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Higher or Lower?
Read the statistics below and decide if the REAL figure is higher or lower
1. 50% of attacks are unreported.
The REAL figure is [HIGHER] [LOWER]
HIGHER. 65% of attacks are unreported, making sexual assault the “silent epidemic.” Sexual assault remains the most drastically underreported
2. 5% of women are stalked during the academic year.
The REAL figure is [HIGHER] [LOWER]
HIGHER. 13% of women are stalked during the academic year, and each stalking episode lasts on average of 60 days.
3. 75% of women know the person who sexually assaulted or raped them.
The REAL figure is [HIGHER] [LOWER]
HIGHER. 90% of women know the person who sexually assaulted or raped them.
4. 50% of the time, the offender, the victim, or both have been drinking.
The REAL figure is [HIGHER] [LOWER]
HIGHER. 75% of the time, the offender, the victim, or both have been drinking.
5. 25% of college women who are raped tell no one about the assault.
The REAL figure is [HIGHER] [LOWER]
HIGHER. 42% of college women who are raped tell no one about the assault.
6. 30% of rape incidents are reported to the Police.
The REAL figure is [HIGHER] [LOWER]
LOWER. Only 5% of rape incidents are reported to the police.
7. 20% of rape are planned in advance
The REAL figure is [HIGHER] [LOWER]
HIGHER. 71% of rapes are planned in advance.
8. 25% of college-aged men admitted to using coercive behavior to have sex (including ignoring a woman’s protest, using physical aggression, and forcing intercourse) but did not concede that it was rape.
The REAL figure is [HIGHER] [LOWER]
HIGHER. 43% of college-aged men admitted to using coercive behavior to have sex (including ignoring a woman’s protest, using physical aggression, and forcing intercourse) but did not concede that it was rape.
9. 20% of rape survivors develop sexually Transmitted diseases as a result of sexual
The REAL figure is [HIGHER] [LOWER]
HIGHER. 40% of rape survivors develop sexually transmitted diseases as a result of sexual assault.
10. Rape survivors are TWICE as likely to attempt suicide than are victims of other
The REAL figure is [HIGHER] [LOWER]
HIGHER. Rape survivors are SIX TIMES as likely to attempt suicide than are victims of other crimes. |
