​​Get the Facts

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Sexual Assault

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

Child Abuse

• Nearly 600,000 children are abused in the United States annually.
  National Children's Alliance
  
• 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys are sexually abused in the United States.
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov)
• Every 9 minutes, child protective services substantiate a claim of child sexual abuse.
  RAINN
  
• Statewide abuse hotline reports 13,899 child abuse reports in Broward County in 2022.
  Florida Safe Families Network 
  ​Florida Department of Ch​ildren and Families: Abuse Hotline
• 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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