Power, anger and control are the motives for rape, not sex. Rape only occurs among strangers. No one can be forced to have sex against their will. Anyone can be coerced by physical force or threat of injury or death. Almost half of all rape victims fear serious injury or death during a rape.
Most rape victims suffer visible physical injuries during an attack.
The fact is that over two-thirds of rape victims, fearing injury or death, do not resist an attack and, therefore, do not sustain any bruises, marks or other visible physical injuries. Every minute in America, there are 1.3 forcible rapes of adult women. 78 women are forcibly raped each hour. 1,871 women are forcibly raped every day. One out of every eight adult women, or at least 12.1 million American women has been the victim of forcible rape.