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 were raped in the 12 months prior to the survey, estimates show
- 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.
The Associated Press whitewashes the rape statistics by not specifically mentioning them.
Yeah, the MSM really cares a lot about sexual assault in this country:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/12/14/20111214survey-women-1-in-4-attacked-by-partners.html
Certain states seemed to have higher reports of sexual violence than others. Alaska, Oregon and Nevada were among the highest in rapes and attempted rapes of women, and Virginia and Tennessee were among the lowest.
Not too long ago, the MSM was trumpeting that Urban Crime had dropped to its lowest in 40 years.
Crime -- both property crime and violent crime -- is down to its lowest level in 40 years, especially in America's biggest cities, according to newly released data from the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report. The data was collected from January through December 2010 and breaks out metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas as well as cities of various sizes.
For the fourth year in a row, there has been yet another substantial decline in crime: 5.5 percent fewer murders, forcible rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults were reported in 2010 than in 2009; property crimes fell by 2.8 percent over the same period and reported arsons dropped by 8.3 percent.
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feeroegee wrote:
Oh well,as long as we put up with it what should we expect.I say zero tolerance.Rape and you die.Watch it stop.But we can't cause the lord said not to.Sure thing BRO.
Let's not go off half ... We have seen where that leads.
Last week, DNA samples were taken from 46 members of thelacrosse team. Investigators are trying to identify at least three men suspected of raping and beating the woman, who was hired to dance at a party.
"We're not saying that all 46 were involved," Durham Police Cpl. David Addison said recently. "But we do know that some of the players inside that house on that evening knew what transpired and we need them to come forward."
So far, no charges have been filed against any of the players. The team, which is currently ranked No. 2 and has been considered a favorite to win this year's national championship, forfeited two games -- one yesterday and one that would have been played on this coming Tuesday -- because of the allegations.
