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The prosecutor that will convict my rapist. The police departments that will pioneer a new way of treating rape. The others who will speak out loud. The people who call upon the Healing Love Energy of the Universe, no matter what name you call the Divine. And each of you, my Brave, Divine Ones!
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The Rapist Isn't a Masked ManApproximately 73% of rape victims know their assailant, according to the 2005 National Crime Victimization Survey.Approximately 38% of victims are raped by a friend or acquaintance; 26% of victims by a stranger; 28% of victims by an intimate; 7% of victims by another relative; in 2% of cases the relationship is unknown. He's Not Hiding in the BushesAccording to the 1997 Sex Offenses and Offenders study, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice:About four out of ten sexual assaults take place at the victim's own home. Two in ten take place in the home of a friend, neighbor or relative. One in ten take place outside, away from home. And about one in 12 take place in a parking garage. More than half of all rape/sexual assault incidents were reported by victims to have occurred within one mile of their home or at their home. 43% of rapes occur between 6 pm and midnight. 24% occur between midnight and 6am. The other 33% take place between 6am and 6pm. The CriminalThe average age of rapists at arrest is 31. Fifty-two percent are white; twenty-two percent of imprisoned rapists report that they are married, according to the 1997 Sex Offenses and Offenders study. Juveniles accounted for about 16% of forcible rape arrestees in 1995 and 17% of those arrested for other sex offenses. In about one out of three sexual assaults, the perpetrator was intoxicated—30% with alcohol, 4% with drugs, according to the 1998 Alcohol and Crime study, available on the Bureau of Justice Statistics website. In one study, 98% of males who raped boys reported that they were heterosexual according to the 1998 article Sexual Abuse of Boys in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In 2001, only about 11% of rapes involved the use of a weapon—three percent used a gun, six percent used a knife, and two percent used another form of weapon. 84% of victims reported the use of physical force only, and 5% were unsure. This is according to the 2003 National Crime Victimization Study. Rapists are more likely to be serial criminals than serial rapists. In one study, 46% of rapists who were released from prison were rearrested within 3 years of their release for another crime -- 18.6% for a violent offense, 14.8% for a property offense, 11.2% for a drug offense and 20.5% for a public-order offense. This is according to the 2002 Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 1994 study. What Happens to Rapists When They Are Caught and Prosecuted?61% of rapes/sexual assaults are not reported to the police. Those rapists, of course, never serve a day in prison according to a statistical average of the past five years.If the rape is reported to police, there is a 50.8% chance that an arrest will be made. If an arrest is made, there is an 80% chance of prosecution. If there is a prosecution, there is a 58% chance of a felony conviction. If there is a felony conviction, there is a 69% chance the convict will spend time in jail. So, even in the 39% of attacks that are reported to police, there is only a 16.3% chance the rapist will end up in prison. Factoring in unreported rapes, about 6% of rapists—1 out of 16— will ever spend a day in jail. 15 out of 16 will walk free. The probability statistics are compiled by the National Center for Policy Analysis from US Department of Justice statistics. See NCPA's website for additional information. © RAINN 2006 • [email protected] • 1.800.656.HOPE •