This statistic shows the annual number of males and females who were victims of rape or sexual assault in the U.S. each year from 2000 to 2021. In 2021, 282,043 women were raped or sexually assaulted while the corresponding number for men was 42,454.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (March 7, 2023). Number of rape or sexual assault victims in the United States per year from 2000 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642458/rape-and-sexual-assault-victims-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of rape or sexual assault victims in the United States per year from 2000 to 2021, by gender." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642458/rape-and-sexual-assault-victims-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of rape or sexual assault victims in the United States per year from 2000 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642458/rape-and-sexual-assault-victims-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Rape or Sexual Assault Victims in The United States per Year from 2000 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642458/rape-and-sexual-assault-victims-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of rape or sexual assault victims in the United States per year from 2000 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642458/rape-and-sexual-assault-victims-in-the-us-by-gender/ (last visited September 11, 2024)
Number of rape or sexual assault victims in the United States per year from 2000 to 2021, by gender [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642458/rape-and-sexual-assault-victims-in-the-us-by-gender/
