The victims are young, old, male, and female, married and single, of any race or economic class. The reported age range of raped women in Minnesota in 1983 was two months to 93 years of age . Rapes happen anywhere. The reported number may be higher in large urban areas, but they do happen anywhere. Rape is a rare occurence.
Sexual assault occurs only among strangers.
Women are raped when they are alone at night, primarily in dark alleys. Any woman could prevent rape if she really wanted to. Mosr rapes involve black men and white women. Rape is an impulsive act designed to release sexual tension. It is not rape if there has been any past sexual experience between the victim and the assailant.