LEAP21 - Understanding sexual violence

Statistics Canada reports that:[Stats Canada: Sexual Assault Statistics in Canada]

Of every 100 incidents of sexual assault, only 6 are reported to the police
1 - 2% of "date rape" sexual assaults are reported to the police
1 in 4 North American women will be sexually assaulted during their lifetime
1 in 14 Indigenous people are victims of violent incidents, 1/3 of those are sexual assaults.[Making a Difference: Ending Violence Against Aboriginal Women, October 2013]
11% of women have physical injury resulting for sexual assault
Only 2 - 4% of all sexual assaults reported are false reports
60% of sexual abuse/assault victims are under the age of 17
over 80% of sex crime victims are women
80% of sexual assault incidents occur in the home
17% of girls under 16 have experienced some form of incest
83% of disabled women will be sexual assaulted during their lifetime
15% of sexual assault victims are boys under 16
Half of all sexual offenders are married or in long term relationships
57% of Indigenous women have been sexually abused
1/5th of all sexual assaults involve a weapon of some sort
80% of assailants are friends and family of the victim

In Ontario:[Egale Human Rights Trust. Every Class in Every School]

Stats Canada reports their statistics have been taken from various studies across Canada. A few key generalizations:

Sexual assault is far more common than most would suspect
Relatively few incidents of sexual assault are reported to the police
Young and otherwise vulnerable women are most likely to be sexually abused
Most sexual assaults are committed by someone close to the victim, not a stranger

Sexual violence by the numbers