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Sex Offenses and Offenders: An Analysis of Data on Rape and Sexual Assault

By Smith Law Offices,

Via Crime Magazine, a 1997 Department of Justice study on sex crimes.  I am looking for an updated study. Sex Offenses and Offenders: An Analysis of Data on Rape and Sexual Assault By Lawrence A. Greenfeld | BJS Statistician | February 1997Highlights In 1995 persons age 12 or older reported experiencing an estimated 260,300 attempted or completed rapes and nearly 95,000 threatened or completed sexual assaults other than rape. * The number reported by victims age 12 or older in 1995 declined significantly from 1993: 1993 -- 1 violent sex offense for every 435 residents 1995 -- 1 violent sex offense for every 625 residents. * In 1994 and 1995 a third of the victims said that the rape/sexual assault victimization was reported to a law enforcement agency...continue to full post

Full post as published by SexCrimeDefender on July 04, 2008 (boomark / email).