Rape By Gender

Rape By Gender

This article classifies types of rape by the sex of both the rapist and the victim. The scope of the article includes both rape and sexual violence more generally.

Since only a small percentage of acts of sexual violence are brought to the attention of the authorities, it is difficult to compile accurate statistics. Often, the statistics of successful convictions are looked at lieu of this. The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (1997) stated that that 91% of United States people whose rape accusations resulted in convictions against the accused were female and 9% were male. It also stated that 99% of the people convicted of and imprisoned in response to rape accusations were male, with only 1% of those convicted being female.

Many studies argue that male-male and female-female prison rape are quite common and may be the least reported form of rape.

Read more about Rape By Gender:  Rape of Females By Males, Rape of Males By Males, Rape of Males By Females, Rape of Females By Females

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