Minnesota Men's Action Network
Statistics
Teens as Victims:
- 1 in 5 teens who regularly socialize on the Internet have encountered a stranger who requested cybersex
- 83% of high school girls have been pinched, sexually touched or grabbed against their will by their peers
- 2/3 of births to teenage girls are fathered by adult men age 20 and older.
Adults as Victims:
- Among college students nationwide, between 20% and 25% of women reported experiencing completed or attempted rape (Fisher, Cullen, and Turner 2000)
- Among adults nationwide:
- More than 300,000 women (0.3%) and over 90,000 men (0.1%) reported being raped in the previous 12 months
- One in six women (17%) and one in thirty-three men (3%) reported experiencing an attempted or completed rape at some time in their lives
- Rape usually occurs more than once. Among adults who report being raped, women experienced 2.9 rapes and men experienced 1.2 rapes in the previous year (Tjaden and Thoennes 2000)
Other disturbing facts:
- 2/3 of college men report that they would consider raping a woman if they think they could get away with it
- Only 2% of all rapists are convicted and imprisoned
Examples:
Sexual assault and abuse is any unwanted, non-consensual, manipulated or coerced form of sexual activity. They include a wide range of behaviors, such as:
- Having your pants pulled down by someone against your wishes, or having them grab your crotch
- Having sex with someone who is too drunk to make clear decisions
- A teacher or coach having sexual contact with a student
- Forcing someone to do sexual things or look at sexual material that makes them feel uncomfortable