Sexual Violence: Facts at a Glance

Date

2012

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Publisher

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Abstract

This fact sheet provides data and statistics on sexual violence up to 2012, and is the most recent sexual violence fact sheet on the CDC’s Violence Prevention website. It includes general sexual violence statistics broken down by age group and race/ethnicity demographics and statistics on perpetrators’ relationships to victims. Finally, it reports on the number of non-fatal injuries and health conditions resulting from sexual violence and how many victims receive medical treatment. (CVRL Abstract)

Description

Fact Sheet

Keywords

Synthesis, Sexual Assault, Rape, Intimate Partner Violence, Victim to Offender Relationship, Medical Consequences, Health Disparities

Citation

(2012). Sexual Violence: Facts at a Glance. Division of Violence Prevention, program of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2 pgs.

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