Rape in the U.S.

1.3 women are raped every minute in the United States. That’s 78 rapes each hour, 1872 rapes each day, 56160 rapes each month and 683,280 rapes each year. 1 out of every 3 American women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. 1 in 7 women will be raped by her husband. 61% of all rape cases are victims less than 18 years old. 22% are between the ages of 18 and 24. 78% of rape victims know the attacker. 1 in 4 college women have either been raped or suffered …

…it was a private matter, 12% were afraid of police response, and 12% felt it was not important enough. 31% of all victims develop Rape-Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (RR-PTSD). 1.3 million women currently have RR-PTSD, 3.8 million women have previously had RR-PTSD and roughly 211,000 women will develop RR-PTSD each year. I think this is just disgusting! why someone would do something like that to another person is just sick. those people need serious help. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** www.statistics.com