Statistics on rape and other acts of sexual assault are commonly available in industrialized countries, and have become better documented throughout the world. Inconsistent definitions of rape, different rates of reporting, recording, prosecution and conviction for rape can create controversial statistical disparities, and lead to accusations that many rape statistics are unreliable or misleading.[1][2]
In some jurisdictions, male-female rape is the only form of rape counted in the statistics.[2] Some jurisdictions also don't count being forced to penetrate another as rape, creating further controversy around rape statistics.[3] Countries may not define forced sex on a spouse as rape.[4] Rape is an under-reported crime. Prevalence of reasons for not reporting rape differ across countries. They may include fear of retaliation, uncertainty about whether a crime was committed or if the offender intended harm, not wanting others to know about the rape, not wanting the offender to get in trouble, fear of prosecution (e.g. due to laws against premarital sex), and doubt in local law enforcement.[5][6]
A United Nations statistical report compiled from government sources showed that more than 250,000 cases of rape or attempted rape were recorded by police annually. The reported data covered 65 countries.[7] In a survey by United Nations, 23% of Italian women suffered sexual violence in their lifetimes, 3.3% had experienced attempted rape and 2.3% had experienced rape.[8]
- ^ L. P. Gordon (2002). Violence Against Women. Nova Publishers. pp. 4–6. ISBN 978-1-59033-455-3.
- ^ a b "Statistics can be misleading". CJOnline.com. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ Stemple, Lara; Meyer, Ilan H. (13 May 2014). "The Sexual Victimisation of Men in America: New Data Challenge Old Assumptions". American Journal of Public Health. 104 (6): e19–e26. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.301946. PMC 4062022. PMID 24825225.
- ^ Gangoli, Geetanjali (2011). "Controlling women's sexuality". SIX Controlling women's sexuality: rape law in India. Bristol University Press. p. 104. doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qgkd6.9. JSTOR j.ctt9qgkd6.9.
- ^ "Female Victims Of Sexual Violence, 1994-2010". 7 March 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Drug-facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape: A National Study". Medical University of South Carolina National Crime Victims Research and Treatment CTR: 70. February 2007.
- ^ "Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems". Unodc.org. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Expert Group Meeting on indicators to measure violence against women" (PDF). Un.org. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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