National Statistics

Male Statistics

92,700 men are forcibly raped each year in the United States. (Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey. Tjaden, P. and Thoennes, N. U.S. Department of Justice, Centers for Disease Control. November, 1998.)

The year in a male's life when he is most likely to be a victim of sexual assault is the age of 4. (1999 National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2000.)

One in four victims of sexual assault under the age of 12 are boys. (Juvenile Offenders and Victims 1999 National Report, Office of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention, 1999.)

48% of males were raped by strangers, compared with 28% of females. (Criminal Victimization in 1999: changes 1998-1999, with trends 1993-1999. U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. August, 2000.)

Boys are less likely than girls to report sexual abuse because of the fear of retribution, the social stigma against homosexual behavior, the desire to appear self-reliant, and the concern about loss of independence following disclosure. (Sexual Abuse of Boys: Definition, Prevalence, Correlates, Sequelae, and Management. Holmes, W., Slap, G. The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 280. 1998.)

11% of total sexual assault victims are male, 89% are female. (1999 National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2000.)

The organization Stop Prison Rape conservatively estimates that 360,000 men are sexually assaulted in prisons in the United States each year. For at least 2/3 of these inmates the rapes are not isolated events, but a repeated pattern (often as gang rapes). (Male on Male Rape: The Hidden Toll of Stigma and Shame. Scarce, Michael. Plenum Press. New York, New York. 1997.)