Sexual assaults are acts of violence where sex is used as the weapon.
Offenders are responsible for the assaults. As many as 1 in 5 to 1 in 7 boys are sexually abused. An estimated 12.1 million women in the U.S. have been victims of rape. The total of 97,464 forcible rapes reported to law enforcement during 1995 was the lowest total since 1989. Rape impacts on victims' mental health.