STATISTICS & FACTS
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Posts are for informational purposed only.
Hotlines & Other Info
OTHER INFORMATION & WEBSITES
Emergencies
In an emergency situation, always call 911. Emergency situations include a recent threat of violence, recent act of violence or if someone’s health or safety is in imminent danger.
Crisis Hotlines (All numbers are 24 hours a day unless otherwise noted)
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Hotline
1.800.656.HOPE | www.rainn.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or 1.800.787.3224 | www.thehotline.org
Safe Horizon
1-800-621-HOPE (4673) | www.safehorizon.org/hotlines
DrugRehab.com is a free online resource that provides information about addiction and mental health issues.
www.drugrehab.com/guides/domestic-abuse/
www.drugrehab.com/addiction/alcohol/
Sexual Harassment Is Deeply Rooted in Our Culture
A 2017 ABC News-Washington Post poll showed that sexual harassment, especially in the workplace, is a full-blown epidemic.
"It found that more than half of all American women—54%—have experienced “unwanted and inappropriate sexual advances” at some point in their lives. Thirty percent of women have endured such behavior from male colleagues and 25% identified men with sway over their careers as the culprits.
The poll found that, all told, 33 million U.S. women have been sexually harassed—and 14 million sexually abused—in work-related episodes.
Yet nearly all women—95%—report that male perpetrators of such abuse usually go unpunished.
The poll did provide some promising results: 75% of American call workplace sexual harassment a problem, while 64%deem it a “serious” problem—that’s an increase of 11 and 17 percentage points, respectively, since the last similar poll in 2011. But despite wider awareness about sexual harassment in the workplace, it remains prevalent—to an alarming degree." Fortune.com
Women in highly visible and high-paying industries are victims of sexual harassment, but nearly two in five womenin fast food are sexually harassed, according to one Hart Research report. Nearly 42 percent react passively, because what else can you do when you need a job for survival?
These female employees accept the harassment since they can’t afford to lose what work they have, and only 8 percent of those surveyed quit their jobs because of harassment. Some worked around the issue: 10 percent cut down their work hours, and 15 percent changed their entire schedule to avoid the harasser.
Immigrants are also at high risk for sexual harassment in the workplace, with 17 percent of immigrant mothers experiencing sexual harassment while at work.
6 Signs You're Being Sexually Harassed at Work
Click on Link Below
http://www.businessinsider.com/signs-of-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace-2017-11
Sexual Violence is Not an Isolated Problem
1 in 3 women are survivors of sexual violence.
1 in 6 men are survivors of sexual violence.
Every 98 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted.
60% of survivors know the person who assaulted them.
2 out of 3 sexual assaults go unreported to the police.
Young women are especially vulnerable.
79.6% of female rape victims were under age 25 when they were first raped.
42.2% of female rape victims were under age 18 when they were first raped.
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* Nearly 1 in 5 or almost 23 million women in the United States have been raped in their lifetime.
* Of those surveyed, 43.9% of all women experienced some form of sexual violence during their lifetime, including being made to penetrate, sexual coercion, unwanted sexual contact, and noncontact unwanted sexual experiences.
* An estimated 64.1% of multiracial women, 55.0 % of American Indian or Alaska Native women, 46.9% of white non-Hispanic women, 38.2% of black non-Hispanic women, 35.6% of Hispanic women, and 31.9% of Asian or Pacific Islander women experienced at least one act of other sexual violence in their lifetime.
* 99% of female victims of sexual violence other than rape, reported their perpetrators were male.
* More than three-quarters of female victims of rape (78.7%) were first raped before they were 25 years old and 40.4% were raped before the age of 18.
* Of the women who reported rape before the age of 18, 35% also experienced rape as an adult.
* Only 27% of rape and sexual assaults were reported to law enforcement.
* The majority of sexual assault and rape is committed by someone that the victim knows, with 46.7% of female rape victims reported having been raped by an acquaintance, 45.4% of female rape victims reporting that at least one perpetrator was a current or former intimate partner, 12.9% reported having been raped by a stranger, 12.1% reported having been raped by a family member, and 2.6% having been raped by a person of authority.
* Please note that these are general statistics. Please refer to the US Department of Justice website
for the most up to date information.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies:
* 51% of all violent crimes occur during the day between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm
* About 25% of these crimes occur at or near the victims home
* Of these about 50% take place within one mile from their home and 75% within 5 miles
* Over 1 million women are stalked annually
* Domestic violence and sexual assault severely impact not only victims, but the entire community. In addition to the devastating damage suffered by victims and their families, these crimes also have huge financial costs.
* A 2009 study found that the costs associated with murder are staggeringly high: the average victim costs exceed $6.5 million, with more than $426,000 in justice system costs.
* In the U.S., rape is the most costly crime to its victims, totaling over $127 billion a year, which includes medical costs, lost earnings and productivity, pain, suffering and lost quality of life.
* Domestic violence has been estimated to cost employers in the U.S. up to $13 billion each year.
* Between one-quarter and one-half of domestic violence victims report that they lost a job, at least in part, due to domestic violence.