Why Do Women Go Unreported

There is a devastating number of women who have been sexually violated and there is a vast majority of them that do not report it to anyone. Out of every 1000 rapes, 994 perpetrators will walk free, leaving only 6 to being imprisoned. Perpetrators of rape are less likely to go to jail than any other criminals. Two out of three rapes go unreported, many victims don't report because they feel unsafe going to the police which is a huge problem because police are supposed to be people we can go to in times of need and feel safe about it. Due to the huge amount of unreported rape the police must improve their process for handling rape reporting to make victims feel less intimidated and more respected. Rape is the act of sexual intercourse without the permission of the victim. Victimization is the action of singling someone out for subjection of a crime. Rape victims often don't report because of fear of …show more content…
Women get more raped than men and many believe it's the woman's fault. They often blame the woman's behavior and not the mans. Many rape prevention discussions tend to be about how girls should restrict their behaviors while ignoring the fact that preventing rape requires the man's behavior to change. So our society is already against rape victims even when they have not confronted. When women go to report rape its because they know what happened and they know that it wasn't their fault, but many police think otherwise. They ask them questions like, “What were you wearing?”, ‘Were you inciting?”, amd “Are you sure?”, that make them feel as if it was their fault. The reality is that women don't report rape because they believe that the law enforcement won't do anything about it and unfortunately to a great length these women are