Thirty-five percent of reports to rape crisis centers in 1997 were made at least one year after the assault occurred. Among these reports, the delay in reporting to centers ranged from over one year to 67 years. Percentages do not add up to 100, as clients could list more than one source. The proportion of clients listing each referral source stayed fairly consistent over the 10-year period. Between 1990 and 1996, the percentage of survivors who reported assaults to law enforcement or medical services decreased.
Women substantially outnumber men in the use of rape crisis center services.
The proportion of male survivors varied by age at assault, but consistently declined with increasing age. Of those who gave their age, from 1988 through 1997, the range of survivor ages at the time of the assault was from younger than a year to 96 years. Most survivors who contact rape crisis centers were assaulted at a young age. From 1995-1997, the median age for female rape and attempted rape survivors was 20, and for physical sexual assault was 14. A statewide Spanish language sexual assault hotline, Ll manos, began in 1995.