[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16192494

The study revealed that sexual violence against men is also prevalent

Nearly 20% of women in the US are raped or suffer attempted rape at some point in their lives, a US study says.

Even more women, estimated at 25%, have been attacked by a partner or husband, the Centers for Disease Control said.

The findings form part of the first set of results from a nationwide study surveying sexual violence by intimate partners against men and women.

More than 24 people a minute reported rape, violence, or stalking, it says, with 12 million offences reported.

Experts at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) described the results of the first year of the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey as "astounding".

Among the key figures included in the survey's findings were:

more than one million women reported being raped in the 12 months prior to the survey
more than six million women and men were a victim of stalking
more than 12 million women and men reported rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner over the course of a year.
Lifelong hurt

"People who experience sexual violence, stalking or intimate partner violence often deal with the effects for their entire life," said Dr Linda Degutis, director of CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

Many of those attacked experience rape or sexual assault in their early years, with almost 80% of rape victims suffering their ordeal before the age of 25.

Some 35% of women raped before they were aged 18 were also raped as adults, Dr Degutis added.

Among the effects measured by the study, Dr Degutis said, were increased fears for safety and incidents of post-traumatic stress among victims.

Clinical conditions including asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes, frequent headaches, chronic pain and difficulty sleeping were also more likely in women who are raped or subject to assault.

There were also clear findings about the incidences of attacks on men and observations about health impacts on men who suffer rape or sexual assault.

An estimated one in 71 men has been raped at some point in their lives, the study finds.

Almost 53% of male victims experienced some form of intimate partner violence for the first time before the age of 25. Some 25% of male rape victims were first raped when they were 10 years old or younger, the findings show.

"astounding", indeed .....

[Tom4784]

The figure is probably higher then that if it's just based on reported instances since sadly a lot of rape cases go unreported and unpunished.

[Livia]

Is that the same as saying 20% of all men in the USA are rapists?

You can say anything you like with statistics.

98% of people is nearly all of them.

[Tom]

Think it depends what you define as rape

If one person in a relationship wants sex but the other doesn't and they do it anyway, is that rape? Some say it is, but I'd say that happens to most people at some point

[Samuel.]

No way can that be accurate. That seems crazy high.

[Omah]

Older statistics seem to bear out the figure:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in...ape_statistics

Rape prevalence among women in the U.S. (the percentage of women who experienced rape at least once in their lifetime so far) is in the range of 15%–20%, with different studies agreeing with each other. (National Violence against Women survey, 1995, found 17.6% prevalence rate; a 2007 national study for the Department of Justice on rape found 18% prevalence rate.)

In the United States the use of drugs, especially alcohol, frequently plays a part in rape. In 47% of rapes, both the victim and the perpetrator had been drinking. In 17%, only the perpetrator had been. 7% of the time, only the victim had been drinking. Rapes where neither the victim nor the perpetrator had been drinking account for 29% of all rapes.

Over two thirds of all rapes occur in someone's home. 30.9% occur in the perpetrators' homes, 26.6% in the victims' homes and 10.1% in homes shared by the victim and perpetrator. 7.2% occur at parties, 7.2% in vehicles, 3.6% outdoors and 2.2% in bars.

Most rape research and reporting to date has concentrated on male-female forms of rape. Research on male-male and female-male has commenced. However, almost no research has been done on female-female rape, though women can be charged with rape.

According to United States Department of Justice document Criminal Victimization in the United States, there were overall 191,670 victims of rape or sexual assault reported in 2005.

Some types of rape are excluded from official reports altogether, (the FBI's definition, for example, excludes all rapes except forcible rapes of females), because a significant number of rapes go unreported even when they are included as reportable rapes, and also because a significant number of rapes reported to the police do not advance to prosecution.

U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (1999) estimated that 91% of rape victims are female and 9% are male, with 99% of the offenders being male. Denov (2004) states that societal responses to the issue of female perpetrators of sexual assault "point to a widespread denial of women as potential sexual aggressors that could work to obscure the true dimensions of the problem."

[fruit_cake]

I can believe that's true

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Tom

Think it depends what you define as rape

If one person in a relationship wants sex but the other doesn't and they do it anyway, is that rape? Some say it is, but I'd say that happens to most people at some point

Are you serious? Of course it's rape, being in a relationship with someone doesn't make you their property. And I seriously doubt that it's happened to most people, I know it certainly has never happened to me.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Christmas Neeve

Are you serious? Of course it's rape, being in a relationship with someone doesn't make you their property. And I seriously doubt that it's happened to most people, I know it certainly has never happened to me.

So every time you've had sex you've wanted it and not just gave in to keep the peace? I'm not on about forcing yourself on someone against their will

[MTVN]

I think rape's pretty easy to define; non-consensual sex, if you agree to it then I wouldn't say it's rape

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Tom

So every time you've had sex you've wanted it and not just gave in to keep the peace? I'm not on about forcing yourself on someone against their will

Oh lol, well if you agree to have sex (whether you're in the mood or not), then you're consenting, I don't see how that could be compared to rape

[SoBig]

Originally Posted by Tom

Think it depends what you define as rape

If one person in a relationship wants sex but the other doesn't and they do it anyway, is that rape? Some say it is, but I'd say that happens to most people at some point

What the...

Of course its rape. Rape is the act of sexual intercourse with someone without their consent.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Christmas Neeve

Oh lol, well if you agree to have sex (whether you're in the mood or not), then you're consenting, I don't see how that could be compared to rape

But some people do see that as rape because in a sense you're forcing someone to consent when they don't want to. Thats what I meant by my original post, and i bet a lot of that 20% figure is due to situations like that

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Tom

Think it depends what you define as rape

If one person in a relationship wants sex but the other doesn't and they do it anyway, is that rape? Some say it is, but I'd say that happens to most people at some point

The bit I've bolded was why I misunderstood what you were saying, I read it as the man does it anyway not that the girl does, if you get what I mean?

Originally Posted by Tom

But some people do see that as rape because in a sense you're forcing someone to consent when they don't want to. Thats what I meant by my original post, and i bet a lot of that 20% figure is due to situations like that

Well, that's just silly, you can't force someone to consent (unless you threaten to kill their family if they don't or something ) Though I do agree that figure seems extremely high

[Tom]

Yeah I get why you think that, its fine, bad wording on my part

[Wildcat!]

Originally Posted by Tom

But some people do see that as rape because in a sense you're forcing someone to consent when they don't want to. Thats what I meant by my original post, and i bet a lot of that 20% figure is due to situations like that

I agree totally! Thats probably the reason for that ridiculous 20% figure. That would be a serious, serious problem, not just some stats.
I bet you anything, it includes people who had sex, and feel dirty about it, the next day, people who got drunk and regretfully did it, etc, etc.....which lets face it, a lot of girls fall in that cathegory.

And by the way, dont think that us men havent haD our next day "what da F did I do moments".

[Marc]

what the hell

[Novo]

This includes attempted Rape as well but still 1 in 5

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Wildcat!

I agree totally! Thats probably the reason for that ridiculous 20% figure. That would be a serious, serious problem, not just some stats.
I bet you anything, it includes people who had sex, and feel dirty about it, the next day, people who got drunk and regretfully did it, etc, etc.....which lets face it, a lot of girls fall in that cathegory.

Regrettably, that percentage is probably an under-estimate :

Some types of rape are excluded from official reports altogether, (the FBI's definition, for example, excludes all rapes except forcible rapes of females), because a significant number of rapes go unreported even when they are included as reportable rapes, and also because a significant number of rapes reported to the police do not advance to prosecution.

Rapes are very rarely reported to law enforcement. The 2007 report for the Department of Justice shows only 18% cases of forcible rape reported in the general population sample (even less so for drug-facilitated rape, 10%; numbers for the sample of college women are yet lower, with 16% reporting for forcible rape.) One factor relating to this under reporting may be the misconception that most rapes are committed by strangers.[

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in...ape_statistics

[fruit_cake]

20% doesn't seem unreasonable to me, It seems to go on a lot especially between people who know each other. I guess it depends on the definition a bit as people have said already.

[lostalex]

It's definitely an accurate figure, and it's probably even higher in other countries. I know many women who have been raped. As a gay man i'm often one of the few people women feel comfortable confiding in. Rape is way more common than people realize.

The media should be ashamed the way they ignore the rape of women. They ave no problem screaming from the tallest tower whenever a boy is raped, but when it comes to women being raped, the media is silent.

The vast majority of cases of rape, are women being raped by their boyfriends or husbands, not some stranger in the park. But you never hear about that in the media.

The fact is, the place a woman is most likely to be raped, is in her own bed by her own husband.

[Shasown]

No figures on men being raped then?

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Shasown

No figures on men being raped then?

The article does say:

An estimated one in 71 men has been raped at some point in their lives, the study finds.

Almost 53% of male victims experienced some form of intimate partner violence for the first time before the age of 25. Some 25% of male rape victims were first raped when they were 10 years old or younger, the findings show.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by MTVN

The article does say:

Yeah was wondering if anyone had gone and looked at the actual survey report and could give a breakdown of how many men had been raped by women, if any women owned up to to committing it.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Yeah was wondering if anyone had gone and looked at the actual survey report and could give a breakdown of how many men had been raped by women, if any women owned up to to committing it.

Is that even possible?