The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report on rape and sexual violence, revealed in early September 2014. The report, entitled "Prevalence and Characteristcs of Sexual Violense, Stalking, and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization", was prepared by seven specialists from the Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC.
As written in the report, it aims to "examine sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence victimization; racial ethnic variation in prevalence; how types of perpetrators vary by violence type; and the age at which victimization typically begins. For intimate partner violence, the report also examines a range of negative impacts experienced as a result of victimization, including the need for services."
Results of the investigation revealed that an estimate of 19.3% of women and 1.7% of men have been raped during their lifetimes. Among this percentage, 1.6% of women were raped in the 12 months preceding the survey. Forty three point nine percent of women have experienced some other form of sexual violence, while 23.4% of men experienced this. Sexual violence on men are characterized by the following: made to penetrate, unwanted sexual contat, sexual coercion, and noncontact unwanted sexual experiences.
Stalking is also a prevalent experience among men and women. Around 15.2% of women have experienced being a victim of stalking, while 5.7% of men have experienced this.
The report also reveals that female victims often have male perpetrators. Meanwhile, male victims have reported that their perpetrators vary depending on the type of violence. Though male victims revealed that their perpetrators are predominantly male, there are specific types of sexual violence where a female was involved, such as being forced to penetrate.
With these data in mind, the report authors conclude that primary prevention against all kinds of sexual violence should be implemented at a young age, as these types of violence have been found to start quite early in life.
