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Statistics about the
incidence of sexual violence toward males, including sexual assault and
sexual abuse, vary widely. The numbers are difficult to determine because
many victims do not share their victimization or report the crimes to
the authorities. The following statistics are meant to give you an idea
of the number of males directly affected by sexual violence. Clearly,
you are not alone in confronting this situation.
For statistics regarding
childhood sexual abuse, see the webpage on male
childhood sexual abuse.
- A National Institute
of Justice/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NIJ/CDC) study
found that 1,947,708 men will be raped and 834,732 will survive an attempted
rape in their lifetime, representing 3% of the male population (NIJ/CDC,
1998)
- A NIJ/CDC survey,
carried out in 1995-1996, estimated that 92,748 men 18 or older had
been raped or experienced an attempted rape in the past 12 months (NIJ/CDC,
1998)
- The US Department
of Justice (DOJ) estimates that in 2002, 31,640 men over age 12 were
raped and/or sexually assaulted and/or suffered from an attempted rape
(DOJ, 2003)
- According to the
DOJ, 6-11% of reported sexual assault cases involve male victims (DOJ,
2002)
- Rape crisis counselors
have estimated that only 1 in 50 rapes are reported to the police; and
the rates of underreporting by men are estimated to be even lower (Brochman,
1991)
- Both men and women
are the victims of sexual violence by intimate partners, relatives other
than their spouse, acquaintances, and strangers. Men are more likely
to be victimized by an acquaintance or stranger, while women are far
more likely to be victimized by an intimate partner and somewhat more
likely to be abused by another relative. (NIJ/CDC, 1998)
* Statistics are for
the United States population
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