Valley Crisis Center provides free confidential services to all victims of intimate partner abuse, sexual assault, and human trafficking and their children.
If you are unsure if our services are right for you, please call us on our 24-Hour Hotline at (209) 722-4357.
Facts about Sexual Assault
Facts about Sexual Assault
In a nationally representative survey of 9,684 adults*:
10.6% of women reported experiencing forced sex at some time in their lives,
2.1% of men reported experiencing forced sex at some time in their lives, and
2.5% of women surveyed and 0.9% of men surveyed said they experienced unwanted sexual activity in the previous 12 months.
20% to 25% of women in college reported experiencing an attempted or a completed rape in college
In a nationally representative survey*:
60.4% of female and 69.2% of male victims were first raped before age 18.
25.5% of females were first raped before age 12, and 34.9% were first raped between the ages of 12-17.
41.0% of males were first raped before age 12, and 27.9% were first raped between the ages of 12-17.