Every two minutes someone in America is sexually assaulted. In 2006, there were 272,350 victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. (These figures do not include victims 12 years old or younger.) According to the U.S. Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey there were 272,350 sexual assaults in 2006. 17.7 million American women have been victims of attempted or completed rape. In 2003, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, or transgender people(LGBT) experienced 6,523 incidents of domestic violence. About 3% of American men — or 1 in 33 — have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. 15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12. 93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker(34.2% of attackers were family members, 58.7% were acquaintances, Only 7% of the perpetrators were strangers to the victim)Girls ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. Of female sexual assault victims 73% were assaulted by someone they knew. In 2005, 38.3% of all rapes and sexual assaults were reported to law enforcement. Almost 1/3 of all sexual assaults occurred at or in a victim's home. In 2005 389,100 women and 78,180 men were victimized by an intimate partner. Theses crimes accounted for 9% of all violent crimes.
Women Against Violence Everywhere(WAVE) is a group that works hard with TurnAround Inc. to end sexual violence. We welcome anyone who shares this goal to our meetings the second monday of every month at 6 p.m. at 401 Washington Ave. Towson, MD.
Come join TurnAround. Inc Take Back the Night 2008, a
rally and march to end violence against women. The rally will take place at Johns Hopkins University on "the beach" at 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore MD. At 6:30pm there will be music, an information fair and an art project. The rally will begin at 7:00pm and will feature speakers, music, and an open mic and will be followed by a march around the neighborhood at 8:00pm. Music provided by SONiA of Disappear Fear and Terry Gourley & Tobias Hurwitz. Co-sponsored by Johns Hopkins
University Center for Health Education and Wellness.Please invite as many people as you can, even if you cannot make it. This subject touches many people's lives, and we'd like to see as many people as possible! If you have any questions please email [email protected] facebook link to the event:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10487552493&
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