Rape is not about sex. It is about power and control.

• 1 in 3 women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime.
• Of these women, 1 in 4 will be sexually assaulted before she is 18 years old.
• 1 in 7 men will be sexually assaulted in his lifetime.
• Of these men, 1 in 5 will be sexually assaulted before he is 18 years old.
• 98% of perpetrators are heterosexual males.
• 90% of sexual assaults are male on female abuse.
• 90% of sexual assaults have a threat of force or involve the actual use of physical force.
• 80% of sexual assault survivors have no outward injuries.
• 80-85% of sexual assaults happen between people who know each other.
• 53% of sexual assaults happen in the victim's or the offender's home.
• In 1999, 385 rapes and 8 attempted rapes were reported to the Sexual Abuse Hotline in the state of IOWA.
• Only 2% of Rape Reports are found to be false!

FBI statistics provided by the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Iowa statistics provided by the Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline.

Other Statistics:

• 38% of date rape victims are between the ages of 14-17.
• 57% of rapes occur in the context of a date.
• 75% of males and 55% of females consumed alcohol or other drugs before the assault.
• 78% of teens do not tell their parents that they have been raped.

Statistics taken from I Never Called It Rape, 1988

Rape is a crime.