24 Hour Hotline:
803-771-RAPE (Richland and Lexington counties)
1-800-491-RAPE (Newberry county)
Statistics
According to the US Department of Justice, most sexual assaults (approximately 2/3) are perpetrated by someone the victim/survivor knows and trusts. Seventy-three percent were perpetrated by a non-stranger; 38% by a friend or acquaintance; 28% by an intimate partner; and 7% by a relative.
According to RAINN (The Rape and Incest National Network) (www.rainn.org), every 2 minutes someone in America is sexually assaulted. They estimate that one in six women and one in 33 men are victims of rape.
According to the State Law Enforcement Division’s 2007 Crime Report, there were over 1,500 arrests for sex-related crimes across the state including:
- 506 Forced Rape
- 97 Forced Sodomy
- 74 Sexual Assault with an Object
- 406 Forced Fondling
- 8 Incest
- 168 Statutory Rape
- 40 Peeping Tom
In the Midlands these statistics are:
| Forced Rape | Forcible Sodomy | Sexual Assault with Object | Peep Tom | Statutory Rape | Forcible Fondling | Sexual Exposure | Incest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| Newberry | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |||
| Richland | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 3 |
What these statistics do not reflect are the vast majority of assaults that go unreported. Sexual assault remains the most underreported crime in America with approximately 60% of assaults going unreported to police or law enforcement (RAINN).
