In the United States, a rape occurs every six minutes.
Gender violence is endemic in South Africa.
The statistics reveal that violence against women and children has become a way of life for both the perpetrators and the victims of such violence. The average rape statistics indicate that 1.6 million women and children are raped or sexually assaulted in South Africa in a year. Crimes against women and children are most likely not to be reported - only a third of the rapes that occur are reported. Confidence in government's control over crime is declining and feelings of personal safety are diminishing. Public perception of the severity of the crime problem and the government's inability to solve it increase the likelihood of the non or under-reporting of crime, which can contribute to further decline in confidence of the government.