statistics

Also see statistics at Campaign to End Rape
www.cer.truthaboutrape.co.uk/3.html

UK Data on Rape and Sexual Assault
Finding	Source	Method
1 in 4 women have experienced rape or attempted rape	Painter, 1991	Survey of 1,007 women in 11 cities, Northern England
1 in 7 women have been coerced into sex, rising to 1 in 3 among divorced and separated women	Painter, 1991	Survey of 1,007 women in 11 cities, Northern England
The most common perpetrators of rape are husbands and partners	Painter, 1991	Survey of 1,007 women in 11 cities, Northern England
97% of callers to Rape Crisis Lines knew their assailant prior to the assault	Rape Crisis Federation of England and Wales	Analysis of RCF members' records, England and Wales
The majority of perpetrators are known to the victim	Kelly et. al, 2005

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