Sexual violence statistics

How many people are raped or sexually assaulted?

1 in 4

women

have been subjected to some form of
sexual violence since the age of 16.

1 in 6

children

have been sexually abused.

1 in 18

men

have been subjected to some kind of
sexual violence since the age of 16.

798,000

women across England and Wales

are raped or sexually assaulted every year.
That’s 1 in 30 women.

94%

of survivors of rape

or attempted rape are women.

70,633

rapes were recorded by the police

in the year ending September 2022.
The highest number ever recorded.

Who carries out rape?

1 in 2

rapes against women

are carried out by their partner or ex-partner.

5 in 6

rapes against women

are carried out by someone they know.

98%

of adults arrested

for sexual offences are men.

Most survivors of rape don’t report it to the police

1.3%

of rapes reported to police in 2021

resulted in a charge that same year.

5 in 6

women

who are raped don’t report it to the police.

4 in 5

men

who are raped don’t report it to the police.

How many women experience sexual harassment?

86%

of women aged 18-24

said they had been sexually harassed in a public space. 71% of women of all ages say the same.

52%

of women

have experienced sexual harassment at work.

9 in 10

girls and young women

in schools, say sexist name-calling and being sent unwanted images of a sexual nature happens to them or their peers.

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