- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- A snapshot of Georgia Service Options Using Resources in a Community Environment (SOURCE).
- Title:
- A snapshot of sexual assault
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, GA : Georgia Department of Community Health
- Date of Original:
- 2009
- Subject:
- Sex crimes--Georgia
Sexual abuse victims--Georgia
Rape victims--Services for--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with Dec. 2007.
Dec. 2007; title from pdf caption (GALILEO, viewed September 24, 2008).
Dec. 2007, viewed September 24, 2008. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C900 .S1 S42 2009
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-b-ps1-bs42-b2009-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-b-ps1-bs42-b2009-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
A The Georgia Department Of Community Health
A SNAPSHOT OF
Sexual Assault
Rape is an act of violence, power and control, and is primarily motivated out of anger and/or a need to feel powerful by controlling, dominating or humiliating a victim.
National Facts
94,635 women in the United States were either raped or victims of attempted rape in 2004. (Uniform Crime Report, Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Only 39 percent of all rape/sexual assault is reported to law enforcement. (National Center for Victims of Crime)
One in six women has been the victim of an attempted rape or completed rape. (National Center for Victims of Crime)
Every two and one-half minutes someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. (National Center for Victims of Crime)
About 44% of rape victims are under age 18, 80% are under age 30. (National Center for Victims of Crime)
82% of victims of rape were raped by someone they knew. (Department of Justice)
Georgia Facts
2,387 rapes were reported to Georgia law enforcement agencies in 2004. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation) Georgia's state-funded sexual assault programs served 3,969 victims who have been sexually assaulted or were victims of attempted sexual assault from October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. Of those victims: 93% were female45% were between the ages of 12 and 24 32% were African American 47% were Caucasian 84% knew their assailant 25% were assaulted in their home
Key Public Health Issues
Victims are often blamed for the violent act perpetrated against them. This prevents many victims from reporting the crime and getting the help they need
There are a shortage of services for victims of sexual assault and rape, particularly in southern Georgia. There are very few effective rehabilitation programs for offenders and even those who are convicted may
re-offend after release from prison or probation
Public Health Actions
The Georgia Department of Human Resources funds 21 sexual assault programs statewide and trains law enforcement and medical staff to recognize victims of sexual harassment.
For more information, call the Family Violence Program at (404) 657-3413.
2 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga 30303 w www.dch.georgia.gov
July 2009