and sexual harassment as well as 3,243 significant others. This was a 3.7% increase from 2001. (ICASA 2003)
8,688 anonymous contacts were serviced by ICASA agencies in 2002, 5% more than in 2001. (ICASA 2003)
Illinois’ rate of forcible rape is 45 rapes per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the national average of 33 reported rapes per 100,000 people. (FBI, Uniform Crime Report 2002)
Variations By Age
1 in 36 women in college are victims of rape or attempted rape during an academic year; however, extrapolated data suggests that over the course of a college career the percentage of attempted or completed rapes among women in higher education institutions is closer to 20% - 25%. (DOJ, Sexual Victimization of College Women 1996)
Females age 12-24 are at greater risk for experiencing a sexual assault. (DOJ, Criminal Victimization, 2000-2001)
62% of forcible rapes occur before the victim is 18 years old. (Journal of Traumatic Stress 2003)
7.7% of high school students are forced to have sexual intercourse against their will. (YRBSS 2002)
74% of adolescents who experienced sexual assault reported that the perpetrator was someone they knew well. (National Institute of Justice Report on Youth Victimization 2003)
Facts
Sexual assault is not about sex but a violent abuse of power. (ICASA)
55% of sexual assaults take place either at the victim’s home or near a friend or relative’s home. (National Crime Victims Survey 1994)
The majority of sexual assaults are perpetrated by someone the victim knows.
Rape can occur within a marriage, with 1 in 7 women in the general population reporting being raped by their husbands. (Russell 1990)
Both men and women can be victims of sexual assault.
Consequences
Rape victims are 6.2 times more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than women who have never been victims of crime. (Tjaden 1998)
The estimated annual victim cost of intimate partner rape perpetrated against women is $3.67 million per year, excluding child sexual assault. (CDC, Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States 2003)
Sexual assault was found to increase the odds of substance abuse by a risk factor of 2.5. (Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology 1997)
1/3 of rape victims have seriously considered suicide and 13% actually attempt it. (National Victim Center 1992)
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