Security Information Center Sexual Assault Prevention Rape is about power, control, and anger. Think about the unthinkable. Don't mask the facts about rape with myths and stereotypes.
Rape is an act of violence.
It is an attempt to control and degrade using sex as a weapon. Rape can happen to anyone - children, students, wives, mothers, working women, grandmothers, the rich and poor, and boys and men. The age group most vulnerable to attack is 12-29 years of age. The average age of a rape victim is 24. Sixty percent of the rapists are known by their victim, with just over half of those during a dating situation.