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What is the size and scope of sexual violence in the U.S.?

• Among high school students surveyed nationwide, about 8% reported having been forced to have sex. The percentage of those having been forced to ever have sex was higher among female (11%) than male (5%) students.
• An estimated 20% to 25% of college women in the United States experience attempted or complete rape during their college career.
• Nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men in the United States have been raped at some time in their lives.
• Almost 1 in 2 women and 1 in 5 men have experienced other forms of sexual violence.