Statistic of sexual violence
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1 - 2% of "date rape" sexual assaults are reported to the police
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11% of women have physical injury resulting for sexual assault
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Only 2 - 4% of all sexual assaults reported are false reports
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60% of sexual abuse/assault victims are under the age of 17
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over 80% of sex crime victims are women
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80% of sexual assault incidents occur in the home
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17% of girls under 16 have experienced some form of incest
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83% of disabled women will be sexual assaulted during their lifetime
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15% of sexual assault victims are boys under 16
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half of all sexual offenders are married or in long term relationships
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57% of aboriginal women have been sexually abused
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1/5th of all sexual assaults involve a weapon of some sort
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80% of assailants are friends and family of the victim
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1 in 3 women will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime
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1 in 6 men will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime
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39% of Canadian adult women reported having had at least one experience of sexual assaults since the age of 16
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Only 1 in 3 Canadian understand what sexual consent means
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Over 80% of women with disabilities will be sexually abused in their lifetime
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Sexual assault victimization rates are 5 times higher for women under the age of 35
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In 99% of sexual assaults, the accused perpetrator is male
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The yearly economic costs of sexual violence are $4.8 billion, compared to gun violence at $3.1 billion.
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Of every 100 incidents of sexual assault, only 6 are reported to the police
