Women's Rape Crisis Center Statistics
July 2006 - June 2007

Between July 2006 and June 2007, the Women's Rape Crisis Center provided support, advocacy, information, and referrals to 420 survivors of sexual violence and their friends and family. This is a 40% increase in the last two years.

We handled over 3,066 hotline calls during the year, or about 8 calls a day. We also provided support and assistance to survivors at the hospital, at the police station, at the courthouse, in support groups, and at other service organizations in the community, for a total of about 5 contacts with each person we served.

Of the survivors we served whose gender was disclosed...

88% were female, and
12% were male.

Considered by age, of these survivors...

78% were adult women,
10% were girls under the age of eighteen,
11% were adult men,and
1% were boys under the age of eighteen.

Of the people who disclosed their age...

50% were between the age eighteen and twenty-five, and
31% were under the age of eighteen.

Types of victimization (some callers disclosed multiple forms of abuse):

90% had survived a sexual assault;
20% had been physically or emotionally abused;
13% had experienced sexual abuse other than rape;
3% had been stalked; and
1% had experienced another form of abuse/violence.

Of the people who identified their relationship with their offender...

42% had been victimized by an acquaintance,
26% by a current or former partner,
23% by a family member or other relative,
6% by a person in a position of authority (clergy, teacher, coach, therapist, etc.) and
3% by a stranger.

We reached over 13,000 community members through our public awareness events, educational workshops, and other outreach events. 80% more youth were reached through outreach efforts.