The victims of sexual violence are usually white, and the offenders are usually black. The misconception that the offender is usually of a different race than the victim is in part because of stereotypes and in part because the media has traditionally sensationalized black-white sex crimes. These numbers can largely be attributed to the high occurrence of acquintance crimes. Acquaintance or date rape often involves alcohol. The victims of sexual violence usually don't know their attacker.
Men are always the offender and women are always the victims.
Furthermore, sexual violence can and does occur in situations where both parties are male, or both parties are female. Myths and facts quiz reprinted with permission by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. Rape is motivated by the need to have power over and control the victim. Rape is not sexual in nature, nor is it the product of uncontrollable sexual urges. It is a tool used to humiliate, degrade, and exert power over another.