​Get the Facts

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Sexual Assault

• Every 68 seconds a person experiences sexual assault in the United States.
  Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN); https://www.rainn.org/
• 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives.
  National Sexual Violence Resource Center; Homepage | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
• Broward reported 592 rapes in 2020.
  Florida Department of Law Enforcement; FDLE Home (state.fl.us)
• In 8 out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the perpetrator.
  Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN); https://www.rainn.org/

Child Abuse

• Nearly 600,000 children are abused in the United States annually.
  National Children's Alliance; Homepage - National Children's Alliance (nationalchildrensalliance.org)
• 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys are sexually abused in the United States.
  April 2022, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov)
• Every 9 minutes, child protective services substantiate a claim of child sexual abuse.
  Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN); https://www.rainn.org/
• Statewide abuse hotline reports 13,899 child abuse reports in Broward County in 2022.
  Florida Safe Families Network
• Child victims often know their perpetrator:
  
  • 93% are known to the victim
    
  • 7% are strangers
    
  • 59% are acquaintances
    
  • 34% are family members
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  Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN); https://www.rainn.org/​