But more than half of all sexual assaults occur in private homes. They can be of any racial or ethnic origin. They can be rich or poor. They are housewives or women who work outside the home. Women of all ages and all physical abilities are victims of sexual assaults, including older women and women with disabilities.
All women can be victims of sexual assaults.
The majority of people consider sexual assault to be a sexual attack on a woman by a stranger. But more than half of all sexual assaults are committed by men the victims already know. When a woman knows the man who commits the sexual assault, it is unlikely that what happened to her will be regarded as a sexual assault, even by her. She is also less likely to be believed. But these sexual assaults are just as criminal as those committed by strangers.