Violent conflicts, sexual assaults and harassment are a global epidemic
What are the rates worldwide
One in three women experiences sexual assault during her lifetime
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 35% of women worldwide experience physical sexual assault during their lifetime.(1)
One in five women experiences rape or attempted rape
Various studies around the world present data according to which between 20% and 25% of women experience rape, or an attempted rape, during their lifetime.(4,5)
According to Mor's study, which was conducted on Israeli subjects, approximately 21% of girls and women in Israel have been raped.(3)
One in five girls experiences sexual assault
In a large-scale study conducted in Israel in 2013 as part of the Triana project, it was found that 18.3% of girls were sexually assaulted before they turned 16
According to the study, the rate of sexual assault increases with age
14% of female students and sixth graders reported sexual abuse
20% of eighth graders reported sexual abuse
24% of tenth graders reported sexual abuse
Of all boys and girls who were sexually abused, about half (46.5%) indicated that the abuse occurred more than once, and most of them indicated that the abuse continued during the past year.(6)
In an earlier study, from 1994, which examined the rates of childhood abuse based on reports from adults, it was found that 31% of women had been sexually abused as children.(7)
Up to one in seven girls experiences incest
According to one of the most prominent research estimates, one in seven children have been sexually abused within the family.(8,9)
According to other estimates from around the world, 20%-30% of women have been abused as children – with at least half of them being abused by family members.(10,11)
According to the Triana Project study, about a third (29.7%) of sexual abuse among Jewish boys and girls up to the age of 16 occurred within the family. As for Arab society, it was found that two-thirds of the boys and girls who reported sexual abuse were abused within the family.(6)
Up to the age of 12, the rate of boys who are sexually abused is the same as the rate of girls
Various studies from around the world have shown that the rate of boys who are sexually abused before the age of 12 is the same as the rate of girls who are sexually abused in the same age group.
According to the Triana Project study, even at later ages – up to the age of 16 – the rate of victimization among boys is only one and a half percent lower than the rate of victimization among girls.(6)
In addition, about 20% of complaints about sexual offenses to the police are filed regarding harm to children, boys and men.(12)
Report by the Kobe Church
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Only six percent of sexual assaults are reported to the authorities
This is according to the Ministry of Public Security’s National Violence Index from 2014.(2)
Over 85% of all sexual assaults are committed by someone known to the victim
According to data from the assistance centers, which is consistent with other studies around the world, over 85% of sexual assaults were committed by someone known to the victim To the victim, including family members, friends and acquaintances, employers, colleagues, authority figures, etc.(12)
