Thursday, March 09, 2006

Sexual Violence in Utah

And people say Utah isn't misogynistic.

Daily Herald Article

From the article:

"Despite low murder and robbery rates, Utah's rape rate is higher than the national average.

One out of every eight women in Utah will be raped

One out of every three Utah women will be sexually assaulted sometime during her lifetime

86 percent of these will be sexually assaulted for the first time before they turn 18

44 percent will be sexually assaulted by the time they turn 10

Only nine percent report being assaulted by a stranger

Only one out of every 11 sexual assaults will be reported to police

Only one out of every 36 sexual assaults will result in the perpetrator being convicted

Source: Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice"

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