Understanding National Rape Statistics
Gathering accurate information on national sexual violence statistics poses many challenges. Sources for national rape statistics often draw from criminal justice data or behavioral studies. Many survivors do not report to authorities such as law enforcement, that actively collect and report data.
In 2015 it was estimated that over 67% of rapes were not reported to police . Due to reporting patterns, differing state definitions and differences in population variables such as age range of victims, rates of sexual assault vary across reports and surveys.
For some basic statistics on sexual violence see the Statistics section.
Criminal Justice Based Data
The U.S. Department of Justice and other …show more content…
This tool explains the different ways statistics are gathered on sexual violence and helps break down the different studies and what is exactly being measured
• Sexual Violence Data: Actions Needed to Improve Clarity and Address Differences Across Federal Data Collection Efforts (PDF, 74 pp.) - This report highlights the differences in federal data collection on sexual violence.
• Sexual Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements Version 2.0 (PDF, 127 pp.) This report from the CDC details the issue of varying definitions across survey collections on sexual violence and provides a list of uniform definitions to aid in data
Gathering accurate information on national sexual violence statistics poses many challenges. Sources for national rape statistics often draw from criminal justice data or behavioral studies. Many survivors do not report to authorities such as law enforcement, that actively collect and report data.
In 2015 it was estimated that over 67% of rapes were not reported to police . Due to reporting patterns, differing state definitions and differences in population variables such as age range of victims, rates of sexual assault vary across reports and surveys.
For some basic statistics on sexual violence see the Statistics section.
Criminal Justice Based Data
The U.S. Department of Justice and other …show more content…
This tool explains the different ways statistics are gathered on sexual violence and helps break down the different studies and what is exactly being measured
• Sexual Violence Data: Actions Needed to Improve Clarity and Address Differences Across Federal Data Collection Efforts (PDF, 74 pp.) - This report highlights the differences in federal data collection on sexual violence.
• Sexual Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements Version 2.0 (PDF, 127 pp.) This report from the CDC details the issue of varying definitions across survey collections on sexual violence and provides a list of uniform definitions to aid in data