Sexual Violence

Huffington Post 2017 30 Alarming Statistics That Show The Reality Of Sexual Violence In America

Effects Victims of sexual assault are... 3 times more likely to suffer from depression. 6 times more likely to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. 13 times more likely to abuse alcohol. 26 times more likely to abuse drugs. 4 times more likely to contemplate suicide.

Human Trafficking As of this writing, UNICEF researchers estimate that there are more slaves today than ever before in the history of the world: estimated 27 million adults and an additional 13 million children. http://trezeltd.staging.wpengine.com/human-trafficking-facts/

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First, a Note on Statistics Debates Inconsistencies between criminal justice vs. public health stats Differences in how questionnaires are designed. EXAMPLE: Bureau of Justice Stats from National Crime Victimization Survey has been criticized for underestimating sexual assaults because it only initiates related questions if the respondent identifies the word “rape” first (and respondents don’t always know what these terms mean). Public health stats such as CDC stats from National Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Survey (which Obama famously quoted in 2015) have been criticized for dedefining rape as “completed forced penetration, attempted forced penetration or alcohol/drug-facilitated completed penetration.” Critics also note the language on the “incapacitation” question, using the words “when you were drunk, high, drugged, or passed out and unable to consent.” Critics say this language doesn’t allow respondents to indicate that they were high or drinking and voluntarily had sex. They also note that men would also be considered raped if they were high or drinking at the time of sex. Articles on this controversy: http://time.com/3393442/cdc-rape-numbers/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/02/12/obamas-claim-that-one-in-five-american-women-have-been-raped/