Every three minutes a woman is raped in the United States. According to figures derived from FBI statistics, one of every three women will be raped in her lifetime and forcible rape is one of the fastest growing violent crimes committed in this country.
Sexual assault is forced, manipulated or coerced sexual activity.
It includes stranger rape, acquaintance rape, marital rape, child molestation and incest. Sexual assault is a violent crime, not a sexual one. Assailants use sex to humiliate and to inflict violence on victims, or to exert power and control over them. The victim of sexual assault can be any age, race, or social background. Victims have been as young as six months and as old as ninety three.